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Border Patrol Mounted Group

These horses were trained at the Colorado Inmate Program for the U.S. Border Patrol.  This mounted unit patrols the border between Washington and Canada.

Riders left to right:  Bill Borches, Senior Patrol Agent, U.S. Border Patrol, Metalline Falls, WA; Cody West, Colorado Horse Inmate Program Staff; Mick Mattson, Colorado Wild Horse Inmate Program Staff; Wade Draper, Colorado Wild Horse Inmate Program Staff; and Joe McCraw Senior Patrol Agent, U.S. Border Patrol, Coleville, WA

Horses left to right:  Brutus from Devils Garden, CA; Buck from Devil's Garden, CA; Josey from Twin Peaks, CA; Joker from Twin Peaks, CA and Swamp Donkey from Devil's Garden, CA

 

Emmy LaFountain

 Emmy is a 2 year old filly from the Nut Mountain HMA in northeastern Nevada.  Adopted by Dixie LaFountain.
 

Peaches and Cream

Peaches and Cream are mother and daughter from the Johnnie HMA in Southern Nevada.  Their adopter, Carol Belmore, uses these girls to pull her wagons.
 

Ruby in harness training

 Ruby, a 2000 mare from the Twin Peaks HMA in northeastern California, practices in harness.  Adopted by Mike Kerson.
 

Modoc from Devils Garden WHT

 Modoc, a gelding from the Devils Garden Wild Horse Territory in north central California, gets some lessons at a clinic.  Ridden by his adopter, Michele DeCamp.
 Andy Stephens and GracieAndy Stephens trained Gracie, a 3 year old mare from the Twin Peaks HMA in northern California, for the 2008 Western States Mustang Challenge in Sacramento.
 Piney Piney was a nuisance horse from the Pine Nut HMA in western Nevada.  Born in 2007, he is now a happy pony showing off for his adopter Nancy Kerson.
 Jill Owens and Gypsy Jill Owens competes in dressage with Gypsy, a mare from the Trinity Range HMA in Nevada.
 Donna and Cactus Rose Donna Kelly and Cactus Rose, (nee Tina Turner), compete in competitive trail rides.  Donna adopted Cactus Rose at the Western States Mustang Challenge, 2008.