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WILD HORSES of SILVER SPRINGS
Part Two
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The Damonte Roans
The Damonte Roans got their name because their original range was the Damonte Ranch, which was overtaken by the outskirts of Reno. They literally had to travel city streets to get to their only available source of water, some ponds in a residential subdivision across from Damonte High School. The horses were picked up and relocated in the hills near Silver Springs.
The roans lining up to view horseback riders.
"Sentinel," the band stallion.
This band, having lived in close proxemity to humans for some time, is in serious jeopardy. The horses are way to desensitized to humans and unless they remain in an area where their contact with humans can be limited, they will likely become a nuisance band that will be permanently removed from the range.
Horses that are a little too friendly.
Although some horses occasionally get a little too friendly when we check on them, we don't try to initiate any direct contact with the horses as we don't want the youngsters to learn to be too tame around humans. A photo record of the Damonte Roans and how they are doing on the range can be viewed here.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The volunteers are experienced in getting up close to the horses without provoking a flight response from the band or a defensive reaction on the part of the band stallion. Furthermore many of the volunteers are familiar to the horses.
When viewing horses in wild horse country respect each band's "space." Observe from a distance and don't walk or drive directly towards the horses as your actions may be perceived as being aggressive. The horses usually behave in a "live and let live" fashion if not startled or provoked.
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