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| "The Pryor Mountain mustangs range on high terrain between Wyoming and Montana. Most of these horses have Spanish confirmation, and the blood types of the horses are also those expected of horses with Spanish ancestry. These horses are found along a major Crow and Shoshone migration route, and they probably have an origin in tribal horses. They are an interesting group since colors include bay, black, roan, chestnut, dun, grullo, and a few buckskins and minimally expressed calico paints. This array of colors, especially the relatively high proportion of black and black based colors, is also consistent with a Spanish origin. The Pryor Mountain mustangs are an important resource for Spanish Horse conservation in North America. The Pryor Mountain mustangs are fortunate in inhabiting the first wild horse refuge that is specifically set up to conserve mustangs. That they are Spanish is an added bonus, and private individuals are now becoming interested in conserving this type. The BLM has also recently been acknowledging the uniqueness of this herd and is working to preserve the Spanish type on this range. This herd is one of the most accessible feral horse herds, and seeing these horses in their home environment is well worth the trip to this range." North American Colonial Spanish Horse by D. Phillip Sponenberg DVM, Ph.D. |
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Welcome to the
Double D Ranch, home of the stripped dun and grulla horses.
We have been raising Pryor horses since 1992, when Rev.
Floyd Schwieger thought we should have a hobby. Rev.
Schwieger persuaded Dale to go to the 1992 Pryor adoption,
where he adopted our first Pryor mare, Pryor Mountain
Mustang Sally and two other Pryor horses. That was
just the beginning! One of the other horses he
adopted, Rosie, died before the first year. Since
Rosie was supposed to be for me (Daphne), Rev. Schwieger
felt sorry for me and sold me Sykes for two cents.
That is how Rev. Schwieger got people started raising Pryor
horses, by selling them for two cents to good homes. I
have been riding Sykes since 1993, he has been a good and
faithful horse. After the 1994 adoption, Dale spotted
a little chestnut mare with a bay foal at her side that was
adopted by another person. A year later after the
adoption was final, the two horses were for sale, by then
there was a new foal at the mare's side. So Dale bought
all three; Betsy the chestnut mare, Fancy her new foal, and
the yearly colt was Nickles. Dale trained Nickles and
has been showing him since he was a two year old. We
have rode our Pryor horses in many parades, trail rides,
and horse shows. We have meet many people traveling
through the area that stop to see our Pryor horses close up.
Since 1992, our little herd has grown to over 20. Most
of the horses are dun or grulla, but not all, Sykes, Nickles,
and Pryor Mountain Mustang Sally are bay. We also have
a couple of black horses and a red roan. Pryor horses
are very social horses, if they are treated with respect
they will do anything you ask of them. They are very
easy to train and don't forget what they have learned.
We love showing our horses to others, if you are visiting
the area and want to see our horses, please call.
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Our whole family rides "wild horses", not all Pryor horses but all previously from the wild.