Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary

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Painted Desert

PAINTED DESERT: Born on the open range at the Sanctuary the summer of ’99, this spectacular sorrel and white mustang Medicine Hat Stallion, is known as “Painted Desert.” His mother was Painted Lady and his sire was “Boss.”

PAINTED LADY: #0267 Medicine Hat mare. Found:
Surprise Valley, Northeastern California 1987, Released at IRAM September 21, 1988
Painted Lady seemed to be the wild descendant of colorful Indian horses that once roamed the area. A creature of distant mountains and lonely places, she thrived on high prairies blanketed with buffalo grass, black root, and wild flowers. She had few friends but was never out of their company. In her time here she only had two foals, the last one being Painted Desert; and seemed to shun the lower reaches frequented by our stallion, Boss. A red-roan and white paint, she stood out against the dark green of the pines, but she was quick to vanish when she realized she was being watched. One moment Painted Lady stood watching from a distant rim rock and the next she was gone, leaving us to wonder if such beauty was only a product of imagination, the kind of animal a chief might ride to his heaven.

“Boss” In ’94, in an effort to provide a more natural life for our three hundred wild all-mare herd at the Sanctuary and maybe keep the “ladies” from roaming off the property, a special paint stallion was selected by Sanctuary founder, Dayton Hyde. This handsome black and white overo paint stallion was named “Boss.” He charmed the wild mares for many years and was the father of “Painted Desert.”

After Boss retired as herd sire, Painted Desert became the champion mustang stallion of the wild mares. He fathered many kind, gentle and beautiful paint and solid mustang foals. Taking a vacation from his stallion duties, Painted Desert lives across the Cheyenne River in a bachelor pasture with Bucky, Red Roan, Prairie Dancer, and Mike the draft horse. He spends his days sparring with the boys and telling the other stallions stories of when he was out with the girls.

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