Like the Virginia Range, where the horses roam mostly on private land, the San Luis herd is not protected by the WHB Act.
They exist in a legal no-man’s land, living by the goodwill of off-grid homesteaders and the tolerance of ranchers according to a story by The Colorado Springs Gazette.
Judy Barnes, their caretaker for nearly 30 years, says they’ve survived because they’re overlooked.
She is opposed to any intervention by the BLM, which she sees as an enemy of wild horses.
What about CDA and its legal mandate to provide resources and support for humane management—a codeword for mass sterilization—in the state’s four HMAs?
Consider the experience of TJ Holmes, the pesticide pusher at Spring Creek Basin who sits on the Wild Horse Advisory Committee.
The herd, in her estimation, is now on the edge of continued genetic viability.
The article said she has brought in mares from other areas to strengthen the gene pool, which is the only way to save other herds ruined by the advocates.
They, and their darting programs, are a dead end for America’s wild horses.
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