Help us name GNP's newest stock horse!
Hi, we're the Glacier National Park Conservancy, the park's official nonprofit philanthropic partner.
The park's backcountry stock program just added a nine-year-old chestnut gelding, purchased with GNPC donor support, to replace some animals heading into a well-earned retirement. He's got real mountain experience and will spend the summer hauling gear for trail crews and rangers.
He doesn't have a name yet. Rather than have staff just pick one, we're opening it up to you!
You can submit a name through May 25, we will narrow it to finalists, and there will be a public vote May 28 - June 4. Names that draw on Glacier's landscape and trails tend to fit best.
For context, the stock program runs on 66 horses and mules that supply crews in areas of the park with no roads.
Link to submit: https://glacier.org/horse-naming-contest/
Happy to answer questions about the stock program in the comments.