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Emily GF

@emofthemountains

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Part-time Idaho Cowgirl
ranch living + creative work 🦋 Six Horse Ranch + Free Rein Creative LLC founder

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Isn’t it crazy how sometimes things in life choose you… taken in Idaho by @emofthemountains

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Ranching will always keep calling me home taken in Idaho by @emofthemountains

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*hears loud horse clops and banging while doing yard work…………. taken in Idaho by @emofthemountains

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They’re actually super predictable if you know how to listen to them 😌…more from earlier in the week! Chowder and Spirit are slightly hating each other less now taken in Idaho, USA by @emofthemountains

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Ultimate fall vibes = ditching everyone to go hang out with my horse instead taken in Idaho, USA by @emofthemountains

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Chowder is obviously teal, right??? @benchmadeknifecompany gets it and made sure we’re geared up for our next backcountry adventure with this incredible gift!

Full shop at benchmade.com (ours is the DACIAN in blue denim, linked!!!👖🖤) taken in Idaho, USA by @emofthemountains

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I love a sweet horse reunion as much as the next gal….but that’s not how this is going to go 🥹

Listen, I hear you. What a sweet story that Id get to say I reunited Chowder and his former buddy!! But as magical as that sounds, it would just be outright unsafe, and unfair to the horses I’m responsible for caring for (plus the neighbors horse too!)

The reality is, I don’t own the other horse. Allowing them to form their own herd dynamic would create more anxiety and dangerous behaviors like blowing through fences or constantly trying to get to one another.

By taking things super slow and focussing on positive herd integration with my own horses, Chowder now knows his buddies are here, and he belongs on our side of the fence.

If you’re interested in learning more about horse herd behaviors, I encourage 1) dedicated time to intensive observation of herd dynamics 2) anything by @templegrandinequinecenter and 3) Horse Human Connection Academy by @mustangmaddy

♥️♥️ taken in Idaho, USA by @emofthemountains

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Day 3 and Chowder joins the herd!!! (P’s approval still pending 😅) taken in Idaho, USA by @emofthemountains

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Well….its never is easy with horses is it 😅

Navigating herd dynamics is one of the most important steps to successfully managing an integrated herd. I skimmed through the process on the video but drop your herd questions below 👇👇👇

And wish me and Chowder luck in our new chapter! taken in Idaho, USA by @emofthemountains

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Both me and the new horse feel judged 😮‍💨😅😅 taken in Idaho, USA by @emofthemountains

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NOT the story I was expecting to share…but I learned an incredible lesson this weekend.

A few months ago I connected with the Idaho Backcountry Horsemen Association trying to get some trail maintenance done on a stretch of the Boise National Forest I often ride.

With schedules and other trail projects already planned, we planned this project for end of season.

I continued to go back and ride the same trails I’ve been riding for the last six years, until it was finally time to bring the group up with me.

We arrived to the trailhead and I immediately noticed something was majorly different, even just from 3 weeks ago when I’d last visited. The old abandoned logging road that usually marked the beginning of the route was wider and very much no longer abandoned…

Long story short, even though the project had been cleared by the Forest Service and a Fish and Game Officer was joining in on the trek, a logging right had been claimed. And between shuffling things around between agencies, no one knew.

The quiet single-track trail I had fallen in love with over these years was gone. The path I knew like the back of my hand now looks completely different and is unrecognizable.

But here’s the thing….yes, I am frustrated that old roads now marked for trail use can get lost in the shuffle and be granted logging or other access when they’re not supposed to….but I also understand, this land, our access, these experiences, are a gift. They are not guaranteed and they should not be thought of as “safe” from being taken away.

I am grateful to have found other riding opportunities after further scouting in the area, and I’m also grateful to have had the right connections on the ride to try and advocate for doing better…but the lesson will absolutely sit with me moving forward.

Love the land around you, and stay vigilant in protecting public spaces. 🌲🌲

—> side note, this post is not intended as a diss on logging. Managed logging is a forced necessity to keep forests healthy as a result of humans needing to suppress natural thinning from forest fires. HOWEVER, logging should be coordinated and communicated to the public who accesses public lands……….. taken in Idaho, USA by @emofthemountains

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Sending you vibes for good horses and long mountain trails 🍂 taken in Idaho, USA by @emofthemountains

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