Goliath and Blue Zeus are two huge mustang stallions who lived hardscrabble lives on the Wyoming range but now enjoy freedom and plentiful forage on a 9,000-acre horse and burro sanctuary in Oregon.

They are of stately ages for horses – Blue Zeus is 24, and Goliath is 33.

They live at Skydog Sanctuary for wild horses and burros near Bend, Oregon. Clare Staples founded the sanctuary and also manages an 11-acre ranch for horses and burros near Malibu, California.

The sanctuary was a passion project, driven by her lifelong love of horses. But she doesn’t think the operation could have ever reached the worldwide status it has without the charisma of the old Wyoming stallions.

“I think our sanctuary was born with the saving of Goliath about seven years ago," she said.

“I feel like I owe th

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