Cloud's definitely "more famous". I only know of Picasso because he pops up in my Pinterest feed from time to time and I recognized the unique face markings. I didn't know his name for a long time. There's no denying he's an incredibly impressive animal and he deserves the love he gets, but Cloud will always be the first horse my mind jumps to when someone says "mustang".
Amazing for a stallion to still have a herd of his mares at 30. He not only has to survive - he has to fight off all the young hopeful studs every year!
Julie Enslow the best part is that he has more of a chance with the other stallions because he’s had more experience with the fighting rather than the younger studs
@@cheyennemontuori1618 Of course. But think about it. Most studs don't take down the champ until mature and pretty experienced - say he was precocious and did it at age 5. He's been doing it for 25 years. Let's say he was a late bloomer and did it at 11. He's being doing it for 19 years. 19 to 25 years. Boggles the mind. When does he have time to recover? Not winter. Certainly not spring. Summer he's defending his herd with new foals. Fall? Hard to believe.
@@julieenslow5915 It is impressive. I would still wager that he loses his fair share of battles at this point in his life, but he nonetheless is strong enough to remain a part of the herd.
I don't know why, but seeing him takes my breath away and brings tears to my eyes. He's basically the old gunslinger of mustangs. Each scar and line etched onto his dusty pinto hide a trophy of some battle won, some mare conquered and some foal sired to keep his legacy alive for generations to come. He's as savvy as they get, and as wild and free as any mustang ever was. Truly a spirit that cannot be broken or tamed by any hand.
Im disgusted with the comments here. You have not been boots on the ground. Ive been fighting for them for 25 yrs. And to the person that said they dont belong in the 🇺🇸? They built this country and fought our wars so you were born. 9 million gave thier lives. Respect that. And to the person that said ive never SEEN horsemeat? It comes bk labled beef.because its ILLEGAL. AND POISONED BY PZP. I DNA'd it yrs ago when labled from nz astrailia canada mexico. They are wiping out brumbies. Its All sickening. Its in meatballs dogfood zoofood. N it KILLS. They deserve respect. And have many enemies which is horrific. And terribly WRONG. LIES OF OVERPOP BY PZP PUSHERS HSUS MAKES $ FROM IT. U HAVE NO CLUE. LIKE PITS VILLIFIED WHEN THEIR REAL NAME IS NANNY DOGS.THE MOST SENSITIVE OF DOGS THAT CAN DIE OF A BROKEN HEARTS YR DAMN OPINIONS JUST KILL ME.
And when will the BLM decide to round up his herd as they have been doing to wild herds all over this country? Will they geld him and put this magnificent wild stud up for adoption??? Or use him as a poster child for "mustang makeover"? Wild horses belong wild ; and running free.... The public should know that the majority of mustangs gathered spend the remainder of their lives locked in pens, fed hay at the taxpayers expense AND that less than 10% are ever adopted
@@robininnis7987 actually, many are aold to horse meat trade. Sadly, the ones thay do gwt adopted, wind up living in deplorable conditions and after a year, the owners no longer have to keep them and sell them at that time to the horse meat trade. It's quite despicable! It should never happen to these magnificent beings! It should be against the law!
Sadly he hasn’t been seen for over a year and assumed he has passed. RIP magnificent stallion you have touched millions of people across the world you are loved and we will truly miss you. ❤️❤️❤️
@@lillycorrell4838 Really, I was only joking @Lilly..hope you are good with my comment,? if not, i can take it' off cus of you, cus I respect peoples opinion...🌈🌟☀️✨🇱🇷
What a MAGNIFICENT animal. The stories those scars could tell, for 30 he has the heart of a true warrior. And then, let's not forget those amazing eyes, full of knowledge, ever watching, and wary. I'm in awe. Long may he run...
Brook Scribner Cloud passed a few years ago. No one found his remains. Picasso has a Breyer! I have it and Cloud. Each year we wait for Picasso to be seen. I have not heard anything this year. Yet.
@Jane Cartwright a 30 yo domesticated horse isn't rare tbh... if the horse doesn't get pushed too hard like for high rank sports but has enough space, exercise and a healthy feeding they easily live that long. Have seen smaller horses and ponies doing well up to 40 too. Picasso got lucky with a strong immune system and is unique for surviving in the wild so long with all the possible dangers around. You can't say domestic horses would have worse chances on getting old, as long as their owner really cares about them. There's a LOT more 30+ yo domestic horses than wild mustangs of that age...
@@midnaphai Sadly tho, i've never seen a horse in captivity live more than 15 years of age. Like, they either got put down because of a broken leg, got sold to the slaughter house, etc..
@@StrikerSimp Hurts to hear but yes, there is tons of bad horse owners. There is tons of good ones too tho, at least in countries where vet bills don't cost your existence. I'm from germany and it's very normal here to see a stable full of healthy horses over the age of 20 with a few in their 30's
Except for the fact that Mustangs are technically invasive on US soil, and overpopulated for the amount of food their arid environment can naturally provide...
I know no one will probably believe this, but I have a Mustang mare from the wild (obviously) And we took a DNA test on her. Turns out, she is distantly related to Picasso! I know meme comments are gold but why not boast about my mare thats related to the most famous horse in America...
Guess u havent heard what halaands done to All of them. Tell biden you hate her agenda shes a trumper and she has been doing his agenda of extinction for all. It is the worst thing to ever happen n you cannot help climate by wiping out keystone wildlife.its so sickening
Warms my hart! This Made my day just Beautiful! Breath taking Amazing Blessing All Animals are I have Learned Unconditional Love and acceptance with the help of the Animals thank you for this video 🐴😘🐎
Wow, Picasso, OMG what a beautiful horse. I could spend all day Photographing him. Perfect name for him. To me he is Art in motion. I love wild horses, Reno NV has alot of them too. I use to go photograph them alot years ago.
Not anymore blm has taken most all n ones they put bk are not family. They become unviable.pzp has never stopped a rounfldup. Its just slower extinction. Via halaand they are going to extinction and shes w tfg agenda all wildlife will br killed. Ppl need to call dc and demand joe fire her ass
It is the name of an artist. I'd be willing to bet this stallion got his name from his pinto pattern and his funny blaze being reminiscent of a Picasso painting. Very fitting, I think.
Such a beauuuutiful horse !! l Love all big n small animalsss 🐾🐾🐾🐾 they r intelligent n adorrable. Full of loves n loyalty. GOD BLESS ALL ANIMALS 😙🐾🐾🐾🐾➕❤❤❤
Nearly 30!!!!! Still dominate!!!! That is amazing!!!! With no intervention from outsiders!!! I am totally in awe!!! Never heard of a horse being this old ..! 27 maybe but they weren't in good health and didn't have battle scars to prove it either!!!💜
I have a 26 year old mustang. She acts like a 6 year old. Very sound and easy keeper. Her previous owner had her on a teather and halter for about 10 years. Now she has 15 acres of green grass to play in and eat on. Soon she will be a momma too. Great horse and beautiful coloring.
Never heard of a horse being this old or a mustang being this old? Horses regularly reach their 30s nowadays. I learned to spin on a 31 year old retired reining horse, learned to jump on a 30 year old retired eventing horse, and knew a 34 year old Hanoverian gelding who still had the speed and energy of a horse a third his age. Others I've known who were retired by that age were still active, just no longer ridden much. Pretty much just worked to keep their bodies in good condition. Horses didn't used to live this long though. Modern veterinary medicine has come a long way.
Ohhhh i so miss my "Yucca". That was my pintos name when i was alil girl. 10 maybe? He was more like a huuuge pet dog. We played n snow together,rode in desert etc. Lotsa great memories with him. Ty for this video. I didnt really know history. Im 59yrs old now. Miss riding. One day,i keep sayin,one day🐎
You might not want to deal with such a strong personality. This is a very high minded horse. These traits in companion animals can be very problematic , even deadly for those who do not know how horses perceive their world.
Little Scooter .... technically, but they're not the same at all. Take the wild horses that have recently shown up in Kentucky. What happened there is that the mines shut down and the horses were abandoned. They've been wild for less than ten years, which means if you caught them, they'd probably still be easily tamed and it wouldn't be too hard to figure out what breed they are, because while they are wild, they are not yet mustangs. And it's not good. These horses are abandoned, sometimes with tack still on, and there isn't room for them. They don't have the Spanish blood that some mustangs are valued for, they're not protected like they sometimes are out west. I love mustangs, and in the battle between who gets the land: humans or mustangs, I'd choose mustangs. But I'm in the extreme minority. As if that's not enough, nature has a delicate balance, everything has a natural predator to keep populations in check. That's the reason deer are hunted every year, horses aren't allowed to be killed by humans (which I'm thankful of) but they also don't have many other predators (I don't think), which means that in order to keep their population in check, they have to be rounded up annually and either tamed or killed. It's sad but true. Things are flawed but good as they are.
Sometimes I want to be wild and free. But that horse is a starting of a legend. People might not know this there is not lots of wild horses. It’s rare you will even see them. The horses hooves when they hit the ground and then up they fly. They give you hope. They give you life. They give you you.
Survived 30 years and has a natural strength and swag which has allowed him to survive countless battles thanks to his relentless will to live, but can't fight against a helicopter
He is a truly magnificent horse. Another famous American wild horse is Cloud from the Pryor Mountains. Both are absolute legends. I grew up watching all the Cloud documentaries, I absolutely loved watching them. They played on PBS’ Nature show, I tried to never miss one showing of those documentaries.
I just found you through suggested videos. First off, Great work your videos are very informative and you get some great shots!! I just made a RU-vid channel so I’m definitely doing my research. Thanks for all your help. Please keep it up! Just subbed!
Picasso being at the age of 30 is impressive! Picasso is the heart of Sand Wash Basin, Picasso is not going to let any stallion take his band of mares away quite yet. Picasso is the epitomy of stallions. Long live Picasso as long as he is well.
I HATE seeing horses boxed up and alone. It must be torture for them. Seeing this gorgeous, free stallion brings a flicker of remembrance for my own freedom.
This horse is truly magnificent I have his Breyer model and man he is one stunning stallion I never knew he was famous that’s crazy that he is 30 years old still battling younger stallions prompts to him
Nah bruh.....its the wild raw energy that was there before it was colonized and called America. The Natives and the wildness of nature lived in harmony and understood one another. No taming necessary.....just friendship and an understanding of what it means to be one with the universe.
