Western Horse Watchers Association
Exposing the Hypocrisy, Lies and Incompetence of the Wild Horse Advocates
Crack in PVC adapter at check valve. Leak stops when pump shuts off. The corrugated plastic sheet deflects the spray away from electrical equipment.
Fortunately, the defect was upstream of the check valve. If it was downstream, the system would continually lose pressure and the pump would be running frequently to refill the tanks.
Make sure your horses have enough water before attempting a repair!
Totally off the grid, near Cold Creek, NV. C’mon all you preppers and 2A/3P, let’s see what you got! Nevada high desert!
Too early to say. If the storm makes landfall near the North/South Carolina state line, which is where the current track puts it, the Outer Banks, and the wild horses thereon, will be on the bad side (onshore wind and water). Would a Cat 3 storm put the place under water? See the story posted today in the Charlotte Observer.
Short video of the branch that fell on the roof of an old horse shelter 09/05/18.
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Ten to twelve inmate-trained horses will be offered for adoption September 15 at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove, CA. Refer to the BLM news release posted earlier today. Bidding starts at $300.
Joe Misner, on the right in this photo from the 2018 Western States Horse Expo, coordinates the R3C wild horse training program.
RELATED: 2018 WSHE – BLM Mustangs.
Refer to the story posted today by the Charlotte Observer. The contraceptive of choice is PZP and it’s applied to mares aged five or less and fifteen and older.
A few miles to the south, at Shackleford Banks, fertility control was stopped in 2009.
What’s the difference?
There is a rule in the unwritten code of wild horse advocacy that says you don’t participate in anything that results in fewer horses on the range. Fertility control, however, seems to be an exception. The code word is ‘humane management.’
Corolla wild horses out for an early afternoon stroll. These animals have been on U.S. soil longer than those of the American west. H/T S&K vids.
Large branch fell on old horse shelter 09/05/18, caving in roof. Horses have not been kept in there for over ten years.
A stallion named Willie Nelson brings his band in for a drink, courtesy of Wild Horse Warriors. H/T HighStakesRanch.
RELATED: Volunteers Bring More Water to Sand Wash Horses.
Why is it a good idea to keep water troughs away from fences, gates and other obstructions?
Thirsty stallions visit a water tank on Sand Wash Basin HMA. H/T Steve Hostetler.
RELATED: Volunteers Still Hauling Water to Sand Wash Horses.
A news release issued today states that the National Advisory Board will meet in Salt Lake City October 9 – 11 to provide recommendations to the BLM on the WHB program.
The subject of the conference will be wild horses and burros. The stated reason for the meeting is the adverse effects of WHB overpopulation on western rangelands. The real reason for the meeting is the adverse effects of WHB on public-lands ranching.
The Board will visit a nearby HMA on the first day, presumably one that hasn’t been gathered this year (will be hard to find in Utah).
The last two days will probably be devoted to freeing up more forage for livestock, on lands set aside for horses and burros.
It’s not about saving money. It’s not about saving an endangered species. It’s about an unelected bureaucracy catering to a special interest against the wishes of the American people.
Bait trapping ended 09/04/18, with 89 wild horses removed from the Pancake HMA, according to a news release issued today. Three deaths were reported and no animals were returned to the range. A foal was euthanized on the first day due to injuries received when she was kicked by another horse inside the trap.
The gather was delayed for several weeks due to unfavorable weather.
Captured animals were taken to the Indian Lakes off-range corrals in Fallon, NV, where they will be placed into the WHB adoption program.
Livestock grazing has not been allowed in the area since 2000.
RELATED: Emergency Gather of Pancake Horses to Begin Next Week.
The roundup originally planned for August will begin on September 11, according to a BLM news release issued yesterday. The removal target is still 149 animals. The gather will be open to public observation. Visitors are advised that low flying helicopters will be involved in the operation
The Muddy Creek HMA covers 283,400 acres in central Utah per the announcement and has an AML of 125, for an aimed-at population density of 0.44 animals per thousand acres.
The HMA description says 208,810 acres.
Captured animals will be taken to the Wild Horse Facility in Delta, UT, where they will be prepared for adoption.
Gather stats and daily reports can be found at this page.
The announcement did not indicate if livestock were present on the HMA.
RELATED: Wild Horse Gather Set for Muddy Creek.
The Virginia Ranges will be discussed at the September 5 Nevada Board of Agriculture meeting (item 3A on the agenda). Members of local advocacy groups will attend at the Sparks, NV office. Video of the meeting will be posted when available.
Background info for the discussion appears in this document.
Short but cute. H/T Emersyn Boerner.
Why is it a bad idea to clip a horse’s whiskers?
Onaqui Mountain horses being horses. H/T 19whitey54.
The wild horse herd on the barrier island of Shackleford Banks added 14 foals in 2017, while losing five adults and one foal, for a net increase of eight horses. The population at the beginning of 2018 was 120 horses.
Fertility control has not been applied since 2009. The AML is 130 and the area where the horses roam covers 3000 acres, for an aimed-at population density of 43.3 animals per thousand acres.
No roundups are planned. Livestock are not present in the area.
Refer to the story in Coastal Review Online dated 09/04/18.
The report published by NPS indicated that, of the horses aged twenty years and older, 17 out of 20 are mares (85%). Assuming that mortality is evenly distributed among genders (p = .5), you’d expect to find between four and sixteen mares in the group, using np-chart limits with n = 20.
That you have 17 mares (and 3 stallions) suggests that mortality favors stallions at Shackleford Banks. This result should be attributed to a special cause.
The report did not say if any of the three stallions were band leaders.
Wild horse herds on the east coast barrier islands have been on U.S. soil longer than those of the American west.
The hay troughs below are only about twelve inches deep. You can buy them with taller sidewalls. Why would a shallow trough be better for the horses?
