No charges have been filed according to a report by the CBS affiliate in Sacramento, CA.

Refer to this story dated August 13 by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  Twenty horses, private water system, no power.  Fire department to the rescue.

A growing concern out west is the local utility shutting off your power in the name of public safety.

RELATED: Rural Water Systems – Power.

It’s open season on the equestrians.

The version passed by the House banned the export of horses to Canada and Mexico for slaughter for human consumption, but that language was dropped in the version passed today by the Senate, according to a news release by Animal Wellness Action.

RELATED: Anti-Slaughter Amendment Clears U.S. House.

1. Here is the original video.

2. Here is a review of the video.

3. Here is the blowback.

Report by KTVZ News of Bend, OR.

The story has been picked up by major news outlets but has not appeared on Drudge.

RELATED: New Safeguards for AIP?

The Adoption Incentive Program remains in effect, despite legal actions, but additional measures were announced today to provide greater oversight and protection of animals placed into private care.

The news release did not indicate if the new steps would apply to sale-eligible animals and those sold outright, sometimes for as little as $1 each.

RELATED: Adoption Incentive Backfiring or Working Exactly as Planned?

A rescue in West Fulton, NY has increased capacity to take in former wild horses that ended up in kill pens.  The woman running the operation pays 75 cents per pound to get them out and $1,000 or more to ship them home, according to a story posted yesterday by The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, NY.

She said that one of the mustangs brought in last year was supposed to be in long-term holding with the government paying a rancher for her care but she was handed off to kill buyers instead.

RELATED: Adoption Incentive Backfiring or Working Exactly as Planned?

A story by WMTV News of Madison says he was a Belgian that weighed 2,500 pounds and was a quarter inch shy of 20.3 hh.

Wild horses typically range from 14 to 15 hh.

He was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010.

Wild horse enthusiasts will get a chuckle out of this propaganda piece dated June 25 by the rancher-friendly Capital Press of Salem, OR.

As for the trainer featured in the story, you probably don’t want a horse handled by her.

Like adoption events, EMM and TIP are rarely discussed on Western Horse Watchers because they are too far downstream in the management process and deflect attention away from the ranchers and the underlying causes of wild horse removals.

Filmed at the Murieta Equestrian Center on June 11, first day of the event.

RELATED: WSHE Day 1 Part 2.

Photos taken at the Murieta Equestrian Center on June 11, first day of the event.

RELATED: WSHE or Bust.

These things have been around for a while, apparently, but a new model with brakes just hit the market, according to a news release dated June 4.

Can they get any smaller?  Check out this story by CBS4 News of Denver.

Attendance was good in the morning but faded in the afternoon.

Fewer exhibitors this year compared to 2019.

Weather was perfect.

Event continues through Sunday.

Check out the images in this story by WLWT News of Cincinnati.

Facilities must be located in Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington or Wyoming and must have a capacity of 200 to 10,000 animals, according to a story posted today by KMVT News of Twin Falls, ID.

The initial contract period is one year, with renewal options of four and nine years.

Proposals must be submitted by July 19.

Western Horse Watchers was unable to find an announcement of the solicitation at the agency’s news site.

There will be much to see for horse enthusiasts but not no much for wild horse enthusiasts.  Nevertheless it’s an opportunity to see what’s going on in the horse world.

The schedule is filling out and ticket prices have gone up since 2019.

Last year’s event was cancelled.

RELATED: Dates Set for 2021 WSHE.

Refer to this report by KFOR News of Oklahoma City.  The cause of death is under investigation and no charges have been filed.

A woman interviewed for the story, who discovered their remains, said “They were supposed to be safe here.”