NORTH DAKOTA BADLANDS HORSE

REMEMBERING Half Moon

Half Moon, the magnificent stallion of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, has died. No one knows what happened to him; he appeared fine the night before. It is difficult losing these beautiful horses so unexpectedly but sometimes we have no answers. Half Moon was born in 2010 to mare Lacey and stallion Mystery (both deceased). He was a band stallion up until the end, his band is now led by the young stallion Duke (Beau). His legacy will live on in his fillies and colts and he will always be remembered in the hearts of people all over the world. Half Moon sired 12 foals, 9 remain in the park. They are: Maine (Patches), Aloe, Beaver, Berryhill (Star), Nadia (Sienna), Serendipity (Pepper), Chance (Moon Shadow), Eve (Brandy), Lainey (Josie).

Many magnificent stallions and beloved mares have died in the park. It is always painful to lose them when we have grown to love them like our own.

We recognize the grief everyone feels when something like this happens, and we grieve with you. However, we will choose to remember him as he lived, strong, wild, running across the buttes with his mares and foals, their manes, and tails streaming in the wind.
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Half Moon has truly left hoof-prints on the hearts of all those who loved and admired him. May he rest in peace in the green pastures of heaven.