Regarding the remarks in this post (reprinted below), I hereby offer Exhibit A, an article about wild horse training that appeared yesterday in SLO Horse News.  You don’t need to read it, you only need to see the photo at the top of the page.

If you’re an experienced horseman, adopting a mustang is an opportunity to break with your past.

Learn no-metal horsemanship.  Understand the importance of communication, trust and relationships.  Be patient.  Avoid pain and confusion.  Consider that you may not need bits, spurs and tie-downs to control a horse.  They don’t know anything about that equipment, they only know what you teach them.

The family of Leo Kuntz has been forced to sell the horses from his ranch near Linton, ND, according to a report dated 10/13/18 by the Fargo-based news service Inforum.

They are unable to care for a herd of nearly 200 horses and would like to sell them and the ranch to a single buyer if possible.

A donor provided funds for hay to feed the horses on Kuntz’s ranch through the winter.

RELATED: Story of the Nokota Horses.

Seventeen wild horses gathered from the Fort Polk Army Base in Louisiana have found a new home in South Dakota.  Refer to this post by Pegasus Equine Guardian Association.

RELATED: Wild Horse Removal Continues at Fort Polk.

BLM will offer a total of 75 wild horses and burros for direct purchase at the Ector County Coliseum November 2 – 3, according to a news release posted today.  The announcement did not indicate if any trainers would be available to explain the gentling process or demonstrate gentling techniques.

Fifteen saddle-started horses and two halter-started horses will be offered for adoption on 10/20/18 at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center near Carson City.  Refer to this flyer for details.  These horses were gathered from western rangelands by the BLM and trained by inmates at NNCC.

UPDATE: BLM issued this news release on 10/12/18.

Helicopter operations ended 10/04/18, with 1178 wild horses gathered from the Owyhee Complex.  Of these, 129 mares and 151 studs were returned to the range, with 127 of the mares treated with contraceptives (PZP).  Refer to the news release posted today.

The emergency roundup was a consequence of the Martin Fire.  The announcement did not indicate if any horses would be returned to the area when conditions improve.

Twenty five deaths were reported.  Nine horses were euthanized due to blindness.  A twenty year old mare was euthanized because she kicked through a panel after being treated with PZP, fracturing her left hind leg below the hock.

Horses not returned to the range were taken to the WHB Center at Palomino Valley, north of Reno, NV, where they will be readied for adoption, sale or long-term holding.

No livestock were affected by the roundup.

RELATED: Emergency Gather at Owyhee Complex Begins This Week.

Rick Gore says it for the umpteenth time: Your horse is a reflection of you.

BLM will offer twenty wild horses and ten burros for adoption at the George Ingalls Event Center October 5 – 7.  For more information, refer to this news release, issued today.  You do the heavy lifting for a year as a foster home, then you get title.

RELATED: Adopting a Wild Horse.

At the Saguaro Del Norte Recreation Site.  H/T Broken English Books.

A man described as the ‘Hurricane Cowboy’ has been working with others to save horses and burros from floodwaters in South Carolina.  See this syndicated report posted today by KPLR-11, a FOX affiliate in St. Louis, MO.

Refer to the story posted today in the Arizona Daily Sun about pack horses on the Havasupai Indian Reservation near Grand Canyon National Park.  Witnessess have reported seeing a downed horse kicked in the face to get him back on his feet and other horses whipped or forcefully yanked to keep them on the trail.

Fundraiser set for 11/11/18, help them if you can.  Save a Mustang Save a Vet.

It’s an identification symbol burned into the hide of a wild horse or burro after capture, usually on the upper left side of the neck.  The procedure is often carried out in the field before the animals are brought to BLM corrals for adoption.

The last four digits correspond to the number on the neck tag worn by the animal at adoption.  Freeze marks can be hidden by manes and will change in appearance as the horse ages and as his winter coat comes and goes.

RELATED: The Mark of Authenticity.

A man who bought a 660 acre ranch from the ISPMB so it could be leased back has sued the organization for $135,000 in delinquent rent, according to a report in AP News posted earlier today.

The International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros, established by Velma Johnston, gave up most of its horses in 2016 when a whistleblower revealed the conditions at the ranch.  The horses were placed into private hands the following year through an adoption program coordinated by Fleet of Angels.

RELATED: ISPMB Update.

Here is an example of what you can get nowadays.  Everything is cut at the factory, with some items pre-assembled.  This photo shows a 40 ft x 36 ft Great Plains Western model by Sand Creek Post & Beam.  Also available with living quarters on the second level.

Would be nice to add open shedrows on both sides so the horses could find shelter from rain or snow without going in the barn.  No stalls, no paddocks to keep them separated.

The fence would have to be more substantial if you were adopting mustangs.  The rails should be on the side of the posts where the horses are.  Pipe panels would be more durable but probably cost more.  BLM requires a six foot fence but if you adopt from a rescue or sanctuary that requirement might be waived.

A wild horse adopted last month at the Cheshire Fairgrounds in Swanzey, NH, escaped from its new home three weeks ago but was recaptured by personnel from the BLM, according to a story in the Keene Sentinel posted today.  She was in good condition but was taken to a BLM holding facility in Illinois, where she will be gentled.

In general, adopters who recapture their mustangs can keep them, but if the BLM has to do it, the horse goes back to them.  Adopters must provide foster homes for a year, after which they can receive titles from the BLM.

RELATED: WHB Coming to Swanzey, NH.

Two men have been taken into custody after firing shots into the corral facility operated by the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group in Arizona.  No volunteers and none of the horses were injured in the incident.

Not a word on the immigration status of the perps!

UPDATE: The shooting happened on 09/16/18 around 5:00 PM.  See this report by FOX-10 in Phoenix.

Go to jail, get a horse.  H/T Good Day Sacramento.

RELATED: Saddle-Started Horses Available at R3C Next Weekend.

Large cactus fell down last year, now there are many offspring.

Crack in PVC adapter at check valve.  Leak stops when pump shuts off.  The corrugated plastic sheet deflects the spray away from electrical equipment.

Fortunately, the defect was upstream of the check valve.  If it was downstream, the system would continually lose pressure and the pump would be running frequently to refill the tanks.

Make sure your horses have enough water before attempting a repair!