The author of this piece, Laura Bailey, did a wonderful job of researching the facts of this herd of horses. Ginger Kathrens has been the mainstay of Cloud and his family. Had she not stepped forward as their guardian, the BLM would have taken pleasure is...
This morning we welcome back Robert Bauer, a wildlife biologist who has studied and written extensively on the wild horses and burros of the West. Today he takes on the topic the Bureau of Land Management's wild horse and burro "appropriate management level" concept...
Today, we have a guest writer - Robert Bauer. Mr. Bauer is a well-known wildlife biologist and long time advocate of the wild horses and burros in the West . He takes apart the justifications the BLM uses for the wild horse round ups. ~...
Celebrities are fighting it, deals are being brokered, and two proposals are sitting in Congress to end it. So why are horses still being slaughtered in droves? From: Esquire By: Leslie Macmillan BLACK MESA, Ariz. -- The West is on the verge of a wild horse crisis,...
A dedicated supporter of HfH, Robynne Catheron, is asking for your help in protesting an outdated "bronco busting" event from being held at the Wild West Days in Cave Creek, AZ. This will be the first year in which the organizers are holding a "wild...
From: Mostly Dogs Forum By: Mark Robison The following comes from a press release sent out by Beverlee McGrath, who represents Hidden Valley Horse Rescue, among other groups: [caption id="attachment_23309" align="alignleft" width="300"] Horses are seen at the BLM's wild horse facility north of Reno in Palomino Valley.[/caption] What is...
The US government shutdown today - October 1st, 2014 - this not only affects you and me, but horses as well. Here is a list of some of the side effects from the federal shutdown on our equine pals: 1. No wild horse auctions by the Bureau...
From: The Mountain Mouth “We Don’t Count Foals” It’s July. Outside Reno, Nevada, in the baking desert, a tiny mustang foal tries to lie down to get the sleep her growing bones needs. But there is no shade; the sun burns as relentlessly as the circling flies....
From The Dickinson Press By Katherine Lymn MEDORA - Theodore Roosevelt National Park officials will round up horses and auction them next week in its continuing effort to control the population and prevent overgrazing. For horses, which stay within the park's boundaries, the park is not actually that...
Shiprock Chapter removes itself from tribe's feral horse roundup listing By Noel Lyn Smith The Daily Times, September 10, 2013 [caption id="attachment_22378" align="alignleft" width="2226"] Augusta Liddic Ñ The Daily Times Feral horses are seen off of Indian Service Route 5091 on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in Shiprock....