Earthquake Near WHB Corrals?

News outlets are reporting a magnitude 6.4 earthquake near Ridgecrest, CA, the location of the BLM Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals.

Ridgecrest Corrals-1

Ravalli Quarantine Lifted

Adoptions resumed this week following the deaths of two horses. Refer to this report by ABC Fox Montana.

Quarantine Continues at Ravalli County Fairgrounds

The adoption event set for last weekend in Hamilton, MT is still on hold, until lab work confirms the animals are healthy. Refer to this report by KPAX News in Missoula.

RELATED: Adoption Event Postponed.

Adoption Event Postponed

The WHB adoption set for this weekend at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds in Hamilton, MT has been delayed by the deaths of two horses. Refer to this news release, posted yesterday by the BLM.

The event had received local news coverage before the announcement.

Visiting the Black Hills Sanctuary

On the road in South Dakota with RVOnTheWayside.

Places like this can never be accepted as a solution to the wild horse ‘problem.’ Privately owned livestock, which far outnumber wild horses on public lands in the western U.S., belong on private land, not free roaming horses.

BLM Seeks Off-Range Corrals for Short-Term Holding

They must be in Colorado, Utah or Wyoming, according to a new release issued today, and will serve as preparation facilities for animals to be transferred to off-range pastures or adoption centers further east.

Bids can be submitted through August 8.

Mustang Monument To Reopen This Weekend

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.

Story of the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary

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.

Saddle-Started Horses Available Next Month at NNCC

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.

Satellite Adoption in Oakdale, CA

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

RELATED: Satellite Adoptions.

Wild Horse Training at WSHE

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.

Mustang Camp Evicted

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.

Organizers Call WSHE a Success

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.

Nevada Rescue Loses Specialty Plate Funding

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.

Inmate-Trained Horses Available Soon at Wyoming Honor Farm

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.

R3C Saddle-Started Horses Available at WSHE

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.

Found a Wild Turkey’s Nest

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.

Snack Time at Sunset

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

Western States Horse Expo Starts Next Week

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.