She wants carrots and apples after her morning workout.
Eagle Roundup Day 5
The incident began on January 6. Gather stats through January 10:
- Horses captured: 195
- Goal: 1,131
- Returned: 0
- Deaths: 3
- Shipped: 77
Three horses were put down on Day 4 due to pre-existing conditions. They would likely be alive today if it wasn’t for the roundup.
No youngsters have been gathered. Roughly 44% of captured adults were males and 56% were females. Some of the mares are probably within a few weeks of foaling.
Body condition scores are not known.
The HMA of origin was not reported. Three HMAs are involved in the roundup.
The number of unaccounted-for animals is 115. The contractor is probably holding them on site.
Some of the mares will be returned to the range after treatment with contraceptives.
RELATED: Eagle Roundup Day 3.
Horse Shot on Family Farm
The incident occurred in Moore, SC, on the evening of January 6, according to a report by WYFF News of Greenville, SC.
The Spartanburg animal control department is investigating. A reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest.
Heber Shootings In the News
A brief report published this morning by AP News says four horses were killed in the January 7 incident. The story has been picked up by other news outlets.
RELATED: Witness Says Five Horses Were Lost in Latest Heber Shootings.
Mustang Monday
At or near the Heber WHT with Friends of the Heber Wild Horses. The area is still recovering from the Rodeo-Chediski fire.
Trapper Gone But Not Forgotten
The pet cemetery delivered his remains yesterday, in an oak box. Will try to put something together about end-of-life options for your horse, including costs.
RELATED: Farewell Trapper.
Reducing Hay Losses In Winter
The retaining wall provides a backstop for their hay. They usually fling it out of the troughs and scatter it around, eating the leafy material first.
Moving the troughs to the rear of the shelter, shredding the flakes and feeding smaller amounts more frequently has reduced the amount that ends up in the mud.
Colt, in center of photo, was nine months old on January 1.
Haaland to Head Interior?
Her nomination is subject to Senate confirmation, as reported last month by The Hill.
“Hey Western Horse Watchers, she’s native American.”
Hatred of God and country are learned behaviors. They can be taught to anyone, even native Americans.
She would be responsible for a number of federal agencies, including the Bureau of Land Management. What do you suppose the priorities will look like after January 20?
Simplot Aliases
The allotment master report for the Bruneau Field office shows two DBAs: Wickahoney Cattle Company and Cat Creek Cattle Company.
RELATED: Bruneau Beef.
Bruneau Beef
Open the allotment master report for the Bruneau Field Office, created on January 9, and search (CTRL+F) for Simplot. Western Horse Watchers found 18 occurrences in the Operator Name field.
Now, search the authorization use report, created on the same date, for occurrences of Sheep in the Livestock Kind field. You won’t find any. It’s all cattle.
There are no wild horse areas inside the field office boundary.
In other areas where the allotments intersect HAs, HMAs and WHTs, beef and wool production occur at the expense of America’s wild horses and burros.
RELATED: Rangeland Conditions In Horse-Free Areas, Paisley Desert Beef.
Witness Says Five Horses Were Lost in Latest Heber Shootings
Refer to the comments in this video by Friends of the Heber Wild Horses. The imagery may be disturbing to some viewers.
RELATED: Forest Service Responds to Heber Wild Horse Deaths.
Forest Service Responds to Heber Wild Horse Deaths
A news release posted today says four horses were lost, all due to bullet wounds.
A $5,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible, according to the announcement.
The news release appeared on the Alerts & Notices page for the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, not the Horse Incidents page.
RELATED: Forest Service Acknowledges Heber Wild Horse Deaths.
Eagle Roundup Day 3
The incident began on January 6. Gather stats through January 8:
- Horses captured: 116
- Goal: 1,131
- Returned: 0
- Deaths: 0
- Shipped: 0
No youngsters have been gathered. Roughly 42% of captured adults were males and 58% were females. Some of the mares are probably within a few weeks of foaling.
Body condition scores are not known.
The HMA of origin was not reported. Three HMAs are involved in the roundup.
The number of unaccounted-for animals is 116. They are probably being held on site.
Some of the mares will be returned to their home range after receiving GonaCon, a contraceptive that may actually work like a sterilant.
RELATED: Eagle Roundup Begins.
Rangeland Conditions In Horse-Free Areas
There are no HMAs, HAs or WHTs on land administered by the Bruneau Field Office, part of BLM’s Boise District in Idaho.
Wild horses may move into or through the area from other HMAs.
If you’re a free-roaming horse and can’t access critical resources because of permitted grazing, or other reasons, you go elsewhere to survive. That might include private property and lands managed almost exclusively for livestock—where you probably won’t be welcomed.
The allotment information report for the Bruneau Field Office, created by the Rangeland Administration System, shows many areas in the Improve category.
RAS does not explain the status categories but ‘Improve’ may mean that the allotment does not meet one or more standards for rangeland health. If so, how much of the shortfall can be attributed to wild horses? How much to drilling and mining?
The allotment master report for the Bruneau Field Office shows the pastures and permittees for each area and the authorization use report shows livestock types and grazing seasons.
Mount Poop Getting Bigger
Steam rises in the morning sun on January 5.
Forest Service Acknowledges Heber Wild Horse Deaths
An investigation has started, according to an update of the original story by the White Mountain Independent of Show Low, AZ.
The most recent news release on the Apache-Sitgreaves Horse Incidents page is from January 2020.
RELATED: Another Attack On Heber Wild Horses?
Another Attack On Heber Wild Horses?
The White Mountain Independent reported last night that a foal and other horses had been shot, according to information on socialist media, but the case has not been confirmed by the Forest Service.
More than two dozen wild horses have been lost to gunfire since October 2018 and the incidents are still under investigation.
RELATED: Forest Service Trying to Bury Heber Wild Horse Shootings?
UPDATE: Added video by ABC15 Arizona.
New Series Explores America’s Wild Horses
A virtual screening of a pilot episode will occur on February 11, according to an announcement in Equus Magazine.
Did Western Horse Watchers purchase a ticket? Nope.
Eagle Roundup Begins
The incident started on January 6, with 64 horses captured, none shipped and no deaths.
The gather page did not give their HMA of origin.
RELATED: Another Eagle Roundup In the Works.
Drilling and Mining Companies In Same League as PL Ranchers?
If you’re talking about the impact on wild horses, the answer is yes, according to the writer of a story posted today by World Animal News. It’s an interview with filmmaker James Kleinert.
Western Horse Watchers disagrees. Drilling and mining affect anywhere from a few acres to a few thousand acres, while public-lands ranching affects entire HMAs and beyond—hundreds of thousands of acres.
The emergency roundup mentioned in the article is probably Delamar.
