The incident began on January 6. Gather stats through January 10:
- Horses captured: 195
- Goal: 1,131
- Returned: 0
- Deaths: 3
- Shipped: 77
Three horses were put down on Day 4 due to pre-existing conditions. They would likely be alive today if it wasn’t for the roundup.
No youngsters have been gathered. Roughly 44% of captured adults were males and 56% were females. Some of the mares are probably within a few weeks of foaling.
Body condition scores are not known.
The HMA of origin was not reported. Three HMAs are involved in the roundup.
The number of unaccounted-for animals is 115. The contractor is probably holding them on site.
Some of the mares will be returned to the range after treatment with contraceptives.
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