sandysharkey
@sandshark2025.bsky.social
Wildlife photographer specializing in wild horses. Wild horse advocate, adventure guide, guest speaker and writer. Images featured in major publications. Prints available. Message me for wild horse adventure inquiries. www.sandysharkey.com
The wild mountain horses of Alberta are in trouble. With less than 1800 horses in the wild, the Alberta gov't wants to reduce their numbers to appease hunters and ranchers.
Please sign this petition, and please share:
helpalbertawildiessociety.com/petition-2025/
#horses #handsoffourwildhorses
Please sign this petition, and please share:
helpalbertawildiessociety.com/petition-2025/
#horses #handsoffourwildhorses
March 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The wild mountain horses of Alberta are in trouble. With less than 1800 horses in the wild, the Alberta gov't wants to reduce their numbers to appease hunters and ranchers.
Please sign this petition, and please share:
helpalbertawildiessociety.com/petition-2025/
#horses #handsoffourwildhorses
Please sign this petition, and please share:
helpalbertawildiessociety.com/petition-2025/
#horses #handsoffourwildhorses
I didn't want to have do this, but it looks like it's time to bring out the duck.
March 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I didn't want to have do this, but it looks like it's time to bring out the duck.
Reposted by sandysharkey
Western Watersheds Project and their partners need help with funding to save the Kiger HMA wild horses in Oregon!
Please consider a contribution to this effort:
westernwatersheds.donorsupport.co/page/kiger
#SaveOurWildHorses #stoptheroundups #IStandWithWildHorses
Please consider a contribution to this effort:
westernwatersheds.donorsupport.co/page/kiger
#SaveOurWildHorses #stoptheroundups #IStandWithWildHorses
March 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Western Watersheds Project and their partners need help with funding to save the Kiger HMA wild horses in Oregon!
Please consider a contribution to this effort:
westernwatersheds.donorsupport.co/page/kiger
#SaveOurWildHorses #stoptheroundups #IStandWithWildHorses
Please consider a contribution to this effort:
westernwatersheds.donorsupport.co/page/kiger
#SaveOurWildHorses #stoptheroundups #IStandWithWildHorses
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." -John Muir
A Sable Island stallion lives a life of freedom in harmony with the sand, the sea, and tall grasses on a remote, magical island .
Join me for a Sable Island wild horse adventure this fall! Email sandysharkey@rocketmail.com
A Sable Island stallion lives a life of freedom in harmony with the sand, the sea, and tall grasses on a remote, magical island .
Join me for a Sable Island wild horse adventure this fall! Email sandysharkey@rocketmail.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." -John Muir
A Sable Island stallion lives a life of freedom in harmony with the sand, the sea, and tall grasses on a remote, magical island .
Join me for a Sable Island wild horse adventure this fall! Email sandysharkey@rocketmail.com
A Sable Island stallion lives a life of freedom in harmony with the sand, the sea, and tall grasses on a remote, magical island .
Join me for a Sable Island wild horse adventure this fall! Email sandysharkey@rocketmail.com
The wildest of the wild!
A stunning Alberta mountain horse surrounded by willow. These historic wild horses survive despite extreme weather and several predators, including wolves and mountain lions.
Nature's ecosystem at work.
More images sandysharkey.com
#horses #wildhorses
A stunning Alberta mountain horse surrounded by willow. These historic wild horses survive despite extreme weather and several predators, including wolves and mountain lions.
Nature's ecosystem at work.
More images sandysharkey.com
#horses #wildhorses
February 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The wildest of the wild!
A stunning Alberta mountain horse surrounded by willow. These historic wild horses survive despite extreme weather and several predators, including wolves and mountain lions.
Nature's ecosystem at work.
More images sandysharkey.com
#horses #wildhorses
A stunning Alberta mountain horse surrounded by willow. These historic wild horses survive despite extreme weather and several predators, including wolves and mountain lions.
Nature's ecosystem at work.
More images sandysharkey.com
#horses #wildhorses
This wild mare is impossibly beautiful !
Her tousled mane is second to none. And she's as free as the wind. Wild in Wyoming.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #wyomingwild #horses #horsephotography #horsephoto #sandysharkeyphotography #wildonyourwall
Her tousled mane is second to none. And she's as free as the wind. Wild in Wyoming.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #wyomingwild #horses #horsephotography #horsephoto #sandysharkeyphotography #wildonyourwall
February 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This wild mare is impossibly beautiful !
Her tousled mane is second to none. And she's as free as the wind. Wild in Wyoming.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #wyomingwild #horses #horsephotography #horsephoto #sandysharkeyphotography #wildonyourwall
Her tousled mane is second to none. And she's as free as the wind. Wild in Wyoming.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #wyomingwild #horses #horsephotography #horsephoto #sandysharkeyphotography #wildonyourwall
In the Alberta wilderness, a wild stallion defends his mare against another stallion. Less than 1500 Alberta mountain horses exist. Experience these free spirits for yourself at our 'Find Wild Horses, Find Yourself' retreat this May.
Details: www.sandysharkey.com/blog
#horses #wildhorses
Details: www.sandysharkey.com/blog
#horses #wildhorses
February 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In the Alberta wilderness, a wild stallion defends his mare against another stallion. Less than 1500 Alberta mountain horses exist. Experience these free spirits for yourself at our 'Find Wild Horses, Find Yourself' retreat this May.
Details: www.sandysharkey.com/blog
#horses #wildhorses
Details: www.sandysharkey.com/blog
#horses #wildhorses
In multiple states, wolves, coyotes, and other wildlife can be tortured—cruelly and publicly—without real consequences. It's is time for federal protections that end the torture of wolves and all wildlife, once and for all.
Act now. For more, go to cryforthewild.org
#cryforthewild #wolves
Act now. For more, go to cryforthewild.org
#cryforthewild #wolves
"A CRY FOR THE WILD" - End the Torture of Wolves & Wildlife - PSA 2025
YouTube video by The Wild Beauty Foundation
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In multiple states, wolves, coyotes, and other wildlife can be tortured—cruelly and publicly—without real consequences. It's is time for federal protections that end the torture of wolves and all wildlife, once and for all.
Act now. For more, go to cryforthewild.org
#cryforthewild #wolves
Act now. For more, go to cryforthewild.org
#cryforthewild #wolves
The sea wolf is an elusive animal endemic to the Pacific Northwest. With a (mostly) marine-based diet, these wolves live where the rainforest meets the sea.
Join me for an exceptional sea wolf experience in 2026! Open to 5 participants only. Click here for details:
Join me for an exceptional sea wolf experience in 2026! Open to 5 participants only. Click here for details:
SEA WOLF CAMP EXPEDITION - Women In Wildlife Photography
womeninwildlifephotography.com
February 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The sea wolf is an elusive animal endemic to the Pacific Northwest. With a (mostly) marine-based diet, these wolves live where the rainforest meets the sea.
Join me for an exceptional sea wolf experience in 2026! Open to 5 participants only. Click here for details:
Join me for an exceptional sea wolf experience in 2026! Open to 5 participants only. Click here for details:
A pop of scarlet in a frozen winter wonderland. Northern cardinals are well equipped for this climate.
But I'm a wee bit jealous that birds don't get cold feet 😃
#addBirder #BirdPhotography #CanadianBirds #Birdphoto #cardinal #sandysharkeyphotography #redbird #Birding #winterbird
But I'm a wee bit jealous that birds don't get cold feet 😃
#addBirder #BirdPhotography #CanadianBirds #Birdphoto #cardinal #sandysharkeyphotography #redbird #Birding #winterbird
February 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A pop of scarlet in a frozen winter wonderland. Northern cardinals are well equipped for this climate.
But I'm a wee bit jealous that birds don't get cold feet 😃
#addBirder #BirdPhotography #CanadianBirds #Birdphoto #cardinal #sandysharkeyphotography #redbird #Birding #winterbird
But I'm a wee bit jealous that birds don't get cold feet 😃
#addBirder #BirdPhotography #CanadianBirds #Birdphoto #cardinal #sandysharkeyphotography #redbird #Birding #winterbird
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart”
~ Winnie the Pooh
Beauty is everywhere. Sometimes we just need to find it ❤️
#horses #horsephoto #horsephotography
#wildhorses #sandysharkeyphotography #wildonyourwall #albertamountainhorse
~ Winnie the Pooh
Beauty is everywhere. Sometimes we just need to find it ❤️
#horses #horsephoto #horsephotography
#wildhorses #sandysharkeyphotography #wildonyourwall #albertamountainhorse
February 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart”
~ Winnie the Pooh
Beauty is everywhere. Sometimes we just need to find it ❤️
#horses #horsephoto #horsephotography
#wildhorses #sandysharkeyphotography #wildonyourwall #albertamountainhorse
~ Winnie the Pooh
Beauty is everywhere. Sometimes we just need to find it ❤️
#horses #horsephoto #horsephotography
#wildhorses #sandysharkeyphotography #wildonyourwall #albertamountainhorse
Happy Valentine's Day!
A little heart melting love between a wild Sable Island stallion and his best girl ❤️❤️❤️
Hope you have a beautiful day!
#wildhorsesofsableisland #sableisland #wildhorses #horses #horsephoto #horsesofsableisland #sandysharkeyphotography #valentinesday #valentine
A little heart melting love between a wild Sable Island stallion and his best girl ❤️❤️❤️
Hope you have a beautiful day!
#wildhorsesofsableisland #sableisland #wildhorses #horses #horsephoto #horsesofsableisland #sandysharkeyphotography #valentinesday #valentine
February 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happy Valentine's Day!
A little heart melting love between a wild Sable Island stallion and his best girl ❤️❤️❤️
Hope you have a beautiful day!
#wildhorsesofsableisland #sableisland #wildhorses #horses #horsephoto #horsesofsableisland #sandysharkeyphotography #valentinesday #valentine
A little heart melting love between a wild Sable Island stallion and his best girl ❤️❤️❤️
Hope you have a beautiful day!
#wildhorsesofsableisland #sableisland #wildhorses #horses #horsephoto #horsesofsableisland #sandysharkeyphotography #valentinesday #valentine
'Boys Will Be Boys'
Wild stallions challenging each other to win over mares. The funny thing is, mares usually ignore all this drama. And walk away. 😀
Photographed in Onaqui, Utah.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #horsephoto #horsephotography #horse
Wild stallions challenging each other to win over mares. The funny thing is, mares usually ignore all this drama. And walk away. 😀
Photographed in Onaqui, Utah.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #horsephoto #horsephotography #horse
February 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
'Boys Will Be Boys'
Wild stallions challenging each other to win over mares. The funny thing is, mares usually ignore all this drama. And walk away. 😀
Photographed in Onaqui, Utah.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #horsephoto #horsephotography #horse
Wild stallions challenging each other to win over mares. The funny thing is, mares usually ignore all this drama. And walk away. 😀
Photographed in Onaqui, Utah.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #horsephoto #horsephotography #horse
Did you know... the wild horses of Sable Island have survived on a remote sandbar in the Atlantic Ocean since the late 1700's? Dunes are covered in thick grass, and there are also freshwater ponds. To see them is a dream come true!
www.sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #sableisland
www.sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #sableisland
February 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Did you know... the wild horses of Sable Island have survived on a remote sandbar in the Atlantic Ocean since the late 1700's? Dunes are covered in thick grass, and there are also freshwater ponds. To see them is a dream come true!
www.sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #sableisland
www.sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #sableisland
Alberta mountain horses have lived wild in the Rocky Mountain foothills for over 400 years.
Isn't it time they were given the designation of 'naturalized species'?
This wild stallion exudes everything these historical horses are made of.
#handsoffourwildhorses #sandysharkeyphotography
Isn't it time they were given the designation of 'naturalized species'?
This wild stallion exudes everything these historical horses are made of.
#handsoffourwildhorses #sandysharkeyphotography
February 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Alberta mountain horses have lived wild in the Rocky Mountain foothills for over 400 years.
Isn't it time they were given the designation of 'naturalized species'?
This wild stallion exudes everything these historical horses are made of.
#handsoffourwildhorses #sandysharkeyphotography
Isn't it time they were given the designation of 'naturalized species'?
This wild stallion exudes everything these historical horses are made of.
#handsoffourwildhorses #sandysharkeyphotography
It's Superb Owl Sunday! Touchdown on a fence post 😊
I'm on team Great Grey Owl. What a magnificent bird!
More images sandysharkey.com
#superbOwlSunday #owl #birdphotography #birdphoto #greatgreyowl #wildlifephotography #photography #owlphotos #birdphotography
I'm on team Great Grey Owl. What a magnificent bird!
More images sandysharkey.com
#superbOwlSunday #owl #birdphotography #birdphoto #greatgreyowl #wildlifephotography #photography #owlphotos #birdphotography
February 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It's Superb Owl Sunday! Touchdown on a fence post 😊
I'm on team Great Grey Owl. What a magnificent bird!
More images sandysharkey.com
#superbOwlSunday #owl #birdphotography #birdphoto #greatgreyowl #wildlifephotography #photography #owlphotos #birdphotography
I'm on team Great Grey Owl. What a magnificent bird!
More images sandysharkey.com
#superbOwlSunday #owl #birdphotography #birdphoto #greatgreyowl #wildlifephotography #photography #owlphotos #birdphotography
'Mother of the Year' ❤️
A wild mare nursing her yearling and new foal at the same time. And being very patient about it!
Sweetness overload. Photographed in the wild, Salt River Arizona.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #horsephotography
A wild mare nursing her yearling and new foal at the same time. And being very patient about it!
Sweetness overload. Photographed in the wild, Salt River Arizona.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #horsephotography
February 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
'Mother of the Year' ❤️
A wild mare nursing her yearling and new foal at the same time. And being very patient about it!
Sweetness overload. Photographed in the wild, Salt River Arizona.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #horsephotography
A wild mare nursing her yearling and new foal at the same time. And being very patient about it!
Sweetness overload. Photographed in the wild, Salt River Arizona.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #horsephotography
Some days we just need to share beautiful pics of beautiful animals and flowers and the return of spring. Just as a reminder.
S , I’m sharing this beautiful wild pinto mare in a springtime field.
Her beauty is what I needed today, and I hope you enjoy her beauty too ❤️
#wildhorses #horses #beauty
S , I’m sharing this beautiful wild pinto mare in a springtime field.
Her beauty is what I needed today, and I hope you enjoy her beauty too ❤️
#wildhorses #horses #beauty
February 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Some days we just need to share beautiful pics of beautiful animals and flowers and the return of spring. Just as a reminder.
S , I’m sharing this beautiful wild pinto mare in a springtime field.
Her beauty is what I needed today, and I hope you enjoy her beauty too ❤️
#wildhorses #horses #beauty
S , I’m sharing this beautiful wild pinto mare in a springtime field.
Her beauty is what I needed today, and I hope you enjoy her beauty too ❤️
#wildhorses #horses #beauty
'Beauty on the Beach'
A proud wild stallion with his gorgeous family on wild Sable Island.
Photographed on adventure with Kattuk Expeditions.
I'm guiding some trips to the island of wild horses this fall. Email me for details: sandy@sandysharkey.com
#sableisland #wildhorsesofsableisland
A proud wild stallion with his gorgeous family on wild Sable Island.
Photographed on adventure with Kattuk Expeditions.
I'm guiding some trips to the island of wild horses this fall. Email me for details: sandy@sandysharkey.com
#sableisland #wildhorsesofsableisland
February 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
'Beauty on the Beach'
A proud wild stallion with his gorgeous family on wild Sable Island.
Photographed on adventure with Kattuk Expeditions.
I'm guiding some trips to the island of wild horses this fall. Email me for details: sandy@sandysharkey.com
#sableisland #wildhorsesofsableisland
A proud wild stallion with his gorgeous family on wild Sable Island.
Photographed on adventure with Kattuk Expeditions.
I'm guiding some trips to the island of wild horses this fall. Email me for details: sandy@sandysharkey.com
#sableisland #wildhorsesofsableisland
July 1 - July 27th 2024, the US gov't rounded up 2,577 wild horses by helicopter in Wyoming's North Lander area.
The wild stallion Elvis was captured.
On Nov 25th, Elvis was released back to the wild. Why? Because people raised their voices.
#butimjustonepersonsaid300millionpeople
The wild stallion Elvis was captured.
On Nov 25th, Elvis was released back to the wild. Why? Because people raised their voices.
#butimjustonepersonsaid300millionpeople
January 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
July 1 - July 27th 2024, the US gov't rounded up 2,577 wild horses by helicopter in Wyoming's North Lander area.
The wild stallion Elvis was captured.
On Nov 25th, Elvis was released back to the wild. Why? Because people raised their voices.
#butimjustonepersonsaid300millionpeople
The wild stallion Elvis was captured.
On Nov 25th, Elvis was released back to the wild. Why? Because people raised their voices.
#butimjustonepersonsaid300millionpeople
'Wild Hearts'
A wild stallion and his beloved mare, covered in dried mud, and wildly beautiful.
Wild hearts together as one.
This is why we stay in the fight to save wild horses.
To get involved, please go to saveourwildhorses.net, chwha.org, wildhorseeducation.org or americanwildhorse.org
A wild stallion and his beloved mare, covered in dried mud, and wildly beautiful.
Wild hearts together as one.
This is why we stay in the fight to save wild horses.
To get involved, please go to saveourwildhorses.net, chwha.org, wildhorseeducation.org or americanwildhorse.org
January 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
'Wild Hearts'
A wild stallion and his beloved mare, covered in dried mud, and wildly beautiful.
Wild hearts together as one.
This is why we stay in the fight to save wild horses.
To get involved, please go to saveourwildhorses.net, chwha.org, wildhorseeducation.org or americanwildhorse.org
A wild stallion and his beloved mare, covered in dried mud, and wildly beautiful.
Wild hearts together as one.
This is why we stay in the fight to save wild horses.
To get involved, please go to saveourwildhorses.net, chwha.org, wildhorseeducation.org or americanwildhorse.org
A light snowfall began in Cold Creek Nevada. Snowflakes dancing around this wild buckskin stallion was incredibly beautiful. A gift from nature.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horsesofnevada #wildmustangs #horses #horsephoto #horsephotography
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horsesofnevada #wildmustangs #horses #horsephoto #horsephotography
January 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A light snowfall began in Cold Creek Nevada. Snowflakes dancing around this wild buckskin stallion was incredibly beautiful. A gift from nature.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horsesofnevada #wildmustangs #horses #horsephoto #horsephotography
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horsesofnevada #wildmustangs #horses #horsephoto #horsephotography
The life of Montana's legendary wild stallion 'Cloud' was documented by filmmaker Ginger Kathrens from his birth May 29, 1995 until his disappearance in 2016. What an honor to photograph Cloud's daughter Encore in the Pryor Mountains.
More at www.sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horsephotography
More at www.sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horsephotography
January 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The life of Montana's legendary wild stallion 'Cloud' was documented by filmmaker Ginger Kathrens from his birth May 29, 1995 until his disappearance in 2016. What an honor to photograph Cloud's daughter Encore in the Pryor Mountains.
More at www.sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horsephotography
More at www.sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horsephotography
My husband loves all thing 'Lord of the Rings'. In New Zealand, we were fortunate to see rare wild horses. But having the wild horses cross a field with 'Mount Doom' in the background? Priceless.
More images and prints available sandysharkey.com
#horses #wildhorses #horsephotography
More images and prints available sandysharkey.com
#horses #wildhorses #horsephotography
January 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My husband loves all thing 'Lord of the Rings'. In New Zealand, we were fortunate to see rare wild horses. But having the wild horses cross a field with 'Mount Doom' in the background? Priceless.
More images and prints available sandysharkey.com
#horses #wildhorses #horsephotography
More images and prints available sandysharkey.com
#horses #wildhorses #horsephotography
One of the prettiest wild mares I've ever seen.
Inquisitive, intelligent, a quiet leader.
The daylight was diminishing quickly when she struck this pose.
Her beauty stopped me in my tracks.
Photographed in Onaqui Utah.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #horsephotography
Inquisitive, intelligent, a quiet leader.
The daylight was diminishing quickly when she struck this pose.
Her beauty stopped me in my tracks.
Photographed in Onaqui Utah.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #horsephotography
January 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
One of the prettiest wild mares I've ever seen.
Inquisitive, intelligent, a quiet leader.
The daylight was diminishing quickly when she struck this pose.
Her beauty stopped me in my tracks.
Photographed in Onaqui Utah.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #horsephotography
Inquisitive, intelligent, a quiet leader.
The daylight was diminishing quickly when she struck this pose.
Her beauty stopped me in my tracks.
Photographed in Onaqui Utah.
More images sandysharkey.com
#wildhorses #horses #horsephotography