October Horse of the month - Sport

In May of 2000, a herd of 110 wild mustangs was found living on a little more than two acres in Montana, These horses had once roamed free in the Pryor Mountains of Montana before being rounded up and adopted out by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The man who adopted these particular mustangs had been buying them from the BLM and slaughter auctions to save them. But he did not have the resources to do this properly and moreover, he allowed the herd to breed year after year.


With the elderly owner having little money and being in ill health himself, the horses were slowly starving. Because of the condition of the horses, the owner was to be charged with abuse and the county was scheduled to come to seize the horses. What this meant for the horses was a trip to auction and probable slaughter. Upon hearing the story, several rescues banded together to help determine the fate of these unfortunate animals.

Among the rescued animals was a young stallion named Sport. He and part of the herd made the trip from Montana to Redwings. Some were moved to the ranch without issue, but other weaker animals had to move with stops along the way so they could regain strength.

Sport was gelded – as there are no stallions at Redwings. But that did not prevent him from becoming the “herd protector” when all were reunited at the ranch. As a youngster, he was considered a blue roan but as he matured, he lost the roan coloring to become pure white. He is a handsome gentleman who will approach the golf cart when visitors come to meet and greet them. Happily, none of Sport’s herd shows any remaining vestiges of their near starvation and they are – truly magnificent examples of some of America’s most beautiful wild mustangs.