He’s one of the greatest proponents of the herd according to a story posted yesterday by the Powell Tribune.
The 2025 population dataset put the size at 149 and he’s already darted 45, which may be close to 100% of the breeding-age mares. Any left for the advocates?
His efforts are not mentioned at their darting page.
The HMA is a curated horse exhibit. There’s nothing natural about it.
- Sterilized mares
- Tiny breeding population
- Lack of genetic diversity
- Abnormal sex ratio
- Massive human involvement
- Habitat fragmented by allotments
- Selection for faulty immune systems
All of this to prop up a failed industry, referred to in the article as the folks with stock.
Western Horse Watchers Association 