https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/blog daily 0.75 2020-12-07 https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/blog/blog-post-title-one-cmcjx monthly 0.5 2020-08-25 https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/blog/blog-post-title-two-wrhb8 monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/blog/blog-post-title-three-8thnx monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/blog/blog-post-title-four-nk3bz monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/photographer daily 0.75 2021-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608148375046-5W4WARLC0M93UYQJ4N5Q/JanDrake_Mustang2.jpeg The Photographer - After a while, the mechanical horse was not enough. I convinced our father that it was time for the real deal. We ended up with a Shetland pony named Tiny and a big gray Quarter horse named Snowfire. We were city kids, but we would go out to the country to ride the horses on a friend’s ranch. These were the happiest days of my childhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608223325606-EUEXE09ICO8HFK5LDQUS/JanDrake_MustangPhotography.jpg The Photographer - Horses took a back seat when I got older and busier with school, work and friends. I traded the horses for a more convenient mode of transportation: my car. That Ford Galaxy 500 soon segued into having multiple Ford Mustangs which helped define my love for the mustang horse in some crazy way. This was also around the time I picked up photography, a hobby that would serve me into adulthood. Photography became, for me, an outlet that allowed me to create and manipulate photographs into different types of art. I started with film, of course, developing my own pictures, and continued to photograph architecture and wildlife until I moved out west. There I discovered the mustangs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608225154741-9GPSAVUDB3AEBZAU04PA/JanDrake_NAC.jpg The Photographer - I relocated to Utah in 2001, It was here that I became a volunteer for the National Ability Center and my story with horses continued. I started volunteering and by summer I was getting involved in the summer camps and taking care of the horses. The time spent at the National Ability Center taught me much about the world of adaptive recreation and the ways that horses help humans. I was intrigued, I wanted to continue in this field. When a paid position for a full-time position to help manage the horses came available, I threw my hat in the ring and to my surprise, they hired me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608225227893-Y77AUVV347CE0M472TEO/JanDrake_HorsesinField.jpg The Photographer - I’ve happily kept one foot in each world. The world of the wild mustang and that of the gentled therapy horse. It’s an incredible privilege to care for these national treasures in a way that honors the horse, the land, and the people with whom horses create such remarkable connections. In order to help keep the wild horses healthy and safe, organizations such as the Wild Horses of America Foundation and Intermountain Wild Horse and Burro Advisors work with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to gather, gentle, and adopt mustangs every year. I’ve adopted several wild mustangs to use in our program at the National Ability Center and it’s remarkable to witness what these horses can do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608226508754-N0ALTVWSNQ14JH0REWNG/IMG_3186.jpeg The Photographer - Since that July day in 2006, I’ve made more than a hundred drives out to see the wild horses. I often bring my camera, but sometimes I go alone, just to enjoy watching them. It’s peaceful, no cellular service, not many people around. Wild horses, most of the time, are pretty quiet. The’ve got their heads down, just grazing the wild landscapes under an open sky. It’s cathartic to be in such peaceful surroundings. Season after season, it never gets old. https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/photographs daily 0.75 2020-12-17 https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/reviews daily 0.75 2022-02-15 https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/home daily 1.0 2021-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608143637152-Y2W0W9DRHEHMFM161FVI/Wild+Horses+of+the+West_cover.jpg Home - ABOUT THE BOOK Take an intimate look at the majestic equines who roam the public lands of the Mountain West: Wild Horses of the West provides a front row seat to a world rarely glimpsed by most people. Stories highlight specific horses known in the area, such as “Old Man, One Ear, and the Cremello Brothers, whom the photographer, Jan Drake, has been following with her camera for years. More than 200 photographs are divided into sections including Family Bands, Band Stallions & Bachelors, Mustang Challenges, Mares & Foals and Cedar Mountain Mustangs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1624114296094-M6MHCAFPRRR124N1YZO0/Jan+Drake+portrait.jpg Home - ABOUT THE AUTHOR Horses have been part of my life since I was a kid. Our first horse was one of the ones you see outside of the local Kmart store - the kind you put a quarter in for a 3 minute ride. Our father, a route salesman for a beverage company purchased one of the full-size horses for us when I was four years old. It was a beautiful black and white paint. We spent many enjoyable hours playing on that horse. https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-04-19 https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/book daily 0.75 2021-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608145182907-NRWECJJCKZWTE8LM3J90/JanDrake_FamilyBands.jpg The Book - FAMILY BANDS While the mare leads the band, the breeding stallion travels at the rear, protecting the mares from threats or other bachelor stallions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608145219452-62IXVXVU7O7AXZ8FS3YD/JanDrake_cremellobrothers.jpg The Book - STALLIONS & BACHELORS Young stallions form close-knit bands in their youth, known as bachelor bands, until they become restless and realize they need a band of their own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608145279493-F5DZA6AM7RJQAI92FF0L/JanDrake_TheDance.jpg The Book - CHALLENGES The onset of a fight is the most interesting part to watch. The stallions snort, posture and kick up dust with stomping and pawing. It is a threatening display of power and sets as a stunning stage for photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608145302021-IX3D4Z49GOY6B9BIAHWL/JanDrake_MaresandFoals.jpg The Book - MARES & FOALS The foals form bonds with other foals in the band as they age. The young colts play together, learning to fight in preparation for their departure from the herd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1617035315694-TMJGOO4QGLYSGTTHH0EE/Cedar+pinto+mare+with+band+.2.jpg The Book - CEDAR MOUNTAIN MUSTANGS The Cedar Mountain herd is the most colorful herd of horses in the west, and one of the most challenging to photograph. 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