The off-range corrals are now filling up with horses from the Eagle Complex.

When you get out of your car, their heads go up.  If you approach the fence, they bolt.

Yes, Virginia, they really are wild.

Critics argue that they’re escaped ranch stock, nothing special, and while that’s true in some cases, it was generations ago.  There’s no domestication in these guys.

They don’t want anything to do with humans.  As you can see below, safety is more important than food.

What happens when they’re placed into training programs with 100-day timeframes?

Their spirits are literally broken.  The goal is to cashier as many horses as possible through the programs, so more can be removed from the range and their food sold to public-lands ranchers.

Palomino Valley can hold up to 1,850 horses on 98 acres, according to personnel in the office.

Can you imagine the conditions for the horses if the CAFO proposed by Equine Elite is built near Burns, WY, with a capacity of 5,000 horses on a bit more than 80 acres?

RELATED: Laramie County BOC Postpones Decision on Rule Change.

The amendment requested by Equine Elite—to reduce the setback radius around CAFOs by 67%—will reduce the stakeholder base by as much as 89%, because a circle of one mile radius covers only 11% of the area marked by a circle of three mile radius.

So, what will happen at subsequent meetings?  Will the county commissioners throw in with the big-government bullies from Equine Elite—who don’t care what the residents think—or will they respect the wishes of the people that put them into office?

RELATED: Laramie County BOC Postpones Decision on Rule Change.

Q.

Name: Kerri Miller

Email: jmiller22@hotmail.com

Website: Fuelconsults.com

Comment: It looks like you’ve misspelled the word “Flyin” on your website.  I thought you would like to know :).  Silly mistakes can ruin your site’s credibility.  I’ve used a tool called SpellScan.com in the past to keep mistakes off of my website.

-Kerri

A.

Dear Kerri,

Maybe next time you should mind your own business.  In case you’re a real person.

Regards,

Western Horse Watchers

Loss of access by special interests that try to run Washington, D.C., according to William Perry Pendley, acting director of the BLM, in a guest column posted today by The Hill.

Don’t worry, the NCBA and PLC have probably found office space in Grand Junction.

RELATED: Wild Horse and Burro Program Driven by Special Interests?

Maybe so, at least according to last night’s SOTU speech, but the number of ranchers who depend on the federal government for their livelihoods was unchanged.

We don’t know.  That’s the problem.

Who knows.  That’s the problem.

Because their most holy and sacred cow will be seriously threatened when the Six Million Dollar Justice passes on to her eternal reward.

Adoption and foster care may be options but not for those afflicted with LGBTQ.

RELATED: The Ad Hoc Impeachment.

The acting director of the BLM, William Perry Pendley, has been attacked in recent months for his beliefs about wild horses and federal ownership of public lands.

We don’t know what he and other Trump administration officials have been told about America’s wild horses and burros but his remarks don’t appear to be reasonable on the basis of the available evidence.

However, we can be fairly sure that those opposing his agenda are mostly liberals who believe that everything should be controlled by an all-powerful centralized government, which they, of course, would run.

So before you dismiss the idea of selling off [some] public lands, imagine for a few minutes how it could benefit our wild horses and burros.

• Wild horses and burros would be authorized on all the lands where they were found when the WHB Act was signed into law
• Additional lands beyond the Herd Areas would be designated as buffer zones, fully accessible to horses and burros
• The buffer zones would contain enough acreage to offset current and future losses of forage attributable to petroleum exploration, mining, timber production and recreational activities, as well as the return of all horses and burros now held in off-range corrals and long-term pastures
• Livestock grazing would be prohibited on these lands
• The WHB Act would be restored to its original form
• The needs of horses and burros would be balanced with those of wildlife, per the original statute, especially endangered species
• Ranchers could bid on lands not designated for WHB or any other purpose deemed to be of national or local interest
• Ranchers would pay taxes on their parcels (like everybody else) and bear the full cost of operating and maintaining them
• No more federal payments for rangeland improvements (currently $10 million per year) because the grazing program no longer exists
• Ranchers would be exposed to market forces and their fate would be placed in the hands of American consumers
• Horses and burros that stray onto private lands would be returned to their home ranges, not placed in off-range corrals, pastures, sanctuaries or preserves
• Local advocacy groups would be allowed to construct and maintain various improvements that benefit the horses and burros

The last step would be to reorganize or close the government bureaucracies associated with public-lands ranching and amend the statutes as needed.

KTLA News reported yesterday that the final environmental impact statement for the proposed Gemini project has been released for public review.

The facility will produce 690 megawatts (for a few hours on either side of mid day) and will require 7,100 acres.  It will be situated on the south side of I-15, between the Moapa Indian Reservation and the Muddy Mountains, home to a small herd of wild burros.

The BLM news release appeared on Monday.  Project documentation can be found here.

The map does not show any battery storage buildings, which are in the scope, according to the report.

The project means only one thing for Nevada ratepayers: Their electric bills will be going up, all in the name of climate change, a hoax if ever there was one.

A conventional gas-fired combined-cycle power plant, needed for backup (because, you know, night) would require less than 100 acres and would produce power that’s clean, dependable and affordable, 24/7, rain or shine.

If the lights flicker next time you’re in Las Vegas, it might be the burros chewing on the solar panels, for they, unlike the investors, can spot a boondoggle miles away.

Refer to this opinion piece in Soapboxie, posted today.  The writer has the right idea but there are several errors in his assessment.  What are they?  Show your work.

What do these things have in common?

• Overpopulation narrative
• Plans based on false premises (such as the Path Forward)
• Roundups
• Fertility control
• Chemical sterilization (extended use of contraceptives)
• Surgical sterilization
• Sex ratio skewing
• Sale without limitations
• Adoption events
• Adoption incentives
• Trainer Incentive Program
• Extreme Mustang Makeover
• Inmate training programs
• Sanctuaries and preserves
• New off-range corrals and pastures

They all convey the same message: OFF THE RANGE.  Get wild horses and burros off public lands (so they can be replaced by privately owned cattle and sheep).

Many of these ideas are accepted and promoted by the so-called advocacy groups and government agencies charged with the care of these animals.

The truth will set you free, but first, as Rick Gore says, it will piss you off…because you’ve been on the wrong side of the debate.

Why not let 2020 be the year that you started pushing back against the lies and did something for America’s horses not to America’s horses?

Conflict and division will always exist because evil always tries to subdue the good.

Those who ask “Why can’t we all just get along?” are already whipped.

What exactly have they done to push back against the public-lands ranchers?

Not a damn thing.

Yet they’re doing everything they can to destroy the Virginia Range mustangs—the herd that defies the wild horse narrative and contradicts the lies of the BLM.

Velma would be shocked.

The organization is so far gone that it can only be salvaged by a complete change of leadership.  Don’t give them a penny.

The proposal would protect America’s wild horses by (OMG) removing privately owned cattle and sheep from public lands in the western U.S.  You knew that, right?

RELATED: ‘Path Forward’ Opponents Gather at National Mall.

The year isn’t quite over, but almost certainly the top story would be the announcement on 04-22-19 of the ill-conceived ‘Path Forward’ and its eventual funding by Congress.

Honorable mentions would include the

• Shootings on Clark Mountain HA, Heber WHT and Floyd County
• Turmoil in Laramie County regarding the high-capacity adoption center
• Loss of Cedar Island Horses during Hurricane Dorian

Information about these and other events can be found in the Index.

We still have a representative republic, so let your voice be heard.

It’s not about about evidence, it’s not about witnesses and it’s not about due process.

It’s about the Supreme Court and what happens to the liberal agenda when the Six Million Dollar Justice passes on to her eternal reward.

You see, there are some things in this country, such as the fundamental transformation, that are too important to be left to the voters.

Just ask the residents of Laramie County.

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Refer to this report by Associated Press, posted today.  The legislation, which goes into effect tonight, keeps the federal government afloat through September 30 of next year.

The non-defense bill provides a hefty down payment on the disastrous ‘Path Forward.’

RELATED: Senate Approves Spending Bill for FY 2020.

The horses weren’t federally protected but they were killed just the same.  Here’s a recap of similar incidents on federal lands since the summer of 2018:

• Spruce-Pequop HMA, Nevada, eight wild horses shot
• Heber WHT, Arizona, eleven wild horses shot
• Clark Mountain HA, California, 46 wild burros shot

In these cases, each count carries a penalty of one year in prison and a fine of $2,000.

RELATED: Reward Grows in Floyd County Wild Horse Case.

UPDATE: The reward is now $15,000 according to a story by the Washington Post.

The measure passed by a 71 to 23 vote, according to a story by Associated Press, which includes $21 million for an aggressive wild horse population reduction strategy.  Go to Division D, Title I in the HR 1865 text.

The President said he would sign it before tomorrow’s midnight deadline.

RELATED: House Approves FY 2020 Spending Package.