Comments on: The Mustang Redemption for Mother Jones http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:44:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Matt Slaby http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 Matt Slaby Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:49:51 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-1976 Er, I just found one of them here: <a href="http://mattslaby.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=+Clabaugh&G_SEARCH_MODE=0&I_USER_ID=U0000TTB9R48LS3o&G_ID=G0000f4mCtxGFkpc&I_DSC_AND=t&_ACT=usrSearch" rel="nofollow">http://mattslaby.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=+Clabaugh&G_SEARCH_MODE=0&I_USER_ID=U0000TTB9R48LS3o&G_ID=G0000f4mCtxGFkpc&I_DSC_AND=t&_ACT=usrSearch</a> Er, I just found one of them here: http://mattslaby.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=+Clabaugh&G_SEARCH_MODE=0&I_USER_ID=U0000TTB9R48LS3o&G_ID=G0000f4mCtxGFkpc&I_DSC_AND=t&_ACT=usrSearch

]]> By: Matt Slaby http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 Matt Slaby Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:48:24 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-1975 Hey Michael, Thanks for the comment. Really appreciate it. Everything from the shoot that's not on the blog post can be found in the bigger archive, here: <a href="http://mattslaby.photoshelter.com/gallery/Archive-Honor-Farm/G0000f4mCtxGFkpc/" rel="nofollow">http://mattslaby.photoshelter.com/gallery/Archive-Honor-Farm/G0000f4mCtxGFkpc/</a> If it's not there, it's pretty unlikely that I still have the file around. Let me know if you see any of the pictures you're thinking of in that selection. Good luck out in Iowa. Best, Matt Hey Michael,

Thanks for the comment. Really appreciate it. Everything from the shoot that’s not on the blog post can be found in the bigger archive, here: http://mattslaby.photoshelter.com/gallery/Archive-Honor-Farm/G0000f4mCtxGFkpc/ If it’s not there, it’s pretty unlikely that I still have the file around. Let me know if you see any of the pictures you’re thinking of in that selection.

Good luck out in Iowa.

Best,
Matt

]]> By: Michael Clabaugh http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-1974 Michael Clabaugh Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:14:05 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-1974 Hello, my name s Michael Clabaugh. Previously, I was an inmate at the wyoming honor farm,at which place i also worked with these horses. it was a very pleasurable and learning experience. I learned alot about myself as well as how to treat and train the horses to a very specific program,which in turn helps me out here in the "real world." i would like to tahnk you matt for appreciating what we do and respecting us and treating us as people just as you are, thank you, it means alot to all of us. When i first met you, in may of 2009, you took some pictures with me in them but do not see them on here, is there any chance that you would still have any more of those pictures left? please e-mail me if so. thank you for your time. Hello, my name s Michael Clabaugh. Previously, I was an inmate at the wyoming honor farm,at which place i also worked with these horses. it was a very pleasurable and learning experience. I learned alot about myself as well as how to treat and train the horses to a very specific program,which in turn helps me out here in the “real world.” i would like to tahnk you matt for appreciating what we do and respecting us and treating us as people just as you are, thank you, it means alot to all of us. When i first met you, in may of 2009, you took some pictures with me in them but do not see them on here, is there any chance that you would still have any more of those pictures left? please e-mail me if so. thank you for your time.

]]> By: Prisoners training and taming wild horses « Prison Photography http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Prisoners training and taming wild horses « Prison Photography Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:39:59 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-1574 [...] Slaby has also covered this story in the [...] [...] Slaby has also covered this story in the [...]

]]> By: Matt Lutton http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Matt Lutton Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:22:58 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-515 Was a great surprise to see these in my grandmother's copy of Mother Jones on Christmas day - great story and great work, congrats Was a great surprise to see these in my grandmother’s copy of Mother Jones on Christmas day – great story and great work, congrats

]]> By: Matt Slaby http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Matt Slaby Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:44:00 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-514 Thanks, Russel. Really appreciate your thoughts and kind words. The BLM was actually really accommodating and the APHIS vet for the USDA was even more helpful in providing all kinds of resources to better understand the nature of the gathers and how specific some of the data is to particular herds. One of the things that really interests me about this stuff is not so much the tension between horse and cow, rather the challenges this kind of issue poses to conservation minded people. Ultimately, the mustang is non-native, roams in herds that can experience annual population growth in the double digits. Horse killing has never really been palatable, but leaving herds 100% unchecked raises some interesting issues about what is humane and what's not. Guess it comes down to the old tension between MLK and Malcolm X regarding violence. Whether you prefer nonviolence or not, there's still violence. It's just a matter of which side is perpetrating it. To me, this applies to some of the faster growing herds (some upwards of 50% growth/year). At some point, it's unsustainable and where the gather/fertility treatment falls short, starvation and lack of resources to sustain the herd pick up that slack. Anyhow, I am not an authority on addressing the problem, but I find the strange ideological conflicts that come out of this issue to be really fascinating. Thanks, Russel. Really appreciate your thoughts and kind words. The BLM was actually really accommodating and the APHIS vet for the USDA was even more helpful in providing all kinds of resources to better understand the nature of the gathers and how specific some of the data is to particular herds. One of the things that really interests me about this stuff is not so much the tension between horse and cow, rather the challenges this kind of issue poses to conservation minded people. Ultimately, the mustang is non-native, roams in herds that can experience annual population growth in the double digits. Horse killing has never really been palatable, but leaving herds 100% unchecked raises some interesting issues about what is humane and what’s not. Guess it comes down to the old tension between MLK and Malcolm X regarding violence. Whether you prefer nonviolence or not, there’s still violence. It’s just a matter of which side is perpetrating it. To me, this applies to some of the faster growing herds (some upwards of 50% growth/year). At some point, it’s unsustainable and where the gather/fertility treatment falls short, starvation and lack of resources to sustain the herd pick up that slack. Anyhow, I am not an authority on addressing the problem, but I find the strange ideological conflicts that come out of this issue to be really fascinating.

]]> By: Russel Albert Daniels http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Russel Albert Daniels Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:15:15 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-512 Such an interesting story, Great photos Matt. I was raised riding horses, including 4 years in 4-H horse club, these beautiful creatures are dear to my heart and my ancestry. I assume you have been following the national debate over the BLM wildhorse round-ups in Nevada and Utah. I tried to convince my AP editors to send me to the BLM round-up 'presser' in Winnemucca, NV. A no go. Its really hard to gather interest/support for these stories especially when the nontransparent, cattle loving BLM made it extremely hard for the press to attend the event. The round-up was on private property 2 hours outside of Winnemucca, were you needed a 4x4 to get through the hilly snow covered freezing high-desert landscape. I think the lede in the AP text story was the impossible access to the event. Interesting stuff, Im excited to see more of this work coming from you. best, russel Such an interesting story, Great photos Matt. I was raised riding horses, including 4 years in 4-H horse club, these beautiful creatures are dear to my heart and my ancestry.
I assume you have been following the national debate over the BLM wildhorse round-ups in Nevada and Utah. I tried to convince my AP editors to send me to the BLM round-up ‘presser’ in Winnemucca, NV. A no go. Its really hard to gather interest/support for these stories especially when the nontransparent, cattle loving BLM made it extremely hard for the press to attend the event. The round-up was on private property 2 hours outside of Winnemucca, were you needed a 4×4 to get through the hilly snow covered freezing high-desert landscape.
I think the lede in the AP text story was the impossible access to the event. Interesting stuff, Im excited to see more of this work coming from you.

best,
russel

]]> By: Matt Slaby http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Matt Slaby Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:25:53 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-507 Yeah. The roundup actually ended up being one of the pieces that was not initially slated for the article. Following these horses post-roundup is something that's really got my attention right now. The prison has a really interesting story to tell, but the little tributaries that shoot off of it are kinda interesting, too. Not sure what format it'll take or when the edit(s) will be ready to go, but I've got a whole separate body of work cooking that builds on this stuff. Either way, next time you're back in Montana, let me know. Yeah. The roundup actually ended up being one of the pieces that was not initially slated for the article. Following these horses post-roundup is something that’s really got my attention right now. The prison has a really interesting story to tell, but the little tributaries that shoot off of it are kinda interesting, too. Not sure what format it’ll take or when the edit(s) will be ready to go, but I’ve got a whole separate body of work cooking that builds on this stuff. Either way, next time you’re back in Montana, let me know.

]]> By: M. Scott Brauer http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-506 M. Scott Brauer Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:11:43 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-506 Love it. Such an interesting story, and an interesting contrast to that perennial Angola prison rodeo story. When I saw one of your status updates a while back when you were headed up to shoot this, it was at the same time that Montana was dealing with a too-big wild herd down on the border with Wyoming and thought you were shooting that. Still kicking myself that expensive and unchangeable plane tickets and plans prevented me from getting down to shoot that story... Love it. Such an interesting story, and an interesting contrast to that perennial Angola prison rodeo story.

When I saw one of your status updates a while back when you were headed up to shoot this, it was at the same time that Montana was dealing with a too-big wild herd down on the border with Wyoming and thought you were shooting that. Still kicking myself that expensive and unchangeable plane tickets and plans prevented me from getting down to shoot that story…

]]> By: Josh http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Josh Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:37:11 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-501 Great photos and layout, I had heard of this program and I am looking forward to reading the article. My father used to break wild horses and I have spent my fair share of time in a round corral with them. Great photos and layout, I had heard of this program and I am looking forward to reading the article. My father used to break wild horses and I have spent my fair share of time in a round corral with them.

]]> By: Erin http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-500 Erin Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:30:04 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-500 Great photos, great story, great layout, too! Great photos, great story, great layout, too!

]]> By: Jenn LeBlanc http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-497 Jenn LeBlanc Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:34:44 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-497 What a wonderful story, I love your insights on assignments and this one makes me jealous! The images are stunning. Thank you for sharing. What a wonderful story, I love your insights on assignments and this one makes me jealous! The images are stunning. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: David H-W http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-496 David H-W Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:32:11 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-496 Superb job Matt! You can feel the dirt and dryness - love the 5th shot for the framing and the 6th one for the low angle. Great stuff!! Excellent program too. Superb job Matt! You can feel the dirt and dryness – love the 5th shot for the framing and the 6th one for the low angle. Great stuff!! Excellent program too.

]]> By: Jenny Tenney http://luceoimages.com/2010/01/the-mustang-redemption-for-mother-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Jenny Tenney Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:24:35 +0000 http://luceoimages.com/?p=3345#comment-495 This is a great story. You are so lucky! This is a great story. You are so lucky!

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