Are there too many wild horses in Alberta? It depends who you ask
How many horses live in the Alberta wilderness? It’s the subject of much debate in Alberta: the provincial government says horse populations have skyrocketed to “unacceptable” levels that pose a threat to the environment, while the Help Alberta Wildies Society says its own aerial surveys have found considerably fewer horses.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-wild-horse-feral-population-management-9.7225068?cmp=rss

Are there too many wild horses in Alberta? It depends who you ask
How many horses live in the Alberta wilderness? It’s the subject of much debate in Alberta: the provincial government says horse populations have skyrocketed to “unacceptable” levels that pose a threat to the environment, while the Help Alberta Wildies Society says its own aerial surveys have found considerably fewer horses.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-wild-horse-feral-population-management-9.7225068?cmp=rss

Foaling season arrives at Sable Island
The mares in the wild horse herd typically give birth between April and July. Some of this year's babies have already arrived. Sarah Medill, operations co-ordinator at the Sable Island National Park Reserve, shares how many are expected in the coming month and how the horses ended up there in the first place.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7219471?cmp=rss

In the Dutch wilderness of the Herikhuizerveld near Arnhem, you don’t always see them—but if you’re lucky, you might hear them first.

We had just climbed out of a dense forest into the open hills, the sun suddenly strong, the heat rising fast. And then—galloping. I looked up, and there it was: a Fjord horse, white and brown, moving across the landscape with quiet power.

I grabbed my Canon 5D Mark IV with the Sigma 100–400mm, reacting more than thinking. A fleeting moment like this doesn’t wait.

Only later did I realize the settings were still dialed in for the forest: 1/250 sec, f/6.2, ISO 1200. Just a bit too slow for motion like this. If you look closely, there’s a slight blur.

And honestly—that’s okay.

Because this image isn’t about technical perfection. It’s about presence. About catching a moment that exists for seconds and then disappears again into the landscape.

Fjord horses, originally from Norway, are often used in Dutch nature reserves as natural grazers, helping maintain open ecosystems and biodiversity. They belong here now, shaping the land as much as they move through it.

Sometimes you get the perfect shot.

Sometimes you get the moment.

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Ponies of the Dunes.

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A herd of wild horses watches us watch them near the Tonopah Test Range, Nye County, Nevada, August 2024 #horse #mare #foal #nye #Nevada #TTR #Tonopah #wildlife #photography #nature #flora #wildhorses