Donner the real Spirit the Stallion of Cimarron

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:: S P I R I T :: Kiger Mustang, although he was bred he is a wonderful representation of the strength and beauty these historic horses carry. He was the muse for Dreamworks animated feature "SPIRIT~Stallion of the Cimerron" Now resides at Return to Freedom, welcoming guest from all over the world into his pasture... (photo courtesy of Kimerlee Curyl Photography)
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Kiger Mountain Mustang...beautiful !! No other horse in America is quite like the Kiger Mustang found on Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon. Most wild horses are of mixed influence and characteristics. while the Kiger Mustangs possess many characteristics of the original Spanish Mustang.
The beautiful Kiger Mustang they modelled the movie spirit after. My family gets their horses from this ranch in Bend Oregon
kiger stallion, Donner, model for the movie Spirit.
Spirit: An American Icon - Return to Freedom
Spirit -Spirit was used as an inspiration and model for the artists and animators during the making of the 2002 DreamWorks animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. His name before bought by Dream Works was Donner/ Kings 1/2 brother
Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron Photo: the "real" Spirit
The real Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron <3
Donner the Kiger Mustang - the movie "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" was inspired by Donner~
The model for "Spirit" was a 3-year-old Kiger stallion named Donner (this is not Donner in the pic but it is a Kiger stallion)
Donner the Kiger Mustang - the movie "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" was inspired by Donner. Look he even stands like Spirit, too!!!