THE SPIRIT HORSES LIVE ON

An Anishinaabe man from Minnesota with a small group of others tailored the last four mares. His name was Fred. Then Fred took the four mares to breed over many years, saving the breed.

LIVING IN HARMONY

The little horses and the people of the woods lived in Harmony with all the teachings. The little Spirit Horses were allowed to be free to roam and help the families.

GIRL LOST IN A BLIZZARD

This is a story about a young girl that lost her way in the woods riding her little spirit horse. It began to snow and it soon became a blizzard. She was freezing and the snow was stinging her eyes. She let go of the reins and put her cold hands under the mane. She closed her eyes and laid on the little spirit horse until she was brought home to safety.

FISHING HOLE

The Metis people used the little horses from the big woods to haul the fish they caught off the frozen lakes. When ice holes would freeze over they asked the little horses to locate the holes.

GIVING THANKS
STRENGTHENING THE LOVE INSIDE

The people understood the teachings and honoured all creations. Even when someone caught a little horse from the big woods, they were encouraged to let them go free! The full spirit horses were loved and happy.

ELDER'S STORY

The Elders said "The spirit horses were always here as long as the oral stories are told."

LAST  FOUR  MARES

An Anishinaabe man was injured and sitting on the river bank when he saw four of the most beautiful horses surrounded by a white Aurora. When he stood up they disappeared. When he told his father about this, his father said "This was a vision of the four last spirit horse mares." He soon made a plan to rescue them. 

MISTAKEN FOR A MOOSE

One of the young spirit horse stallions was mistaken for a moose and was shot. Then the last spirit horse stallion died of old age which left only four remaining horses in the world.

SPIRIT HORSE POEM

They trapped and they chased.
They ran with the Sleds.
​The little spirit horses selectively bred.

THE BEAVER DAM

A small herd of spirit horses drowned when they fell through a beaver dam. As the story goes, the little horses can still be heard in the spirit, whinnying and running.

Rescued From Wolves

Behind the Waterfall

School House

Horse Trailer

Turtle Island

The Keeper of the Wild Rice