Around the ranch
The fundraising total was $475,000 as of May 20, according to the GoFundeMe page, and the Museum now has the ranch under contract with a closing date of June 30.
The goal was $625,000 with a target date of April 30.
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A new project has been created in ePlanning but no documents have been posted.
The facility provides long-term care and maintenance for up to 2,750 excess animals on a 26,894-acre off-range pasture located on privately lands in Osage County, OK.
The March 2023 Off-Range Facilities Report indicates two such pastures, East and West, with capacities of 1,735 mares and 1,015 geldings, respectively.
Wild horses are removed from their lawful homes on public lands in the western U.S. and sent to these places to die, because most of their food has been assigned to privately owned livestock.
“Excess animals” means more horses than allowed by plan, not more horses than the land can support.
A new project was created this week in ePlanning and a Final DNA has been copied to the documents folder.
There are no opportunities for public comment.
The Proposed Action will continue an existing contract with the Chigley Off-Range Pasture to provide long-term care and maintenance for up to 500 excess animals on a 3,662-acre off-range pasture located on privately owned land in Murray County, OK.
Terms of the agreement were not provided, including duration and rates.
The DNA stated that the agency’s obligation to develop and maintain land use plans is limited to public land and interests in public land, which does not extend to animals, such as wild horses and burros.
The WHB Program Office has authorized periodic increases in the population of up to a 10% to accommodate occasional shipments of excess animals to the facility, which has a capacity of 608 mares according to the March 2023 Off-Range Facilities Report.
The museum has not updated its fundraising page since April 20, but a story posted yesterday by WAVY News said the total has passed $450,000, about 72% of the goal.
The report did not indicate if the April 30 deadline was extended but the GoFundMe page is still active.
RELATED: Beebe Ranch Fundraiser Falling Short, Time Running Out.
The one-horse pony’s economic policies are not working for horse owners, or anybody else for that matter, America’s enemies excepted.
The price of a bale of alfalfa-grass mix was $36 yesterday, 20 bales minimum, putting the cost of feed at $180 per AUM.
The average horse would need about five bales per month.
The price was $19 per bale in July 2021.
Other items on the ticket:
The drive-out price was $1,184. Two years ago, the total would have been around $550.
On public lands, forage sells for $1.35 per AUM, meaning the ranchers are paying less than a penny on the dollar to graze their livestock.
They are further subsidized by taxpayer-funded programs such as the wild horse and burro program, which keeps the pests in check, at least in theory.
The nonprofits have assumed a larger role in the process, poisoning the mares and jennies with restricted-use pesticides, and they want you to pay for that too.
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The museum has received $400,000, according to an update at the GoFundMe page.
The sellers gave the organizers until April 30 to match the developer’s bid of $625,000.
Check out this optical illusion in today’s edition of the Scottish Daily Record, a tabloid based in Glasgow, Scotland.
The full-time position is at the off-range corrals in Hines, OR.
Salary $66,214 per year.
You will lead wranglers and animal caretakers in the operation, maintenance, and coordination of corral responsibilities.
Two tours of the privately owned facility, limited to twenty persons each, will be conducted on May 12, according to today’s news release.
Registration is required.
You may want to ask your tour guide why there are so many animals in off-range holding when there is plenty of food and water in their home range.
One bale of alfalfa-grass mix cost $36 today, 20 bales minimum, the same as January.
The same bale cost $19 in July of 2021.
The average horse would need around five bales per month, putting the cost of feed at $180 per AUM.
Ranchers pay $1.35 per AUM to graze livestock on America’s public lands, including areas designated for wild horses.
That’s one reason why there are 62,000 such animals in off-range holding.
Let the taxpayers foot the bill.
RELATED: Price of Hay Still in Stratosphere.
An update at the GoFundMe page says $240,000 has been collected as of March 21.
Western Horse Watchers does not know if the property has been appraised and the asking price of $625,000 represents fair market value.
Other fundraising events have been scheduled for April.
RELATED: Museum Gets Another Month to Save Beebe Ranch.
The event was cancelled last year. Attendance was light the year before.
This year, it’s set for June 9 to 11 at the Murieta Equestrian Center, Rancho Murieta, CA.
No schedule has been posted.
The facility will reopen after a yearlong closure with an online adoption event scheduled for March 13-20, according to a BLM news release.
The announcement did not indicate that nineteen horses died in those pens because of a strangles outbreak.
Another byproduct of illegal immigration?
A $50,000 reward has been posted according to a story by CBS News in Miami.
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Six reports, partially redacted, have been posted to the Colorado HMA page.
The illness claimed the lives of 146 wild horses at the facility.
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A bale of alfalfa-grass mix fetched $36 today at the local feed store, 20 bales minimum, no change from November. The single-bale price was $37.
The average horse would need around five bales per month, putting the cost of feed at $180 per AUM.
As for the concentrates, in 50-pound sacks, Equine Senior was $35 and rice bran pellets went for $30 each.
Layena Crumbles, for chickens, sold for $29.
The one-horse pony says his policies are working, which would be true if the goal is to put average American families out of business.
Meanwhile, on the range, the new grazing fee should be announced within days.
Ranchers currently pay $1.35 per AUM to feed their livestock on public lands, a bit less than what they’re paying on private lands, including their own, which explains why they want more wild horses crammed into feedlots at taxpayer expense.
RELATED: No Change in Price of Hay.
News reports said the storm on December 31 dumped five inches of rain in a 24-hour period.
That’s equivalent to 135,771 gallons, or 563 tons, on a one-acre parcel.
The ranch covers 20 acres, for a total of 2.7 million gallons.
Your host spent most of the day cleaning drains and trenches to alleviate flooding.
The creek across the street, which drains a much larger area, was gushing.
RELATED: How Much Rain Did We Get?
You know you got a lot of rain when the level in your water buckets went up over the last 24 hours and you couldn’t fill them if you wanted to. Photos taken today.
If you find something you like at Home Depot, go buy another one because when you need to replace it, they won’t have it.
The 18″ True Temper rake discussed previously has been out of stock for over a year but a nearby store had them on December 24, so I bought three.
They were $16 each two years ago but the price last week was $20.
Over the summer the local garden center had similar model by Flexrake. Price was $35.
It’s listed as Vale/Geldings in the November Facility Report, covering 47,883 total acres, including 41,882 deeded acres, with a capacity of 1,000 horses, plus cattle.
More information by listing agent.
The seller, a 2009 Powerball winner, doubled his money in the transaction, according to a story by the Dakota Free Press.
The buyer is Kansas-based farm and ranching outfit J-Six South Dakota Land Holdings.
The article did not say if the new owners would continue to stockpile wild horses.
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