Updates From the Trail
The road is long, the miles are real, and the mustangs are leading the way. Stay tuned for trail updates, field notes, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of the ride as it unfolds.
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Roots Along the Quiet Miles
By Keeper of the Quiet Miles • October 24, 2025As the Long Ride begins, we’re planting native trees, grasses, and cacti along the trail—each one a promise kept. Some are for loved ones we’ve lost; others are for the land itself. Together they form a living legacy: roots along the quiet miles. -
Spooky Horses: A Trail Journal on Lookouts, Wind, and Borrowed Calm
By Keeper of the Quiet Miles • October 23, 2025On a windy day or in a new place, a mustang’s alertness can feel like a storm waiting to break. “Spooky Horses” explores how calm is contagious on the trail—and how joining your horse’s lookout builds trust mile by mile. -
🐴 What Floki Taught Me About Pressure and Perception – Building Trust with a Mustang
By Keeper of the Quiet Miles • October 23, 2025I learned that truth on a day I’d hoped would mark a milestone — the day Floki needed to load onto a trailer to leave for training. He had loaded before, when our relationship was new. -
🐴 When Trust Trembles
By Keeper of the Quiet Miles • October 23, 2025Gentling isn’t a straight line — it’s a rhythm of trust, fear, and renewal. 💔🐴 When setbacks happen, true mustang trust training begins in the quiet that follows. #MustangGentling #FadingHoofbeats #FlokiTheMustang #TrustJourney -
Floki’s Trust: A Quiet Moment in the Pasture
By Keeper of the Quiet Miles • October 23, 2025A quiet pasture moment with Floki reveals the heart of Mustang training: trust over instinct, partnership over fear. -
Horse Herb Garden
By Keeper of the Quiet Miles • October 23, 2025Discover how to create a horse herb garden—also known as a planter buffet—to enrich your equine partner’s life with safe, edible herbs. This DIY guide walks you through sourcing materials, building protective planters, and selecting horse-friendly plants like mint, parsley, rosemary, and thyme.
Our Friends and Associates
We’re proud to share the trail with a growing circle of friends, small businesses, and organizations whose values reflect the same heart and spirit that guide Fading Hoofbeats.
