Just over one month ago, Pheonix was a fresh-off-the-range arrival at our facility! Now, he stands with us, curious and cautious, learning that touch can be safe, that attention can be shared, and that a life beyond the range can be gentle and bright. It just so happens that within the first few weeks of him landing at our facility, someone came by and fell in love with that wild spirit behind his big beautiful eyes!! Today, Pheonix and his new owner worked together in close

Over the last few days, Pecos, a USFS Devil's Garden Mustang, stepped into the arena for two first rides that were big careful breaths before the longer journey. At 16 hands and a very drafty build, he carries his nervous energy with a lot of power. It’s a long way down to the ground if something were to go south on a ride, so safety and patience have led the way from the start. What followed were two very different, yet wonderfully progressive, sessions. ## First Ride We sta

Pecos arrived at our facility the beginning of February. He has come to the facility for a restart: a full reeducation of groundwork and saddle training that begins not with speed or flash but with the patient art of listening and creating a bridge between fear and focus. Pecos is, in presence, a perfect image of drafty power—broad through the chest, sturdy through the withers, and every bit of 16h. The Devils Garden name carries stories of wind and wildfire, of stubborn land