On the Pine Nut Mountains herd area.
Category: Range
On the range
As They Should Be
Film from 2008. Release of some Virginia Range mustangs at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center.
You can hear Lacy J. Dalton every Wednesday on the Mustang Matters radio program.
Organizations mentioned in the video:
- Let ’em Run Foundation
- Least Resistance Training Concepts
- Virginia Range Wildlife Protection Association
These groups would be grateful for your financial support.
Gila Mustangs
Spin-off from ISPMB rescue in 2017. Returning a small group to their homeland in Arizona. Learn more at the Gila Herd Foundation FB page.
Horse Colors
Two base colors…red and black. Red is recessive, black is dominant. You should see roughly three black-based horses for every red-based horse.
Common modifiers:
- Agouti
- Creme
- Champagne
- Dun
- Roan
Red-based combinations:
- Palomino = Red + Creme
- Cremello = Red + Creme + Creme
- Gold = Red + Creme + Champagne
- Red Dun = Red + Dun
- Dunalino = Red + Creme + Dun
- Strawberry Roan = Red + Roan
Black-based combinations:
- Bay = Black + Agouti
- Buckskin = Black + Agouti + Creme
- Smokey Black = Black + Creme
- Smokey Creme = Black + Creme + Creme
- Perlino = Black + Agouti + Creme + Creme
- Grullo = Black + Dun [Grulla if female]
- Bay Dun = Black + Agouti + Dun
- Dunskin = Black + Agouti + Creme + Dun
- Blue Roan = Black + Roan
- Bay Roan = Black + Agouti + Roan
More at Mustangs 4 Us.
Color of a BLM horse can be found in his signalment key.
2018 Foals – Virginia Range
New colt spotted in Virginia City, see photo on St. Mary’s FB page.
Mustang Monday
On the Pine Nut Mountains herd area, just south of the Pine Nut Mountains HMA.
Winter on the Virginia Range
Trailcam image from 02/18/18. Temperature 26 °F, elevation 6500 ft.
Horse Properties in Reno
Video from 2015. Probably not ideal, but you gotta smile.
Hear My Story
Inspired by Ian Tyson’s La Primera, a track on his 1999 album Lost Herd.
Are There Any Wild Horses in Nevada?
Yeah, roughly half of the horses under BLM administration are there.
Maps of HAs and HMAs in Nevada.
Not sure of the difference between herd areas and herd management areas? Go watch the presentation by John Ruhs at this post. Pay attention to the remarks beginning at 0:08:30.
Intruder Alert
Example of a band leader chasing away an unwanted visitor. Filmed on the Pine Nut Mountains herd area. Follow the action at the Pine Nut Wild Horse Advocates FB page.
Colder Than a Well Digger’s…
Forecast for the Virginia Range, Tue 02/20/18, courtesy of Highland Ranches POA.
Better stock up on PZP in case the five degree temperatures don’t kill off enough of the youngsters and oldsters.
Mustang Monday
Virginia Range RFP Q&A
The first Q&A period closes on 02/19/18, see sections 5 and 6 in the RFP.
Given that most of the lands grazed by the VR horses are privately owned, why isn’t there a requirement for working with property owners on issues like liability and consent?
Related: Comments on RFP for VR Horses.
Happens Once in a While
Example of horses returned to the range after a roundup, at/near White Mountain HMA.
BLM Policies and Practices
Presentation by John Ruhs, State Director for BLM in Nevada, at the National Wild Horse and Burro Summit in August 2017. Thirty minutes in length but worth it.
Remarks from 0:01:30 to 0:03:09 reflect the BLM mission in the post-Obama era.
- Making America Safe through Energy Independence
- Making America Great Through Shared Conservation Stewardship
- Making America Safe – Restoring Our Sovereignty
- Getting America Back to Work
- Serving the American Family
Wild horses and burros fall under the ‘historic values’ category (0:02:17).
Conference sponsored by the National Horse & Burro Rangeland Management Coalition, which is not a WHB advocacy group.
The second presentation in the video focuses mostly on the burros in Arizona.
The final presentation deals with disease on the range.
Mustang Monday
On the Pryor Mountains.
What is a Judas Horse?
A trained horse released at the trap entrance to draw the wild ones into captivity.
In this video, from the 2015 Kiger gather, the JH appears at 12:16 behind some trees, just inside the temporary fence. He is released at 12:23, as the mustangs pass by, and they follow him into the trap.
Carrot in front, stick in the back.
What is a Gather?
BLM film from Calico Complex gather in 2010 (Nevada).
Processing of captured horses has been omitted.
Never get on the bus.
BLM Gathers in Progress
South Steens in Oregon.
Triple B Complex in Nevada.
Bible Springs Complex in Utah.
Next internet adoption adoption begins 02/13/18.
Conditions in South Steens as of October 2017, documented by Mustang Meg:
