Sand Wash Roundup Over

The incident concluded on July 16 with 38 horses captured, 38 shipped, none released and no deaths.

Results from October 3 are not included.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

The capture and removal goals were 60 and 45.

The capture total included 16 stallions, 17 mares and 5 foals.

Youngsters represented 13.2% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female.

The average daily take was 3.8.

Up to 15 mares were to be treated with PZP and returned to the HMA.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

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