The incident concluded on February 9, not just gather operations but processing as well, based on the totals in the sidebar.
The numbers don’t balance but they tell you there are no unaccounted-for animals, no horses in pens awaiting shipment.
Horses captured: 2,692
Horses processed: 2,664 + 3 + 26 = 2,693
The capture and removal goals were 2,875 each.
The death rate was 1.0%. Four horses died accidentally, 22 were killed intentionally.
The capture total included 1,082 stallions, 1,245 mares and 365 foals.
Youngsters represented 13.6% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of eight to nine percent per year.
Of the adults, 46.5% were male and 53.5% were female, no clear evidence of an abnormal sex ratio.
There were no plans to treat any of the captured mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
Video of a horse dragged on a skid sparked advocate outrage.
A Nevada politician used the roundup to push nonmotorized removal.
The BLM paid a very low price for the work.
The incident supported three tenets of rangeland management.
RELATED: East Pershing Roundup Starts Next Week.
UPDATE: BLM issued news release marking end of incident on February 13.
Western Horse Watchers Association 