The guard had to be cut and the horse suffered serious injuries, according to a story posted today by KPNX News of Phoenix.

BONUS QUESTION: Were any of the advocates involved in the rescue wearing ‘Stay Wild’ caps?

The incident, prompted by legal action, will begin on March 21, according to a report posted today by KPHO News of Phoenix, AZ.

Western Horse Watchers was unable to find an announcement on the ASNF news page.

The horses will be drawn into the traps by bait.

The pre-gather population is thought to be around 400.

Delegates from the Salt River Wild Horse Darting Group will meet with Forest Service personnel later this week to discuss options.

The story did not indicate if the area was subject to permitted grazing.

It was signed by the President today according to the Actions Overview for H.R. 2471 at Congress.gov.  Confirmed by White House news release.

Explanatory statements were posted to this page.  Division G covers the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service.

RELATED: Status of FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

The bill was presented to the President yesterday according to the Actions Overview for H.R. 2471 at Congress.gov.

Provisions for the Wild Horse and Burro Program, as of last week, include:

• $137.1 million budget
• $11 million for Montana Solution
• New WHB task force

The continuing resolution that funded the federal government expires today.

The task force will have monthly meetings to review performance metrics, monitor outcomes, and address any delays or setbacks to the implementation of the May 2020 Report to Congress.

A keyword search of the report yielded these results:

• Livestock – 0 occurrences
• Allotment – 0
• Grazing – 0
• Forage – 1
• Permit – 0
• Cattle – 0
• Sheep – 0
• Habitat – 1
• Fencing – 0
• Allocation – 0
• Fragmentation – 0
• Mismanagement – 0

The long-term goal is to achieve and maintain AMLs, which are small relative to the available resources.

The aim of the wild horse and burro program is to minimize its impact on the grazing program.

High Country News looks at a new report by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility in an article posted this morning.

The story precedes a news release just issued by PEER.

In Shannon County, MO with Tim Layton.

The horses will be drawn into the traps with bait, but the chute ordered by the Forest Service to process them was the wrong size, according to a story posted today by the Bend Bulletin of Bend, OR.

RELARED: Big Summit Roundup Attracts Legal Action.

The BLM plans to remove 50% more wild horses from their home range this year than last year, while its budget increased just 18% over the same period according to figures on page 203 of the Division G Explanatory Statement for the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

Worse, the cost of fuel for motorized equipment has skyrocketed, along with the price of feed, so how exactly will the agency achieve those goals?

Removal of excess animals, sometimes referred to as achieving and maintaining AMLs, means shifting the resources back to the public-lands ranchers in areas set aside for wild horses.

Helicopters do the achieving while the advocates do the maintaining.

RELATED: BLM to Receive $137.1 Million in FY 2022 for WHB Program.

The event has been moved to June of next year.

Attendance was light last year.

Protect the Harvest and the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, cheerleaders for the public-lands ranchers, didn’t show up.

On page 11 of the Division G Explanatory Statement for the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress directs the BLM to:

• Offer vacant allotments to permittees affected by drought or wildfire
• Improve the management of active allotments
• Reduce the backlog of permits
• Assess the risk of disease transmission from domestic to wild sheep

A similar order for the Forest Service appears on page 68.

The bill includes the customary $10 million payment for range improvements, derived from grazing fees paid by the ranchers.  Page 12.

Fifty percent of grazing receipts or $10 million, whichever is greater, is returned to the program every year, as authorized by §1751 of FLPMA.

RELATED: Congress Orders New Wild Horse and Burro Task Force?

Described as a national crisis on page 3 of the Division G Explanatory Statement for the 2022 omnibus spending bill, the BLM should not have to shoulder the problem of rising horse populations, degraded range, climate change and invasive species alone.

The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a task force with representation from the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and any other Bureau the Secretary deems appropriate.

Task force membership will be expanded in the future to include representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other agencies with essential skills and expertise.

The Secretary will report to Congress within 90 days of enactment of the bill on the establishment of the task force and a proposed meeting schedule.

The relationship between the task force and the public lands foundation announced in January was not explained in the statement.

RELATED: Congress Authorizes $11 Million for Montana Solution in FY 2022?

Go to page 300, Division G, Title I, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which has been approved by Congress but not yet signed into law.

The bill includes a provision for long-term care and maintenance of excess animals by nonprofit organizations and other appropriate entities.  Section 108, page 327.

Details of the spending plan may be spelled out in a separate report.

A government shutdown was avoided by another continuing resolution that expires on March 15.

On the Salt River with Mark Storto, an area subject to the Montana Solution.

The advocates claim to protect the horses but they’re actually getting rid of them.

RELATED: Barren.