All photos by Barbara Matthews

Sunday, June 17, 2012

BLM Wild Horse and Burro Center Palomino Valley, Nevada

A new group of mustangs and burros were brought in the day before I visited. Fresh from the range and looking a little thin, they won't be ready for adoption for awhile. Round ups began a bit early this year because of lack of food on the range. There are many horses and burros that are available for adoption now.


Battle Scars on a proud stallion


White Mare Mustang


Resting in mom's shadow


Smile for the camera


Palomino Valley


Wild Horse and Burro Facility



Keeping a Wary Eye


Nursing


Baby Burro


Wild Burros


Resting


Generations


Siesta


Mustangs


Range Thin


Youngster


Moms


White Mare


White Mare


Ready for Adoption


Should I Be Worried?


Wake Up



Strong, Healthy and Ready for Adoption


2012 Xtreme Bulls Reno Rodeo

2012 Reno Rodeo kicks off with Xtreme Bulls


Bull ~Pretty Boy



RAM Pickup Man Jeff Shearer


Nevada Newman


Trey Benton III on Grass Dancer



JW Harris 80 pt ride on Little Joe Hopper


When Every Second Counts, Bullfighter saves Travis Atkinson


Travis Atkinson



Cody Teel watches the replay of his 69.0 pt ride on Holy Slinger



Cody Rostockyj dresses the part for Retro Night


Cody Whitney watches his ride


Friday Wright


Barrelman Ash Cooper


Corey Navarre bucks off Rebound


Shane Proctor pulls Friday Wright's rope


Retro Ash Cooper 


Friday Wright watches the replay


Tony Mendes hangs on for a qualified ride


Jake Wade on Vindicator


Colin McTaggert on Nobody's Home


Retro Reno Rosser


Beau Schroeder


Bullfighter steps in to save Colin McTaggert


Brent Mendz earns a re-ride after the bull falls on him


Ram Pickup man and Motorcross star Justin "Airtime" Ayres



Sunshine Schwartz 82.00 ride on Black Cat  



Nevada Newman


Jake Wade on Vindicator


Kanin Asay on Flash Card


Steve Woolsey on Pretty Boy


Jake Wade on Vindicator 



Ash Cooper


RAM Pickup Man


Rounding up the bull



Bull~Simple Man


Clayton Savage


Seth Glause on Big Dreams


Aaron Hargo and the bull have a stare down


RAM Pickup Man


Cody Samora


RAM Pickup Man Jeff Shearer


Cody Samora


Logan Knibbe on King of Kool


Bullfighters at work


Logan Knibbe on King of Kool


Aaron Hargo 


Ardie Maier


Retro DJ Domangue


Clayton Savage


Chutes


Rodeo Photographers
Big Lens Faster Shutter Matt Cohen 3rd from the left


RAM Pickup Man Jeff Shearer


Trevor Kastner holds on to Wolf Hound for  83.50 pts


Retro Reno Rosser


Watching the ride


Sonny Murphy on Freeze


JW Harris


Xtreme Bulls winner JW Harris


JW Harris and others relax behind the chutes prior to the bull ride


Shane Proctor


Opening Ceremonies


Shane Proctor


Shane Proctor


Bullfighters Aaron Hargo, Tim O'Connor, Donnie Castle and Barrelman Ash Cooper


Justin Ayres trades in his horse for a bike


Reno Rosser and Justin Ayres


Wildly Legit makes a run at Ash Cooper