The Calico Mountain mustangs of Nevada inspired the mustang herds in my Phantom Stallion books.

When the Bureau of Land Management decreed a round up of these horses, I joined a lawsuit to stop them. When that failed, I witnessed the deadly winter helicopter round-ups and captivity which has led to over a hundred deaths.

Ghost Dancer and Shell Flower suffered facial and leg injuries, but survived to become friends. Now, the BLM is clearing the corrals of Calico Mountain horses and these mares have been placed on an Internet auction site.

The adobe and white mare is a Medicine Hat pinto. Her markings would have made her sacred to some Native American tribes. The Ghost Dance was a rite of rebirth.

Shell Flower, the black and white mustang, bears a translation of the birth name of Sarah Winnemucca, a Paiute woman responsible for negotiating peace between two worlds.



There's no way to tell how high Internet bidding will go, but all funds over their cost will be used for experienced mustang transport by Least Resistance Training Concepts and sponsorship of the mares at the Wild Horse Sanctuary in Shingletown, California, where they'll feel free again, roaming 5,000 acres in sight of Mount Shasta.



A Wild Horse Sanctuary benefactor MATCHES any donations of $50 or more. If you'd like to contribute directly and receive a tax deduction, just go to http://wildhorsesanctuary.com/help-sponsorship.html. Make sure your donation goes to Ghost Dancer or Shell Flower, by indicating FARLEY where you can.

To donate via Paypal:


You must be over 18 or have your parents' permission to donate.


Here's the address to mail a check:

WILD HORSE SANCTUARY
P.O. BOX 30
SHINGLETOWN, CA 96088

Follow the horses here: http://terrifarley.blogspot.com/

Questions welcomed! farleyterri@aol.com



Yin / Yang: Terri Farley and BLM, going opposite directions on the same road
photo taken and captioned by Cat Kindsfather