BLM Gather Draws in Mix of Wild Horses

A low-flying helicopter flew in the cold morning air on a recent Saturday, the dull thud of its rotors growing louder as it moved across the horizon at Sand Wash Basin, west of Craig, Utah.

Beneath the helicopter, a herd of North America

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A low-flying helicopter flew in the cold morning air on a recent Saturday, the dull thud of its rotors growing louder as it moved across the horizon at Sand Wash Basin, west of Craig, Utah.


Beneath the helicopter, a herd of North American bred wild horses–banded in colors of white, black, gray, pinto, red and blue roan, bay, and sorrel–stampeded forward, charging away from the sound, and toward awaiting wranglers and a corral.


The scene repeated itself throughout the weekend during the Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse gather, a periodic event conducted throughout the West to “help keep wild horse populations within appropriate levels,” BLM officials said.


The majesty of watching the horses run in unison wasn’t lost on Rifle resident Marilyn Harbottle

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