The eco-resort owned by Madeleine Pickens in eastern Nevada will reopen on June 1, according to a story published today by The Telegram, a British news outlet.

The BLM grazing allotment attached to the Spruce Ranch, which she owns, was the site of a wild horse shooting last year.  Like the Heber wild horse shootings, no arrests have been made in the case.

RELATED: Spruce-Pequop FOIA Request Yields Little New Information, Group Criticizes Forest Service for Response to Heber Shootings.

It’s nice that they can do this but the goal of wild horse preservation must be to keep them on their home range—public lands in the western U.S.  Special thanks to C&F LTD Worldwide for the video.

RELATED: Founder of South Dakota Wild Horse Sanctuary Remembered, Fort Polk Horses Reach Black Hills Sanctuary, Private Sanctuaries: End-Game of Wild Horse Management Plan.

Inmate-trained horses will be offered for adoption June 8 at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City, according to a BLM news release posted today.

Viewing begins at 9 AM with the auction following at 10 AM.  Bids start at $150.

At the Oakdale Rodeo Grounds on 05/17/19 with Shelyn Valk.

RELATED: Satellite Adoptions.

Audio on the PA system was from a clinic in an adjacent arena and not related to this video.  Filmed 05-10-19 at the Western States Horse Expo in Rancho Murieta, CA

Meanwhile, back on the range, privately owned livestock graze peacefully on land that belongs to these horses.

RELATED: Organizers Call WHSE a Success.

The rescue that took in over 70 wild horses from a sanctuary near Placitas, NM that was forced to close has lost its special use permit and must relocate.  Refer to this report by KRQE News of Albequerque.  Includes video.

RELATED: Placitas Wild Horses Find New Home at Mustang Camp.

The change in venue was well received by those attending the event according to a story by KCRA News in Sacramento.  Organizers of the show, one of the nation’s largest, say it will be held at the new location in the future.

RELATED: Western States Horse Expo Starts Next Week.

The Nevada DMV has stopped producing the ‘Horse Power’ specialty license plate and ended the transfer of funds it generated to Horse Power, a non-profit organization that rescues injured wild horses.  The action was prompted by the group’s spending habits, according to a report dated 05/03/19 by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The organization’s web site is down for scheduled maintenance as of 6:45 PM PDT.

The BLM announced today that wild horses and burros gathered from public lands in Wyoming would be available for adoption May 17 – 18 at the Wyoming Honor Farm in Riverton.  Gentling techniques will be demonstrated on the first day.

The announcement noted that placing excess animals into private care will keep western rangelands healthy and productive.

Given that the animals serve no useful purpose and bring in no economic return, why would they be worried about productivity?

Because those lands host other animals—the paying kind—such as privately owned cattle and sheep.  Never mind that they were set aside for wild horses and burros, that was a long time ago.

BLM provided more information yesterday on the inmate-trained horses to be offered for adoption at the Western States Horse Expo in Rancho Murieta, CA.  Bidding starts at 1:30 PM on 05/12/19.  A training clinic will be held at 4:00 PM.

RELATED: Western States Horse Expo Starts Next Week.

The eggs gave it away, a bit larger than chicken eggs.  Not really, the hen suddenly flying out when I was about three feet away did.  Not unusual for this is the time of year, been hearing the toms since March.  Gobble, gobble, gobble.

The nest was hidden on a hillside among wild oat and thistle about five feet tall.

No wild horses in this video, just the domestic type.  Filmed 05/02/19.

The venue has changed!  This year the event will be held at the Murieta Equestrian Center, about 26 miles east of Sacramento.  The schedule features clinics by Madison Shambaugh (Mustang Maddy) and Joe Misner (Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center), who will be bringing more inmate-trained mustangs for adoption.

RELATED: Madison Shambaugh Recognized for Work with Mustangs, 2018 WSHE – BLM Mustangs.

Horses eating some rice bran and hay pellets just before sunset on 04/30/19.

Temporarily, that is.  They will be trained and adopted out, according to a report posted today by KRQE News in Albuquerque.  Volunteers needed.

RELATED: Horses from Placitas Sanctuary Finding New Homes.

A report posted today by the Herald and News of Klamath Falls, OR says that 219 former wild horses aged ten years or more have been placed into private hands, with 83% exiting the facility via ‘sale with limitations.’

They were forced off their home range last fall so their food could be sold to public-lands ranchers.  Another roundup is set for later this year.

Horses younger than ten that haven’t been adopted are now considered ‘three strikers,’ meaning they can be sold with limitations, starting at $25 each, then dropping to $1 each on May 13, according to the report.

RELATED: Devil’s Garden Horses Face Third Adoption Event.

They’re happy to see you even if you’re not bringing carrots.

Should it be given to privately owned cattle and sheep?

BLM announced today the opening of a comment period for a new long-term holding facility in Kansas.  The ranch would support as many as 226 wild horses gathered from public lands in the western U.S.  Comments must be received by 04/09/19, according to the news release.

RELATED: RFP for Off-Range Pastures in the News, Economics of Wild Horse Gathers.

Colt shows off a new imprint on his chest, next to a ding from a previous kick, probably from his sister.  Photo taken 03/24/19.