Gather stats through August 22:
- Horses captured: 348
- Goal: 600
- Deaths: 5
Two studs were put down on August 21 due to pre-existing conditions and another horse was lost to colic.
Foals represented 18.1% of the horses captured.
Body condition scores over the last two days ranged from 3 to 5.
The forage assigned to livestock in the HMA would support an additional 855 wild horses, for a new AML of 1,105. The stocking rate would be 4.2 animals per thousand acres, slightly lower than predicted by the Rule of 5.
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