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Name an Assateague Island Wild Foal
Naming rights to a wild Assateague Island foal will be auctioned online starting Nov. 8. This is the second auction organized by the Assateague Island Alliance. The four foals will be placed in the Assateague Island Alliance's Foster Horse Program for adoption with the names chosen by the auction winners. There are only four chances to win, ... Read full story
 11/9/2009
BLM Plan Would Relocate Wild Horses  *
Thousands of wild horses would be relocated from their traditional Western ranges to preserves in the East and Midwest under a proposed plan unveiled in a letter from Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to congressional leaders on Wednesday. Under the plan, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) would purchase land east of the Mississippi River to ... Read full story
 10/9/2009
Mares' Social Bonds Might Enhance Reproductive Success   *
Mares that form close social bonds with other mares have improved pregnancy, foal birth, and foal survival rates, said a group of researchers studying wild herds in the North Island of New Zealand. The mares' enhanced reproductive success appears to be linked primarily to mutual protection from harassment by stallions, they said. Unlike most other ... Read full story
 10/7/2009
Arrest Made in BLM Horse Shootings  *
A former Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee faces multiple charges in connection with the fatal shooting of three horses located in a federal corral in Rock Springs, Wyo., in June. The two domestic horses owned by BLM wranglers and one wild mustang were discovered dead in the corral on June 12 when a BLM employee arrived to feed them. Yellowstone ... Read full story
 10/1/2009
Mustangs Find New Homes on National Adoption Day  *
More than 400 mustangs found adoptive homes this weekend during a series of National Wild Horse Adoption Day events sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and wild horse advocacy groups nationwide. Another 100 horses are expected to be placed during three similar events in October. The horses were offered for adoption Sept. 26 at 35 events ... Read full story
 9/28/2009
National Wild Horse Adoption Event Today  *
Wild horse and humane animal advocacy groups from across the nation are joining forces for a single cause: to encourage the American public to consider and act on the adoption of a wild horse or burro. A goal of 1,000 adoptions has been set for the first National Wild Horse Adoption Day to be held Sept. 26, 2009. Nearly 33,000 mustangs roam federal ... Read full story
 9/26/2009
Rutgers' Young Horse Program Adds Mustangs to the Mix  *
Mustangs are the latest twist in the Young Horse Program at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J. Started in 1999 by Associate Professor Sarah Ralston, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVN, the program teaches students about handling, training, and nutrition of young horses. The program initially used draft ... Read full story
 9/20/2009
National Wild Horse Adoption Day Aims for 1,000 Homes  *
People considering adopting a wild horse might find their equine matches at one of 35 events taking place nationwide during National Wild Horse Adoption Day Sept. 26. Currently about 33,100 mustangs roam federal lands in 10 Western states. Another 31,750 reside in long- and short-term holding facilities under Bureau of Land Management (BLM) supervision. ... Read full story
 9/16/2009
Pryor Mustang Gather Complete, Some Horses Returned to Range  *
The majority of horses from the Pryor Mountain herd are back on the range now that their controversial gather is complete. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) began removing the horses last week amid objections from wild horse advocates that the gather would harm the herd's viability. The BLM initially planned to remove more than 190 horses from ... Read full story
 9/10/2009
Judge Allows Controversial Mustang Gather   *
The roundup of more than 190 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) horses from the Pryor Mountain herd got under way on Thursday after a U.S. federal judge ruled against a group that tried to prevent the gather. The roundup was originally scheduled to begin on Sept. 1. But wild horse advocates sought a temporary restraining order to stop the removal on ... Read full story
 9/3/2009
Mustang Training Competition Offers $300K in Prize Money  *
The Extreme Mustang Makeover will offer an estimated $300,000 in prize money as it enters its third year of competition. "We've been very fortunate in this economy to be able to sell out all of our events with the average adoption of the mustangs holding at about $1,000 per head," said Mustang Heritage Foundation Executive Director Patti Colbert. ... Read full story
 9/1/2009
Wild Horse Shootings: Crime Stoppers Video Prompts Tips   *
A televised re-enactment of wild horse shootings in Alberta has prompted tips from the public on the crimes, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). "We're following up on some tips we've received," said Cpl. Tina Millard of the Sundre RCMP. Crime Stoppers produced the film in response to the shooting of three more horses, including ... Read full story
 8/21/2009
Colorado Wild Horse Gather Halted By Judge  *
A federal judge sided with wild horse advocates this week when she ruled the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) could not remove wild horses from the West Douglas Herd Area in northwest Colorado as planned. The BLM had planned to remove the 175-horse herd from the 120,000-acre range area in July 2008. The gather was postponed after The Colorado Wild ... Read full story
 8/8/2009
Chincoteague Pony Auction Raises Funds for Herd Health  *
This year's Chincoteague Pony swim and auction raised $94,100 for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department. Approximately 150 ponies were rounded up yesterday for today's annual sale, the proceeds of which are used to help maintain the wild herd and run the fire department. This year, bidders bought 70 ponies at an average price of $1,344.29, according ... Read full story
 7/30/2009
Wild Horse Management Bill Draws Varied Reactions   *
An equine advocacy organization is criticizing new wild horse and burro management legislation, saying it fails to make efficient use of public land. HR 1018, the Restore Our American Mustangs Act, amends the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971 to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to increase acreage available to free roaming herds, and to establish ... Read full story
 7/27/2009
House Passes Mustang Management Bill   *
A bill promoting increased on-range management for wild horses and burros came closer to becoming law today when the U.S. House of Representatives passed it 239-185. Introduced by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) HR 1018, the Restore Our American Mustangs Act, amends the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971 to allow the Bureau ... Read full story
 7/17/2009
Wild Horse Interaction Discouraged by Ordinance Amendment  *
Intentionally approaching a wild horse in Currituck County, N.C., could get visitors in some serious trouble. On July 6, the Currituck County Board of Commissioners made it illegal to intentionally come anywhere within 50 feet of a wild horse. The Wild Horse Ordinance, originally enacted in 1989, previously declared it only unlawful to lure a horse ... Read full story
 7/14/2009
Guilty Plea in Oklahoma Starved Mustang Cruelty Case   *
A criminal case involving the starvation of two wild horses adopted from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ended with a guilty plea in Rogers County, Okla., the Bureau announced yesterday. Adopter Shannon J. Smoke of Broken Arrow, Okla., pled guilty in state court on July 1, 2009, to one count of felony animal cruelty for starving the horses ... Read full story
 7/10/2009
Chincoteague Ponies Receive Donated Vaccines, Dewormers   *
The Chincoteague pony herd is thought to be descended from animals aboard a Spanish ship that wrecked in the 16th century, but today the herd is getting 21st century health care. Again this year, the herd will receive donated vaccinations and deworming products from Merial, maker of Recombitek equine West Nile virus vaccine, Imrab rabies vaccine, ... Read full story
 7/8/2009
Horses Shot at BLM Corral, Investigation in Progress   *
An investigation to determine who fatally shot three horses in a federal corral in Rock Springs, Wyo., earlier this month is under way. The dead horses were discovered on June 12 when a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee arrived to feed them, said Lorraine Keith, spokesperson for the BLM's Wyoming office. "One was a wild mustang, and two ... Read full story
 6/23/2009
Arraignment Set in Mustang Cruelty Case   *
The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management mustangs and burros has waived his right to preliminary hearing and will be arraigned on more than 100 animal cruelty counts in Morrill County District Court on July 14. Jason Meduna, operator of the 3-Strikes Ranch in Alliance, Neb., is charged with 149 counts ... Read full story
 6/19/2009
National Wild Horse Adoption Day Launches Web Site  *
The National Wild Horse Adoption Day Web site is now live. Located at nationalwildhorseadoptionday.org or adoptawildhorse.com (both take you to the same site), wild horse enthusiasts and supporters will be able to keep pace with the activities slated for Sept. 26 and find out how they can get involved. A goal of 1,000 adoptions has been set for the ... Read full story
 5/26/2009
New Charges Against Nebraska Mustang Ranch Operator   *
The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs and burros now faces more than 140 counts of felony animal cruelty in connection with the alleged maltreatment of animals seized from his property in April. Jason C. Meduna, operator of 3-Strikes Ranch, appeared in Morrill County Court on Wednesday. ... Read full story
 5/21/2009
BLM Seeks Bids for New Pasture Facilities   *
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is soliciting bids for new long-term pasture facilities located in the continental United States. One solicitation is for pasture facilities to hold 200 to 1,000 wild horses; the other is for facilities holding 1,000 to 5,000 wild horses. Both solicitations, which are open for 60 days, are for dry mares, mares ... Read full story
 5/12/2009
3-Strikes Mustang Adoptions Ongoing   *
More than 70 of the allegedly neglected horses and burros found at a Morrill County, Neb., ranch have found new homes through Habitat for Horses, a Texas-based equine protection organization. Placement efforts are continuing for the more than 50 mares, which will be moved to the Cheyenne Stockyards in Wyoming. The males, both geldings and stallions, ... Read full story
 5/7/2009
Rescued Mustangs Available for Adoption  *
More than 200 BLM mustangs removed last month from a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary are gaining strength and are now available for adoption to qualified new owners. Authorities took custody of the allegedly maltreated horses from the 3-Strikes Ranch in Alliance, Neb., last month. Since then, the animals have received veterinary and other rehabilitative ... Read full story
 5/4/2009
BLM Cites Co-Owner of Nebraska Mustang Ranch   *
The co-owner of a Nebraska training ranch from which 211 BLM mustangs and burros were recently removed faces federal charges for the alleged maltreatment of a mustang adopted in her name. On April 16, the BLM cited Anissa Meduna, co owner of the 3-Strikes Ranch in Alliance, Neb., with one count of inhumane treatment of a wild horse or burro, said ... Read full story
 4/30/2009
BLM to Offer Cash Incentives for Wild Horse Adoptions  *
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hoping cash incentives will boost adoptions of wild horses and burros that would otherwise spend their lives in long-term holding facilities. Under a pilot program slated to debut at an adoption event in Kellyville, Okla., next month, the agency will pay $500 to qualified individuals who adopt BLM mustangs or ... Read full story
 4/30/2009
Mustang Bill Heads to House  *
A bill prohibiting the euthanasia of healthy Bureau of Land Management (BLM) horses took a step toward becoming law on Wednesday when members of the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee approved the measure by a 21-14 margin. H.R. 1018 amends the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971 to allow the BLM to increase acreage available ... Read full story
 4/29/2009
BLM Could Seek Charges against Mustang Ranch Operator  *
The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs could face further penalties if the BLM decides to seek its own charges in the case. Morrill County authorities charged Jason Meduna with one count of felony animal cruelty in connection with the alleged maltreatment of BLM mustangs and burros at ... Read full story
 4/27/2009
Mustang Ranch Operator Surrenders Animals  *
The owner of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs and burros has surrendered more than 200 animals to two equine rescue agencies. On Tuesday, Jason Meduna, operator of 3-Strikes Ranch in Alliance, Neb., relinquished custody of 200 mustangs and 10 wild burros to Habitat for Horses, a Texas-based rescue, ... Read full story
 4/22/2009
Nebraska Mustang Trainer Arrested for Cruelty   *
The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs is facing cruelty charges in connection with the alleged maltreatment of an undisclosed number of animals. On Saturday, Morrill County authorities arrested Jason Meduna, operator of the 3-Strikes Ranch in Alliance, Neb., for animal cruelty, according ... Read full story
 4/20/2009
Mustang Trainer Faces Felony Animal Cruelty Charge   *
The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs is free on $20,000 bond after being charged with one count of Class 4 felony animal cruelty in connection with the alleged maltreatment of animals at his ranch. The charge carries penalties of up to 5 years in jail and up to $10,000 in fines. On Saturday, ... Read full story
 4/20/2009
National Wild Horse Adoption Day Sets Goal of 1,000 Homes  *
Wild horse and humane animal advocacy groups from across the nation are joining forces to encourage the American public to consider and act on the adoption of a wild horse or burro. A goal of 1,000 adoptions has been set for the first National Wild Horse Adoption Day to be held Sept. 26, 2009. More than 65 events will take place across the country ... Read full story
 4/6/2009
BLM Declines Wild Horse Refuge Offer  *
Officials with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have declined Madeleine Pickens' proposal to create a refuge for as many as 30,000 wild horses on grounds that the plan is not viable under current federal law. Pickens, wife of Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens, offered to establish the sanctuary for horses currently in BLM long-term holding facilities ... Read full story
 3/4/2009
BLM Horses: What's Their Future?  *
What are the problems with managing BLM horses, and what solutions are agencies and advocates presenting? In October 2008 wild horse protection advocates, scientists, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Deputy Director Henri Bisson gathered at the Wild Horse and Burro Summit in Las Vegas, Nev., to strategize a solution to the BLM's excess horse problem. ... Read full story
 3/1/2009
House Committee Gets New Mustang Bill   *
Wild horses and burros could get more room to roam under a bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee on Thursday by Committee Chairman Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) and Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. The Restoring Our American Mustangs Act ... Read full story
 2/13/2009
Mustang Training Competitions, Adoptions Coming in April  *
The Extreme Mustang Makeover, a competition featuring mustangs, will debut at Lynn Palm's Women LUV Horses event April 3-5 and will return to the Midwest Horse Fair for the second consecutive year April 17-19. The Midwest Extreme Mustang Makeover to be held in Madison, Wis., and the Gatorland Extreme Mustang Makeover in Ocala, Fla., will each feature ... Read full story
 2/10/2009
Weather, Economy Hit Utah Mustang Sale   *
A Bureau of Land Management (BLM) official credited wintry weather and the high costs of horsekeeping for lackluster results at a Jan. 24 Wild Horse and Burro sale in Delta, Utah. Of the 320 Spanish Mustangs offered from Utah's Sulphur Herd, only eight found buyers, netting the agency $725. In previous years, the Sulphur herd horses have fetched as ... Read full story
 1/26/2009
UK Microchip Exemption Sought for Semiferal Foals   *
Some equine advocates in the United Kingdom want the government to exempt semi-feral foals from proposed mandatory microchipping regulations until they leave public lands because compliance is too costly for the foals' owners. Mandatory microchipping is necessary in the UK for compliance with European Union equine health and identification rules. ... Read full story
 1/16/2009
Australian Brumby Research Could Apply to Laminitis   *
The Australian Brumby Research Unit at the University of Queensland's School of Veterinary Sciences is conducting an array of research projects involving horses in a free-roaming environment. Australia has more than 500,000 feral horses, most of which roam freely over one million acres. The habitats range from inland sandy desert to coastal salt ... Read full story
 1/6/2009
BLM Seeks Nominees for Wild Horse Advisory Board  *
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting public nominations to fill three vacancies on the national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The categories to be filled are: Wildlife Management, Humane Advocacy, and Livestock Management. The Board advises the BLM (an agency of the Interior Department) and the Forest Service (an agency of the Department ... Read full story
 1/5/2009
Some Wild Mares to Receive Contraceptives   *
About 70 wild mares from the Cedar Mountain herd in Utah will receive the contraceptive porcine zona pellucida (PZP) as part of a joint effort between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to control wild horse population growth on BLM lands. The mares are among 575 horses being gathered this week ... Read full story
 12/16/2008
Breeder Offers to Establish Wild Horse Preserve   *
Wild horses residing in U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) holding facilities could get help from an influential friend if the agency accepts Madeleine Pickens' offer to establish a lifetime sanctuary for the 30,000 unadoptable horses otherwise in danger of euthanasia. Pickens is a Thoroughbred horse breeder, and is the wife of Texas billionaire ... Read full story
 11/19/2008
Government Delays Decision on Euthanizing Wild Horses  *
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will round up fewer wild horses and try to shuffle funds within the agency to hold off for now on euthanizing large numbers of the animals in an effort to control herds and spiraling costs, an official said Monday. Deputy Director Henri Bisson said maintaining the wild horse and burro program for another year will ... Read full story
 11/18/2008
Government's Wild Horse Euthanasia Advice Not Unexpected  *
Wild Horse advocate Karen Sussman said she wasn't surprised that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended euthanasia as an option of last resort for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wild horse and burro management problems. But she doubts the BLM will be able to exercise it without a fight. "U.S. citizens will rise up against ... Read full story
 11/12/2008
Report: Government Must Revise Wild Horse Program  *
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs to consider euthanizing wild horses or selling many of them to reduce spiraling costs of keeping them in long-term holding pens, said a government report Monday. The report by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, said costs of caring for wild horses have skyrocketed ... Read full story
 11/11/2008
Mustang Competition Leads to Adoptions, Funds   *
As a Johnny Cash tune played over the loudspeakers, horse trainer Gary Main Jr. coaxed Victory through a display of discipline and skill inside the Wyoming State Fair arena. Hundreds of potential horse buyers looked on as Victory stopped on a dime, backed up on command and trotted along the perimeter. On this day, the horses were not from breeders ... Read full story
 10/6/2008
The Wild Horse Dilemma  *
Thirty-seven years ago Congress passed the Free-Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Act with good intentions. When populations had tripled and it became apparent that these animals needed management, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) created Adopt-A-Horse to handle the "surplus." The costly program worked for several years, but the BLM ran out of adopters. ... Read full story
 10/1/2008
Teacher to the End  *
Years ago my family became the owners of a beautiful, older Arab mare named Danza Mia. She’s been mentioned in this column several times, including a couple of years ago when we had to make the decision for euthanasia. Based on her necropsy, it was the right decision. She had a basketball-sized melanoma in her gut and other smaller melanomas (see page ... Read full story
 10/1/2008
Wild Horse Euthanasia Decision Postponed by BLM   *
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) isn't likely to make a decision regarding the use of euthanasia in wild horse herd management until the end of the year, a spokesman said. The euthanasia option decision was originally expected to come shortly after the fall meeting of the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Council. Spokesman Tom Gorey said the agency ... Read full story
 8/23/2008
"Give A Dollar" Wild Horse Global Project Relief Fund  *
Wild horse advocate Karen Mayfield, along with various artists from around the world, in conjunction with Whispering Winds Equine Rescue, are banding together in a global effort to save America's wild horses with the "Give A Dollar Wild Horse Global Project Relief Fund." The money collected will be placed in a special account set up through BLM, and ... Read full story
 8/9/2008
Report: Natural Nitrate Levels Caused Wild Horse Deaths  *
Federal officials probing the deaths of 71 wild horses on a military site ruled out high levels of nitrate in a pond, saying such rates occurred naturally. Testing of a watering hole showed that the nitrate levels came from a combination of animal waste, natural soil nitrogen and concentration from evaporation, said Kirsten Cannon of the Bureau of ... Read full story
 7/22/2008
Readers Respond: Herd Management  *
More than 2,700 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, "Should wild horses be euthanized to help control their population growth in the Western United States?" Results were as follows: No: 80.72% (2248) Yes: 18.28% (537) Read coverage of the issue. Readers shared their thoughts and suggested alternative solutions ... Read full story
 7/9/2008
Wild Horses: Euthanasia, Changes to Adoption Policy Considered   *
Bonnie Matton, president of the Wild Horse Preservation League, wasn't happy when the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it might consider euthanasia as a means to manage wild horse herds, but she wasn't surprised, either. "They're between a rock and a hard place," said Matton, whose Dayton, Nev. nonprofit group advocates on behalf ... Read full story
 7/3/2008
Wild Horse Population: Government Considering Euthanasia  *
Federal officials are considering euthanizing wild horses to deal with the growing population on the range and in holding facilities, authorities said Monday. Wild horses have overpopulated public lands and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management can't afford to care for the number of mustangs that have been rounded up, said Henri Bisson, the agency's ... Read full story
 7/1/2008
Some Wild Donkeys Fitted with Reflective Collars   *
Donkey fans are fitting a herd of wild burros with reflective collars in an attempt to reduce the number of creatures being hit on a busy road. About 50 burros live near Reche Canyon Road, 10 miles south of San Bernardino, Calif. The rural road connects the cities of Colton and Moreno Valley and has seen traffic increase in recent years, the Los ... Read full story
 4/14/2008
Horses Seized from Another Colorado Rescue   *
Operators of another Colorado horse rescue have been accused of animal cruelty, less than a month after a similar case occurred in the state. Now, one rescue industry operator in that state says the two seizures illustrate the plight of well-intentioned rescuers who become overwhelmed when their herds significantly increase. "We've had problems with ... Read full story
 1/23/2008
BLM Planning to Thin Nevada Wild Horse Herds   *
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced plans to gather and remove nearly 1,000 wild horses from public land in northeastern Nevada, citing insufficient forage caused by drought conditions. Plans call for the removal of about 400 wild horses from the Antelope Valley Herd Management Area and about 550 of the animals from the Antelope ... Read full story
 12/10/2007
BLM Gathers 850 Horses from Wyoming Land   *
The Bureau of Land Managed gathered about 850 wild horses this month in southwest Wyoming. The agency had wanted to delay the roundups until next year but proceeded after the state protested. The roundups from the adjacent Little Colorado and White Mountain wild horse herds on public lands in Sweetwater County are intended to reduce horse numbers ... Read full story
 11/28/2007
BLM Corrals Reopen after Salmonella Outbreak   *
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has reopened its wild horse center in Palomino Valley, Nev., seven weeks after it was shutdown because of a salmonella outbreak. The outbreak occurred after 983 horses from the Jackson Mountains were brought to the facility. Officials said 178 horses died or were euthanatized. The facility north of Reno closed ... Read full story
 11/14/2007
Nevada Wild Horse Center to Reopen Nov. 13   *
The Bureau of Land Management will reopen its National Wild Horse and Burro center north of Reno, Nev., on Nov. 13, the agency said Thursday. The center in Palomino Valley was voluntarily closed to the public on Sept. 26 as a precaution after Salmonella was discovered in some wild horses that had been gathered from the Jackson Mountains herd area ... Read full story
 11/9/2007
BLM to Offer More than 100 Kiger Mustangs for Sale  *
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said it will offer over 100 wild Kiger mustangs for adoption at auction this month. "With the animals being gathered from the range only every three or four years, this adoption is highly anticipated and sought after by horse enthusiasts across the country," said Burns BLM District Manager Dana Shuford. The mustangs ... Read full story
 11/5/2007
BLM Horses Improving After Salmonella Outbreak  *
Wild horses at the Nevada Bureau of Land Management's Palomino Valley Center are improving after 156 died or were euthanatized due to a range of illnesses, including an outbreak of salmonella that prompted BLM officials to close the center to the public Sept. 26. "The recovering horses are adapting to their diet of hay," said JoLynn Worley, BLM spokesperson. ... Read full story
 10/12/2007
Nevada Senator Urges Probe in Wild Horse Deaths   *
Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is calling on U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to conduct a "full and thorough investigation" into the nitrate contamination deaths of 71 wild horses in July at the Tonopah Test Range. "There are strong concerns in southern Nevada that these deaths are the result of serious negligence in the management of the test range ... Read full story
 8/26/2007
Wild Horse Herd Wins Reprieve  *
Hundreds of wild horses and burros slated for roundup at a national wildlife refuge along the Nevada-Oregon line will continue to roam free, at least for now, to the relief of wild horse advocates and dismay of some other environmentalists and wildlife officials.After the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service canceled a planned gather last month under pressure ... Read full story
 8/18/2007
Officials Investigating Horse Deaths Near Dry Lake in Central Nevada  *
According to an Associated Press article on ksby.com, federal officials have launched an investigation into the deaths of 55 wild horses and an antelope found close to a watering hole on a Central Nevada ballistics and bombing range. A statement released Tuesday (July 24) by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Air Force said the deaths are ... Read full story
 7/26/2007
Foal Control: Herd Managers Tackle Corolla Horse Population  *
Corolla wild horse herd manager Steve Rogers crept to within 10 feet of a black mare grazing in a wax myrtle thicket. A stallion stood nearby pawing the ground, agitated over the intruder. Using an air-powered pistol, Rogers fired a dart into the mare's rear hip, injecting a chemical that prevents pregnancy. The mare bolted a few steps away while ... Read full story
 6/9/2007
Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Offered in Columbus, Ohio   *
The Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) will offer approximately 80 horses and possibly a few burros for adoption at the Cooper Arena at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio. "There will be some exceptional horses from the Western ranges there, and you can adopt one for a minimal adoption fee starting at $125," said BLM-ES State Director ... Read full story
 2/7/2007
Officials Checking Into Allegations of Wild Horse Mistreatment  *
State and federal officials are looking into allegations that wild horses taken from public range are being mistreated on a private Albany County, Wyo., ranch. Marty Griffith, Bureau of Land Management deputy director in Wyoming, said Wednesday a team of veterinarians is scheduled to visit the ranch Monday to assess the condition of more than 300 ... Read full story
 1/19/2007
Alberta Wild Horse Shootings Prompt Reward for Information   *
Three wild horses that died of gunshot wounds were found on public land near Sundre, Alberta, on New Year's Day. The discovery has prompted an area wild horse advocacy group to offer a reward for information on the perpetrator. The three equine victims bring the total number of Alberta wild horses shot in the past three years up to 16. COURTESY ... Read full story
 1/17/2007
Corolla Wild Horse Fund Members Concerned About Va. Mustangs  *
Keepers of the wild horse herd in Corolla, N.C., are worried about a Spanish mustang fund proposed in Virginia and the competition it could create. Legislation submitted this week in Richmond would establish a fund to pay for containing and recapturing wild horses roaming from North Carolina. Karen McAlpin, director of the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, ... Read full story
 1/13/2007
Wild Horse And Burro Round-Up To Proceed  *
America's Wild Horse Advocates try to halt the BLM's herd management programA Las Vegas federal judge has refused to stop the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from rounding up wild horses and burros Tuesday in the Spring Mountains west of Las Vegas. America's Wild Horse Advocates filed an emergency motion earlier this week and argued that the federal ... Read full story
 1/1/2007
El Rito Ranger District Plans Wild Horse Adoption   *
Wild horses rounded up on the Carson National Forest northeast of El Rito in Taos, N.M., are available for adoption. A contractor has captured 31 horses on the Jarita Mesa in an effort to reduce the population in the area. Carson spokesman Ignacio Peralta says the US Forest Service hopes to round up 75 before foaling season in April. Forest officials ... Read full story
 12/7/2006
Adoptions in Store for Corolla Horses After Bumper Crop of Foals Arrives  *
More than two dozen foals were born this year to the wild horses of Corolla, N.C., pushing the herd above its designated limits and meaning more of the animals will be available for adoption. With about 30 foals, the herd stands at 108 animals--well above the desired population of 60 in a management plan adopted six years ago. "I think it was just ... Read full story
 12/4/2006
14 Wild Horses Find Homes through BLM Auction   *
Fourteen wild horses from the Pryor Mountain National Wild Horse Range were adopted in September, the Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday (Oct. 4). The highest bid was $1,500 for a red roan yearling filly, said Sandy Brooks, Billings field manager for the Bureau of Land Management. The adoption was conducted through a sealed bid process with ... Read full story
 10/5/2006
BLM Seeks Two New Holding Pastures  *
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs two new pasture holding facilities west of the Mississippi River. This additional space will be for horses housed in long-term, all of which are located currently in Kansas and Oklahoma. "We are reaching the capacity limits of our existing pasture facilities," said Tom Gorey, BLM spokesperson, on Sept. 21. According ... Read full story
 9/23/2006
Care for Adopted Wild Horses and Burros  *
Wild horses and burros adapt well to changes in their natural environments. The same holds true for their transition to domestic life. With a few preventive measures, they should have few health problems and won't need veterinary care beyond that appropriate for any new horse or burro added to the backyard herd. After the Bureau of Land Management ... Read full story
 7/1/2006
Freedom Contained  *
Romantic images swirl through the mind when one considers America's wild horses. For some the image might be that of a beautiful wild stallion racing across the prairie, mane and tail flying in the wind as he celebrates his freedom. For others, the image might be a temporarily helpless newborn foal lying in the grass, its mother hovering over it. Movies ... Read full story
 7/1/2006
Strangles Outbreak Spreading Among New Forest Ponies   *
An outbreak of strangles among the wild New Forest ponies is spreading, according to an article in The Salisbury Journal, a United Kingdom weekly newspaper. (Read the full Journal article here.) Although no definite numbers have been released, reports indicate more than 10 ponies are currently infected, according to the article. The New Forest pony ... Read full story
 6/2/2006
Drought Forces Bureau of Land Management to Limit Births  *
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed the use of a non-hormonal contraceptive--porcine zona pellucida (PZP)--over the next five years to limit equine overpopulation of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. BLM officials say the range has been taxed by drought conditions and growing herds. In an Associated Press (AP) article, Linda Coates-Markle, ... Read full story
 6/1/2006
Drought Forces BLM to Limit Births  *
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed the use of a non-hormonal contraceptive, porcine zona pellucida (PZP), over the next five years to limit equine overpopulation of Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. BLM authorities say the range has been taxed by recent drought conditions. In an Associated Press (AP) article, Linda Coates-Markle, BLM's ... Read full story
 4/18/2006
Ford Raises $200,000 to help Wild Horses  *
More than 26,000 wild horses and burros are currently housed in temporary Bureau of Land Management (BLM) holding sites, and the Ford Motor Company is offering $200,000 to eligible rescue groups to reduce that number. In May 2005, Ford introduced the "Save the Mustangs" fund with the help of the BLM and Take Pride America (www.takepride.gov), and ... Read full story
 4/12/2006
AAEP Convention 2005: Horseman's Day Unwanted Horse   *
What is an unwanted horse? An unwanted horse is a horse within the domestic equine population that is deemed by its owner to no longer be useful or needed, said Nat Messer, DVM, Dipl. ABVP, during the Horseman's Day session at the 51st annual AAEP Convention in Seattle, Wash., Dec. 3-7, 2005. Messer explained that unwanted horses range from being ... Read full story
 2/17/2006
Przewalski's Horses Return from Brink of Extinction   *
Scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) recently recommended that the World Conservation Union (IUNC) upgrade the status of the wild Asian Przewalski's (pronounced zeh-val-skee) horses from "extinct" to "endangered" after their successful reintroduction into the wild. A group of 60 ZSL scientists recently evaluated the population of ... Read full story
 12/27/2005
Alliance Works to Control Wild Horse Fertility  *
A non-hormonal contraceptive, porcine zona pellucida (PZP), has given birth to an alliance between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The two organizations agreed to work together on using this drug to control the wild horse population at a November meeting held in Santa Fe, N.M. The HSUS holds ... Read full story
 12/16/2005
Shoeing Wild Horses
Q: I've just adopted a wild horse and have heard that they often don't need shoes. She is in a quarter-acre dry lot connected to a 10-acre irrigated pasture for turn-out. Do we need to shoe her? Mary A: This is an excellent question; there has been a lot of debate lately about when a domestic horse needs to be shod. Wild horses and burros usually ... Read full story
 12/1/2005
U.S. Department of the Interior Asks for Help with Mustangs and Burros   *
Editor's Note: The U.S. Department of the Interior sent this press release on July 28 requesting help with the increasing populations of mustangs and burros that are exceeding the carrying capacity of government acreage and holding facilities. The crisis facing wild horses and burros on public lands has reached a critical point. Horse lovers have ... Read full story
 9/1/2005
Government Agencies and Private Adoption Group Team up for Mustang Event  *
In the second annual event sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management, the USDA Forest Service, and the Central Oregon Wild Horse Coalition (COWHC), nine mustangs gathered from eastern Oregon public lands will be offered for adoption on Sept. 18. The horses will be available for a minimum bid of $125 to qualified adopters after two days of gentling. COURTESY ... Read full story
 8/8/2005
Wild Horse Amendment Passes House   *
Wild horses and burros that are eligible for slaughter had a victory on May 19 when the appropriations bill for the Department of the Interior 2006 budget (H.R. 2361) passed the House of Representatives. Among hundreds of lines of text outlining the 2006 budget for the department, including funding for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Wild ... Read full story
 7/1/2005
Wild Horses Slaughtered at Cavel  *
According to an April 21 AP newswire story, six wild mustangs that were sold to a private owner in Oklahoma have been slaughtered at Cavel International in DeKalb, Ill. Celia Boddington, spokeswoman for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), says the recent sale of the horses is being investigated. The transaction that occurred that allowed the horses ... Read full story
 4/22/2005
Wild Horse Dispersal Under New Legislation  *
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has begun selling the wild horses and burros under its care due to the new stipulations of the amended 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Act. The first group to benefit from the new legislation was Wild Horses Wyoming, LLC. The group purchased 200 mares on March 1. Ron Hawkins, ranch operations partner with Wild Horses ... Read full story
 3/21/2005
Bill Introduced to Restore Prohibition of Wild Horses to Slaughter  *
Congressman Nick Rahall of West Virginia introduced a bill (H.R. 297) to the House of Representatives on Jan. 25 that would restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild horses and burros. In a speech to the 109th Congress, Rahall said, "My legislation is necessary because of 36 lines that were hidden away in the recently enacted ... Read full story
 1/26/2005
Bill Rider Makes Wild Horses Eligible for Slaughter  *
Some feral horses and burros rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are now eligible to be sold at public auctions to the highest bidder. The appropriations bill for 2005 (H.R. 4818) was made public law on Dec. 7. This bill had a rider attached to it on Nov. 20, 2004, by Sen. Conrad Burns of Montana that concerned the wild horse and burro ... Read full story
 12/13/2004
Birth Control For Rescue Horses  *
This summer, Habitat for Horses, a non-profit equine rescue center in Hitchcock, Texas, began giving mares the porcine zona pellucida (PZP) vaccine, an animal form of birth control. Since HR 857, a bill that would eliminate the slaughter of horses in and from the United States for human consumption, was put into sub-committee, horse rescue groups are ... Read full story
 8/23/2004
Future of Wyoming Wild Horses  *
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will remove up to 1,400 excess wild horses from six herd management areas in the southwest and south-central Wyoming rangelands, according to The Casper Star Tribune. The BLM's appropriate management level, set forth by the state, is about 3,263 horses. In recent years, the wild horse population in Wyoming has reached ... Read full story
 8/23/2004
Wild Horses and Burros   *
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, manages the majority of the wild horses and burros in the United States. The agency manages these animals on the public rangelands consistent with BLM's multiple-use mission, which takes into consideration natural resources such as wildlife and vegetation, and other ... Read full story
 2/1/2004
Field and Stream Advocates Donkey BBQ  *
Field and Stream columnist Thomas McIntyre is free in this country to say what he pleases, but methinks he's gone too far. While he rambles around quite a bit in his column, taking pokes and jabs at all equids and their owners along the way, his final paragraph is something that horse owners should read and ponder. If you have any thoughts on this ... Read full story
 11/10/2003
Horse Sense Used in Making Animated Film  *
Most horse owners cringe when they see non-horse people trying to present equines to the public based on what they think they know. At DreamWorks, which is releasing the animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron on May 24, animators and those involved with the full-length film were taught about the reality of horses, from behavior to anatomy and ... Read full story
 5/14/2002
Wild Horse and Burro Management  *
"Be it enacted by the Senate and Horse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, The Congress finds and declares that wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West; that they contribute to the diversity of life forms within the Nation and enrich the lives of the ... Read full story
 1/1/2002
Emergency Roundup  *
A total of 353 horses was gathered in an emergency roundup Oct. 2-4 in the Paisley Desert Herd Management Area (HMA) in Oregon, part of the Lakeview Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The herd is gathered periodically to maintain a manageable number of horses for the territory's ecological balance. The roundup was scheduled three ... Read full story
 11/2/2001
Animal Rights Groups Sue BLM   *
The Fund for Animals and Animal Legal Defense Fund sued the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Sept. 20 to block the removal of 21,000 feral horses from federal lands in the western United States. The groups say that the BLM hasn't prepared a study of its strategy to remove half of all wild horses and burros from public lands. The BLM has managed feral ... Read full story
 11/1/2001
Chincoteague Ponies  *
Chincoteague is such a unique name and place that it is impossible to confuse it with anything or anywhere else. From children who have read Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague, to travel buffs who ended up on the island in search of a coastal getaway like no other, the experience and the images are singular. But while the annual July pony penning ... Read full story
 10/10/2001
The Natural Hoof: A Sign of the Times  *
The popular image of the American "wild" horse has gone through a lot of changes in recent years. Once the epitome of the wild and free animal in a Marlboro cigarette commercial, the wild horse soon was denigrated to the enemy of the Western rancher, a competitor for forage with valuable cattle during years of drought. Then came the Bureau of Land ... Read full story
 10/10/2001
Protecting the Wild Herds  *
Wild horses have captured the imagination of the American public for many years. Books have been written, movies have been made, and young and old have harbored fantasies of catching and taming a wild stallion which will become their own super horse. There are others who like to think that the wild horses running free and unfettered are a symbol of ... Read full story
 10/8/2001
Wild Wisdom  *
It is a stirring sight to watch a band of wild horses on the run across a prairie or valley floor, manes and tails flowing in the wind. If they are in rugged country, they won't slow their pace when the trail winds its way up a bluff. Sure-footed, they will scramble to the top and pause, etched against the skyline, nostrils flared, ears up, keen eyes ... Read full story
 10/8/2001
Animal Rights Groups Sue BLM  *
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 10/5/2001
Wild Horse Overpopulation  *
The wild horse is an animal most of us see as a beautiful, capable, defiant creature, comfortable in his environment and not needing human intervention to survive. However, this is not always the case, at least not in the United States. Wild horse herds in the western United States (Nevada and Montana) have grown to nearly double the number of animals ... Read full story
 10/1/2001
Barefoot Benefits  *
We often assume a horse needs shoes without really thinking about why or how that affects a horse's overall health. Yet standard veterinary texts, such as books by James Rooney, DVM, and O.R. Adams, DVM, on equine lameness, refer to shoeing as a "necessary evil." What makes shoeing necessary in some instances is the need for additional traction caused ... Read full story
 7/1/2001
Internet Adoption Of Wild Horses and Burros   *
The U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management will be holding an on-line Wild Horse and Burro Internet adoption June 28-July 19. Your family can adopt a horse or burro with just a click of your computer's mouse. There will be 44 healthy, trainable animals available for on-line adoption. These animals are known for their hardiness, soundness ... Read full story
 6/1/2001
Wild Herd Dispersed  *
Controversy arose when feral horses from Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota were culled for open auction (as opposed to BLM-type adoptions) in October 2000. The problem was that mares and stallions culled from the herd for auction carry North America's oldest and purest feral horse bloodlines. This isolated herd of horses is the surviving ... Read full story
 1/1/2001
Online Mustang Adoption a Success  *
Thirty-five mustangs recently were adopted via cyberspace in the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sixth Internet auction. More than 288 e-mail applications flooded into BLM computer in-boxes during the three- week window for applications and bidding. The adoption offered a wide variety of wild horses, such as Kiger ... Read full story
 1/1/2001
Wildfires Spark Wild Horse Adoption  *
Severe drought conditions and recent wildfires throughout the western United States have destroyed thousands of acres of habitat for America's wild horses and burros (WH&B), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is conducting emergency gathers to save as many of these animals as possible. "We could be facing emergency gathers of more than 4,000 ... Read full story
 9/1/2000
Looking for a 'Wild' Summer Project? Why Not Adopt a Horse or Burro?  *
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has got a 'wild' summer idea for you. Approximately 100 wild horses and burros will be available for adoption at The Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Facility at Cross Plains, Tennessee on May 20-21, 2000. A variety of animals will be available—yearling males, females, geldings, male ... Read full story
 5/1/2000
Calming Influences  *
Calming a Mustang Stud Last fall I adopted a wild mustang stud. It is my first horse. Should this guy be fixed? Will it calm his wild and spooky attitude? Can you tell me how you do it? I want to start training him this spring. Will, Alabama Having your mustang stallion fixed is probably a good plan, particularly since he is your first horse. ... Read full story
 5/1/2000
Wild Horses Available With A Few Clicks   *
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a Wild Horse Adoption live on the Internet starting April 12, 2000. The upcoming adoption will offer 9 saddle broke horses from Wyoming, 20 halter broke horses from Colorado, and 10 burros from Arizona. These animals are known for their hardiness, soundness and intelligence ... Read full story
 4/1/2000
Millennium Mustang Adoption -- A Success in Cyberspace   *
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) started the new millennium off in a big way—adopting 35 mustangs through cyberspace. Over 288 applications flooded into BLM computer e-mail in-boxes during the three week window for applications and bidding. The adoption offered a wide variety of exceptional wild horses, such as ... Read full story
 2/1/2000
First National Wild Horse Satellite Adoption   *
Eighty-seven wild horses from Nevada will find new homes in 19 states after a lively competitive bidding session via satellite on August 6. “Response to the first nationally televised satellite auction was tremendous,” said Bob Abbey, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada State Director. “We had bidders from all over the United States compete for ... Read full story
 8/13/1999
Wild Horse And Burro Center to Celebrate 20th Anniversary   *
The only year-round wild horse and burro adoption center east of the Mississippi will celebrate 20 years of operation by offering hundreds of wild horses for adoption to qualified equine enthusiasts on Sept. 10 and 11, 1999. There will also be wild horse training demonstrations, a trained mustang horse show, and special educational activities for the ... Read full story
 8/13/1999
Wild Horse And Burro Office Opens In Tennessee   *
The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States Office is opening a Wild Horse and Burro Office in Lebanon, Tennessee, southeast of the Eastern Wild Horse and Burro Contract Adoption Facility in Cross Plains on May 24, 1999. "Tennesseans rank among the nation's most loyal wild horse and burro supporters," said W. Hord Tipton, ... Read full story
 5/14/1999
False EIA-Positive Mustang Foals Go Up For Adoption   *
Twelve Mustang foals will be among horses offered for adoption at a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) adoption in Stillwater, Okla., April 10. Ten gentled and halter-trained geldings, 12 untrained mares, and four gentled jack burros will also be available. The foals are a special group because of their health history. These twelve are now certified ... Read full story
 4/2/1999
Update: Clean Bill Of Health For EIA-Positive Mustang Foals   *
Eleven Mustang foals taken to Oklahoma State University last summer when they tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA) now have tested negative. A temporary restraining order filed by the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had allowed the foals to be quarantined and ... Read full story
 2/26/1999
Three Charged In The Slaughter Of 34 Wild Horses   *
A construction worker and two Marines have been accused of the wild horse killings in Nevada December, 27, 1998, for sport. The shootings, which left 34 horses dead and several wounded, have sparked immense interest by the public and a reward fund to find the perpetrators grew to $35,000. Anthony Merlino, 20, was arrested Tuesday January, 12, for ... Read full story
 1/15/1999
Wild Horses Shot To Death   *
On Sunday and Monday, December 27 and 28, twenty-five horses were found shot to death in or near Devil's Flat valley, Nevada. An additional six horses were found via a helicopter search on Tuesday, December 29. A total of thirty-one bodies were found. This is the largest single shooting of wild horses in Nevada since the mid-1980s when 600 horses were ... Read full story
 12/31/1998
New Agreement Provides More Protection For Wild Horses   *
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have entered into an agreement to help ensure that wild horses under federal care are not slaughtered. "This agreement closes an avenue unscrupulous people have tried to use to circumvent the laws that protect these animals," BLM Director Pat Shea said. "I appreciate ... Read full story
 11/6/1998
EIA Testing Of Wild Free-Roaming Horses   *
Every year, the majority of new cases of equine infectious anemia (EIA) is found in the same states where EIA has been diagnosed with the highest frequency since testing was initiated in the early 1970s. Thus, an untested reservoir of infection appears to be present and serves as a source for transmission to our mobile and tested population. In areas ... Read full story
 10/9/1998
Rare Caspian Foal Born At Memphis Zoo   *
Hisan, a seven-year-old gray Caspian mare made history at the Memphis Zoo August 15 by giving birth to Xerxes, the first Caspian horse born in a U.S. zoo. Named after predecessor of King Darius the Great of Persia, Xerxes (ZERK-CEES) was born at 6:40 p.m. The young colt was born weighing approximately 45 pounds. “I didn't get to see him drop, but ... Read full story
 9/4/1998
Wild Horses EIA Update   *
The week of July 1 saw the completion of the third phase of the gather of BLM horses in the Agency Draw area where all 50 animals tested negative for EIA. Previously, in the East Bonanza Horse Management Area only one horse of 97 was found to be positive for EIA. However, 51% of the horses tested on BLM ground west of the management unit, in the area ... Read full story
 7/10/1998
BLM Proposes New Policy for the Transportation of Wild Horses   *
In an effort to improve health and safety conditions for wild horses, Bureau of Land Management Director Pat Shea recently announced new requirements for large trailers that transport the animals from holding facilities to adoptions around the country. "The welfare of wild horses comes first," Shea said. "We want to reduce the chance for injury and ... Read full story
 7/2/1998
Caspian Horses Debut At Memphis Zoo  *
Ancient history caught up with modern times as the Memphis Zoo welcomed two new members into its Zoo family—Caspian horses. The Memphis Zoo is the only zoo in the United States to exhibit these small horses and is one of only six breeders in the country. “This is such a great opportunity for us to continue the work conserving this breed,” said Farm ... Read full story
 6/5/1998
Genetic Marker Analysis Of Feral Horses   *
Since the passage of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act in 1971, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been charged with managing wild horse populations on public lands. The management policy must often obtain a balance between preserving the horse herds and maintaining the often delicate ecosystems in which the horses live. To maintain ... Read full story
 4/9/1998




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