Youngsters on the Virginia Range, 06/13/17.
Month: November 2017
Tampering with God’s Handiwork
BLM uses helicopters, she uses darts. Results are the same: Fewer horses on the range.
One hundred and forty six lives denied. Seems proud of it too.
How many of you would call the BLM ‘Advocates?’
Mustang Monday
On South Steens HMA.
The Mark of Authenticity
The BLM freeze mark says you’ve got the real deal.
This horse had a signalment key of HF1AAAAAM.
Male or female?
How many socks?
Buckskin or dun?
Link to BLM Freezemark & Signalment Key Decoder.
Horsemanship 101
Not a fan of their discipline but thought this was cute.
Meet the Horse, Meet the Owner
Bad horses are not born, they’re made. If this is what you have to do to stop a horse from being put down then do it.
It’s not the pasture.
He’s not in a class of his own.
It’s you.
If you were trying to teach your horse to pick up his feet or take a halter, would you put him in a round pen and run the crap out of him?
Dominance
Who’s high horse in your herd?
Does he have two legs or four?
Pressure & Release
As little as possible but as much as it takes.
Good Horse Started to Bite
Lecture on ‘horse problems.’ The horse knows if you know.
PZP
You want less of this?
More of this?
You Be Their Voice
On the trail with Ginger Kathrens.
Things to note in the video:
- No bit
- Remarks about digestive systems at 7:10
- Remarks about freedom & family at 11:44
The Red Desert contains the Antelope Hills, Crooks Mountain, Green Mountain, Lost Creek and Stewart Creek HMAs.
Be Good to Your Horse Always
Two things you can do to help him avoid colic:
- Don’t lock him in a stall
- Give him clean fresh water daily
If it’s more work for you it’s better for him.
These guys are not in a barn, they’re in a corral. Pasture would be better.
Water buckets can be dumped, rinsed and refilled daily. Bleached weekly. Mustangs play in their water on hot summer days. Sometimes a bucket gets damaged.
Don’t get mad when your horse acts like a horse. Keep a spare bucket in the barn.
Do you think it’s an accident they’re standing the way they are? No, they’re keeping an eye on their surroundings, especially the photographer. Haven’t decided if he’s friend or foe.
Give your horse choices. If he wants to be in the rain he can be in the rain. If he wants to be under a roof he can be under a roof.
Note the 2×6 rim board added to the pipe panels to satisfy BLM requirements.
If you adopt a mare from the BLM she might be pregnant (unless she’s been in segregated long-term holding for over a year).
Keep Them Up Here
Small band on the Virginia Range, 10/28/17. Elevation approximately 6500 feet.
Mustang Monday
On the Virginia Range.
Horse Heaven Hills
The hills are still there but the horses are gone.
Update 12/04/17: Video scrubbed, the story appears in this article.
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