Family unit on the Virginia Range, 12/31/17.  Food and water still accessible.  Mt. Rose in background, center.  Ski area on the left.  Water hole (next photo) several miles away.

Fire prevention crew at work on the Virginia Range, 12/31/17.  They never call in sick, never ask for time off.

Trailcam photo from 12/19/17 on the Virginia Range.  Darters need not apply.

Related: Checks & Balances

On Riddle Mountain HMA.

On Lake Pleasant HMA.

NDA intends to keep the horses on the range and away from slaughter.

RFP for transferring ownership of the horses to a private animal advocacy group will be posted to the NDA Grant/RFP web site in mid January.

Groups will have six weeks to apply.

A selection committee representing various voices in the community will review the proposals.

Audio of Nevada Board of Agriculture meeting on 12/12/17 follows.  Discussion of VR horses begins at 4:15 and ends at 2:58:20.  Vote taken at 2:56:50.

On Fifteenmile HMA.

Bachelor band on the Virginia Range 08/12/17, inspecting roadways and drainage systems, keeping vegetation under control.  We love you guys!

H/T Rick Gore at Thinklikeahorse.org.

News report on the burros of Oatman AZ (old mining town in southern half of Black Mountain HMA).

BLM film from 2012.

You decide.

WFRHB Act Original

WFRHB Act Current

On Kiger HMA.

Trailcam images from the Virginia Range.  Darters don’t want you to see these.

05/01/17

07/06/17

Documentary from 1976.  Features interview with Velma Johnston.

Remarks about trust beginning at 14:46 are off the mark.  The ‘problem’ with older horses is not how long before you can trust them but how long before they trust you.

Here is a rule of thumb: Age ÷ 2

If you adopt a four year old horse, allow at least 2 years to earn his trust.  The other option is to force yourself on him and break his spirit.

On the Salt River.

VR band 12/02/17 (Mt. Rose in background, center).

This year marks the 40th anniversary of her passing.  Photos taken 12/02/17 at Mountain View Cemetery in Reno.

New song by Richard Elloyan & Steve Wade.  From the horse’s viewpoint.  Not yet released but you can listen to it on the Mustang Matters radio show.

Download the podcast from 11-29-17 at ftp://shows.americamatters.us/Show/Mustang%20Matters and go to 12:10.

Youngsters on the Virginia Range, 06/13/17.

BLM uses helicopters, she uses darts.  Results are the same: Fewer horses on the range.

One hundred and forty six lives denied.  Seems proud of it too.

How many of you would call the BLM ‘Advocates?’