Delamar Roundup Day 8

The incident began on December 6.  Gather stats through December 13:

  • Horses captured: 325
  • Goal: 414
  • Returned: 0
  • Deaths: 15
  • Shipped: 224

Helicopters were grounded on Day 7 due to weather.

One horse was put down on Day 6 and three on Day 8 due to pre-existing conditions, bringing the death rate to 4.6%.

Foals accounted for 15.1% of the horses gathered.  Roughly 51% of captured adults were males and 49% were females.

Body condition scores are not known.

The number of horses shipped is 248 according to the gather page.  No shipments were reported on Day 8.

The number of unaccounted-for animals is 325 – 0 – 15 – 224 = 86.

RELATED: Delamar Roundup Day 5.

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