Reinholz; and clinician Spencer Dominick of Wilsall, MT — were to assess the level of training on horses which were not obviously lame or un- suited to riding. They did not know if the horses had been broke to ride, nor if the horses may have sustained injuries which had healed but still caused pain, or if some might even have brain tumors which could cause unpredictable behavior. Using natural horsemanship tech-


niques, they haltered the horses, lead them to a small, covered arena, curried them, and saddled them. They worked them in a circle on a long rope, and it was soon apparent whether the horses knew about being ridden or not. Rick Landry, photographer for


Rocky Mountain Rider, visited Wilde-R Farm, in Hamilton, MT, where many of the horses had been brought to be evaluated, treated, and wait to be adopted. The donkeys were being cared for at a facility in nearby Corvallis. See all the photos and the complete


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