Oldest gelding at Wild Horse Island still kicking

Oldest gelding at Wild Horse Island still kicking

By VINCE DEVLIN of the Missoulian | Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 9:47 pm |

POLSON - For some people who love the largest island on Flathead Lake, the news last April - that, for the first time in more than a century, a wild horse had given birth on Wild Horse Island - seemed almost miraculous.

It's not supposed to be able to happen, after all.

But the real miracle may not be the pretty young filly that's already nearly as big as the smallest adult horse on the island.

No, it's the so-old-it's-almost-ancient wild horse that, at times during the past three or four years, has seemed like he's been just days away from death's door.

Each succeeding winter has seemed more and more likely to be the old horse's last.

Instead, the old man is still kicking.


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