![]() Tracking them over rugged, isolated, desert and mountainous terrain is not for the feeble or faint-hearted and may only be possible for a limited number of years. She then began to pursue their stories, doing the physically demanding work of photographing wild horses. Deb chose to focus her creative eye on her lifelong bond to the horse. This rural upbringing instilled in Deb an unwavering respect for the earth, a tough work ethic, a fierce independence, and a love of the wild.Īfter Deb’s first encounter with wild horses in 2006, she recognized that wild horses needed a voice. A raffle gives everyone who buys a ticket a chance to win this totally unique, irreplaceable piece of art! ABOUT THE ARTISTĭeb Lee Carson grew up on a dairy farm in southeastern Minnesota, surrounded by horses, dairy cattle, and land. Their devotion to Cloud is not limited by their income, but their ability to participate in fundraising events might be. We’ve chosen to hold a raffle in this instance because we want to reach out to our supporters all over the world and from all walks of life. We do various fundraisers throughout the year to keep our work going - auctions, merchandise sales, live events (pre-Covid). TCF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization supported entirely by donations. We are so very grateful to all the wild horse-loving folks who make our work possible. ![]() TCF is blessed with a loyal group of supporters who have followed the story of Cloud and his descendants for decades. ![]() The ultimate result is left up to fate, and every single ticket holder has a chance!ĮVERY PENNY RAISED GOES STRAIGHT TO TCF’S WORK KEEPING WILD HORSES AND BURROS WILD AND FREE! Thus, the more tickets you purchase, the greater your odds are of winning. Your name will go into the drawing once for each ticket purchased. Tickets cost $25 each or 5 for $100…(you receive one free for every $100 spent!) Thanks to the wonderful generosity of wild horse photographer and Wild Lands, Wild Horses co-creator, Deb Lee Carson, TCF is thrilled to offer you the chance to own this truly one-of-a-kind piece.įinish: Print is spaced to allow pictorial depth when viewing, signed and titled with a graphite pencil, includes a Certificate of Authenticity. We thanked them profusely for allowing us human interlopers into their home to witness them in that mountain landscape, their wild world, and for each time we walked away and Knight would whinny, we thanked them for that also! THE RAFFLE At that moment was when the story was captured, immortalizing the bond between this wild Pryor stallion and his pretty mare! We were both thoroughly enamored with the light, the colors, the landscape, and as the sun continued to slide behind the mountain above us, the young Encore enamored and proud of her Knight, honored his strength. We (Jamie and I) quietly followed them through the pine forest just south of one of the popular water holes. ![]() ![]() The Pryor's are located in the very southern region of central Montana and spill over into the cowboy state of Wyoming, tucked between the mighty Big Horns and massive Beartooth mountains, forty miles to the west. These two colorful mustangs of royal descent and their wild herd live high on an isolated mountain, rich in archaeological history, scattered with geological contributions that are breathtaking called the Pryor mountains. Knight, a 2010 Pryor mountain stallion, orphaned at the tender age of one, had become the loyal protector of the pretty, 2013 daughter of Cloud, Encore, who was stolen by bachelors as a mere yearling. Surrounded by the white of Yarrow, the periwinkle of Forget-Me-Nots, the seed heads of Pasque flowers, the blue of Beardtongue, and other abundant wild flowers deep in the pines of the Pryor Mountains are the lovebirds of the Pryor Wild Horse Range, Knight and Encore! Their story rivals that of Flax and Mischief in Theodore Roosevelt National Park! “ All mountain landscapes hold stories: the ones we read, the ones we dream, and the ones we create.” ~ George Michael Sinclair Kennedy THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTOGRAPH “WILD HEART SONG” By Deb Lee Carson ![]()
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