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/story daily 0.75 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608148375046-5W4WARLC0M93UYQJ4N5Q/JanDrake_Mustang2.jpeg The Story - Jan Drake - Executive Director and founder of Wild Horses of the West Foundation After a while, the mechanical horse in front of the grocery story 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 Story - 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/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608226508754-N0ALTVWSNQ14JH0REWNG/IMG_3186.jpeg The Story - 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. A friend made a comment one day that I should make a coffee table book about the wild horses. I couldn’t stop thinking about it so with some help from great friends, I was able to publish Wild Horses of the West in 2020. The book has garnered wild success and has won awards! But the most rewarding part of the book is knowing the story of the Cedar and Onaqui Wild Horses has reached global audiences. This book, along with passion for keeping these wild horses wild, is what sparked Wild Horses of the West Foundation. https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/photographs daily 0.75 2020-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608227190336-E9GQ65HEMZKOIIT0YZ75/JanDrake_cremellobrothers.jpg The Photographs The Cremello Brothers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608227191841-KP9HYCRDX5BG0LEM9AO3/JanDrake_FamilyBands.jpg The Photographs Family Bands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608227191614-04OOFMVHOM884NHXY49S/JanDrake_MaresandFoals.jpg The Photographs Mare and Foal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608227264617-0OG3GZULRSCRHY6J0KKT/JanDrake_TheDance.jpg The Photographs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608227275234-B3GKVLPKO6S0YPOEFTO2/JanDrake_Mustangs.jpg The Photographs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608227304851-GEK8ZRNEOWCH6Z4DDRTK/JanDrake_WildHorses.jpg The Photographs https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/book daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608145182907-NRWECJJCKZWTE8LM3J90/JanDrake_FamilyBands.jpg Archive 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 Archive 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 Archive 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 Archive 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 Archive 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. If they see a human or a vehicle before you catch a glimpse, they disappear. https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/reviews daily 0.75 2022-02-15 https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/thebook daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608143637152-Y2W0W9DRHEHMFM161FVI/Wild+Horses+of+the+West_cover.jpg The Book - 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/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608227191841-KP9HYCRDX5BG0LEM9AO3/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/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608227190336-E9GQ65HEMZKOIIT0YZ75/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/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608227264617-0OG3GZULRSCRHY6J0KKT/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/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1608227191614-04OOFMVHOM884NHXY49S/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/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/45f0daad-73da-4bde-afb5-db335d51aa29/DSC_1282.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. If they see a human or a vehicle before you catch a glimpse, they disappear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/1624114296094-M6MHCAFPRRR124N1YZO0/Jan+Drake+portrait.jpg The Book - 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. 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. A friend made a comment one day that I should make a coffee table book about the wild horses. I couldn’t stop thinking about it so with some help from great friends, I was able to publish Wild Horses of the West in 2020. The book has garnered wild success and has won awards! But the most rewarding part of the book is knowing the story of the Cedar and Onaqui Wild Horses has reached global audiences. This book, along with passion for keeping these wild horses wild, is what sparked Wild Horses of the West Foundation. https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-04-19 https://www.wildhorsesofthewest.com/home-page daily 1.0 2026-11-03 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/e801be3a-a9f4-4479-af51-7a8dbecca1fb/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb40f695241970c3ceabe04/e801be3a-a9f4-4479-af51-7a8dbecca1fb/thumbnail Home Through the darter’s lens we see a group of Cedar Mountain mares at the water hole. 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