10/09/2026
Welcome back to Meet the Herd! Day 15 — Beau!
This handsome guy is Beau, our Silver King, Nevada mustang.
Beau originally came to me through the TIP program to be gentled, but it became apparent pretty quickly that this guy carried a level of fear that was different from a lot of the mustangs I've worked with.
Beau isn't aggressive. He's never been a "bad" horse. He is just genuinely, deeply afraid of people.
So instead of measuring his progress by what he should be doing by a certain point, we started measuring it by Beau.
For him, something that might seem tiny with another horse can be a HUGE accomplishment.
We've worked with him over the years, slowly building trust and giving him the opportunity to tell us what he's comfortable with. And somewhere along the way, the question stopped being "When will Beau be ready?" and became "Is Beau happy?"
And he is.
That's ultimately what matters to us.
Beau is now a permanent sanctuary resident. Maybe someday he'll surprise us and decide he wants more interaction with people. Maybe he won't. Either answer is perfectly fine.
He has friends. He has food. He has a pasture to run around in. He has people who understand him. Most importantly, he has the security of knowing this is his home.
There's no finish line we're trying to get him across.
We're just letting Beau be Beau. ❤️
If you'd like to be part of providing that kind of security for our permanent residents, you can join our Patreon for as little as $2 a month.
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Day 15 of 19 — Beau
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