It’s a pinto colt, born today to a mare named Giggles. See the report posted today by WMDT in Salisbury, MD.
The birth comes two days after a two year old colt was put down following an accident with a motor vehicle.
Author: Western Horse Watchers
Rural Water Systems – Parts
You’ll want to keep some parts on hand to keep your system running smoothly.
- Filter elements
- O-rings for filters
- Wrench for filters
- Bulb for UV unit
- Quartz tube for UV unit
- Pump for well
These items can be stored in the pump house. Filter elements should be replaced when water pressure gets low (takes longer to fill water buckets for your horses). The UV bulb should be replaced annually.
Don’t forget salt pellets for the softener. Not really a spare part but a consumable. Put at least five 50-pound bags in storage. Check the brine tank once a month and add salt as needed.
And Now for Something Completely Different
Herb Alpert, A Taste of Honey.
Leo Kuntz, Guardian of the Nokota Horses, Passes On
He was a Vietnam vet with a couple of medals and a disenchantment with life. Then he discovered wild horses. He followed them in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, buying a few here and there after roundups. He bought 54 horses after a large gather in 1986 and the herd grew to around 600 head. At the time of his death there were around 200 wild horses on the Kuntz ranch.
He called them ‘Nokotas.’
Mr. Kuntz died August 12, at the age of 69, from injuries suffered a few days earlier in a crash of his ATV, according to a report by WDAZ, the ABC affiliate in Grand Forks, ND.
“He took care of them. They were his life. It’s all he had.”
Family and friends are now scrambling to care for the herd.
The horses are traceable in part to ponies confiscated from Sitting Bull and his followers when they surrendered at Fort Buford in 1881.
UPDATE: Video owner no longer allows embedding. View it on YouTube.
UPDATE: Video has been reposted to YouTube.
WHB Coming to Swanzey, NH
Wild horses and a few burros will be offered for adoption at the Cheshire Fairgrounds August 24 – 25, according to a BLM news release posted today. They have been checked by a veterinarian, vaccinated, de-wormed, and blood-tested.
“With kindness and patience, these animals can be trained for many uses.”
A trainer experienced in gentling mustangs will provide demonstrations both days.
WHB posters may be available at the event.
Assateague Horse Euthanized
A two year old colt hit by a vehicle last week on Assateague Island has been put down, according a story posted yesterday in Delmarva Now. The horse was reported down in a salt marsh and unable to stand. He was injured on 08/06/18 but allowed to roam freely after assessing his condition.
August Nights on the Virginia Range, Part 3
Wild horses grazing on private property just before dusk, 08/10/18.
Who Benefits from Wild Horse Gathers?
Look closely at the images between 0:13 and 0:17. Now you know. The wild horse narrative is just that…a cover story. Filmed on the Green Mountain HMA.
H/T American Wild Horse Campaign.
RELATED: Red Desert Gather Announced.
August Nights on the Virginia Range, Part 2
A youngster steps out from behind some trees, 08/10/18.
Volunteers Hauling More Water to Sand Wash Horses
Water deliveries to the Sand Wash Basin HMA have doubled in the last few days according to a story posted 08/14/18 in Steamboat Today. Personnel with Wild Horse Warriors are now bringing 3400 gallons of water to the mustangs.
Continued dry conditions in northwest Colorado, where the HMA is found, may prompt an emergency gather. BLM staff are monitoring the situation.
A fence around the HMA prevents the horses from moving to greener pastures. What might be on the other side? Who would benefit if the horses are confined to a fixed area and can’t reach better sources of food and water?
British Press Covers Roundup at Bible Springs Complex
Captured horses look good. So much for the wild horse narrative and claims of overpopulation and malnutrition. See the photos posted yesterday by the Daily Mail.
Some of the horses involved in the gather are no longer available for comment.
The report did not indicate if cattle and sheep were present on the affected lands.
Also omitted from the coverage are the names of the shitweasels who hide in the shadows while the Bureau of Livestock Multiplication does their dirty work.
August Nights on the Virginia Range, Part 1
Virginia Range mustangs grazing on private land an hour before sunset, 08/10/18.
Horses React to Audio of Virginia Range Mustangs
Played the video at this post while these guys were eating to see if they’d react.
BLM Starts Chemehuevi Burro Gather This Week
BLM will remove up to 140 wild burros from the Chemehuevi HMA in southern California, beginning on 08/15/18, according to a news release posted today. The method of capture will be bait traps. Justification for the roundup was public safety and vehicle hazards. Accommodations for public observation were not addressed.
Captured animals will be taken to the Ridgecrest Off-Range Corrals to be prepared for adoption or purchase.
The HMA is bounded by Hwy 95 on the west and the Colorado River on the east. It covers 138,333 acres and has an AML of 108, for an aimed-at population density of 0.78 animals per thousand acres.
A link for gather stats and daily reports was not provided in the announcement nor was the current population of burros.
Mustang Monday
On the Salt River, Tonto National Forest. H/T Robert Phelps.
How to Make Your Horse Pushy and Disrespectful, Part 3
Feeding wild horses is not recommended. Aggressiveness and obnoxiousness are learned behaviors.
Somebody will get hurt, people will complain and the horses will be removed from the range.
RELATED: Horse Befriended by Campers Removed from Big Summit WHT.
RELATED: How to Make Your Horse Pushy and Disrespectful, Part 2.
Judge Sides with BLM on Three Fingers HMA
Wild horses removed from the Three Fingers HMA in eastern Oregon after the 2016 Cherry Road Fire will not be returned to their home range, according to a report in Capital Press dated 08/10/18.
The fire burned about 90% of the Wildhorse Basin Pasture on the north end of the HMA, which was inhabited by the majority of the horses. The Riverside pasture in the south, inhabited by a smaller percentage of the horses, was not affected. Movement between the two pastures is limited by steep and rugged terrain. Refer to the BLM Emergency Gather Plan for details.
Removal occurred in the Wildhorse Basin Pasture.
BLM argued that horses will migrate from the south and re-establish the herd in the north.
Advocates disagreed, noting that the animals tend to be territorial and in this case would not attempt to cross to the north.
The decision leaves the northern part of the HMA basically free of horses, which may be good news for the government serfs.
Wild horses removed from the nearby Sands Basin HMA after the 2015 Soda Fire were recently returned to their home range.
Life on the Salt River
Swift current, good eats. H/T Julie Ann.
Just Before Five Mile Flat
Looking west across the old Geiger Grade Road, toward Mt. Rose. Materials and supplies came up the hill, silver and gold flowed out. Built in 1862, it was a toll road to Virginia City and the Comstock Lode.
A few hundred feet to the south is a straightaway known as Five Mile Flat, an area frequented by the Virginia Range mustangs.
Suspect in Firebombing of BLM Corral Captured
A fugitive accused of firebombing the Litchfield Off-Range Corral near Susanville, CA in 2001 has been apprehended and taken to Portland, OR, where he appeared in court, pleading not guilty. Refer to this story in The Sacramento Bee, posted 08/10/18.
The suspect was detained in Cuba as he tried to board a flight to Russia. Authorities are holding him in custody as a flight risk and danger to the community.
Charges include conspiracy to commit arson, arson of a government building, and use of a destructive device. Damages to buildings and supplies amounted to $85,000.
