Official Blog of © The Horse Fund
The Bureau of Land Management continues to strip our federally protected Mustangs from their rightful homes on America's public lands, destroying their herds. According to more than one expert, this is putting the country's public lands at great risk, particularly from wildfires. Enter the Wild Horse Fire Brigade. Listen » Wild Horses can keep wildfires… Continue reading Wild Horse Fire Brigade on NPR
As of Saturday, July 16, the Bureau of Land Management had rounded up 235 wild horses from the Piceance-East Douglas management area in western Colorado. So far, the BLM’s cull includes 106 mares, 87 stallions and 42 foals, according to the agency. The BLM’s White River Field Office began rounding up the wild horses with… Continue reading BLM removes more than 200 wild horses in opening days of Piceance-East Douglas helicopter operations
Sanctioned by Interior Dept Secy Deb Haaland First, a look at the roundups making the news all of which are based on lies, and ending with Haaland's deadly stand. Based on lies ELY, Nev. (KLAS) — Due to overpopulation, the Bureau of Land Management will be working to curb the wild horse population in the northeastern… Continue reading BLM’s drive to destroy America’s wild horses continues
THE ESTIMATED ON-RANGE WILD HORSE POPULATION IN EARLY 2021 WAS AROUND 90,000 According to the Public Lands Council, “Today, approximately 22,000 ranchers own nearly 120 million acres of private land and hold grazing permits on more than 250 million acres managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Nearly 40%… Continue reading Wild horses remain under threat; Haaland unconcerned
VIA PRESS RELEASE May 27 2021 Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today called on the Interior Department to suspend its Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Incentive Program over reports that some program participants have abandoned animals at slaughter auctions in direct opposition to the program’s requirements. “I write with great concern regarding the attached New York Times article, which indicates that… Continue reading Feinstein to Interior: Suspend Wild Horse, Burro Adoption Incentive Program
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S HEART (R.T. Fitch) — Long time Wild Horse & Burro advocate and co-founder of Wild Horse Freedom Federation intends to speak to the release of their detailed and informative White Paper on the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse & Burro Program, with a Focus on Problems Related to Holding Facilities. Released just last… Continue reading Wild horse and burro advocate takes to Facebook live to save America’s national icon
Teen wants Twin Peaks mustangs to remain on the range for educational opportunities PROTECT MUSTANGS PRESS RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO (November 3, 2012) -- Protect Mustangs opposes the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposal to roundup and remove native wild horses from Twin Peaks--the largest herd management area near Susanville, California. The California-based preservation group is… Continue reading California’s last stronghold for native wild horses threatened with removal
More myth building by Obama's precious Wild Horse HMA busting, cattle cuddling tax dollar wastrels BLM. But here it is anyway. -- Ed. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE NEWS RELEASE ELY, Nev. (Sept. 24, 2012) -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District, Wells Field Office and Ely District, Schell Field Office are scheduled to… Continue reading BLM to begin Antelope Valley HMA roundup October 1st
With 45,000 or so wild horses in federal control, the Bureau of Land Management selects a "pro-slaughter cattlewoman" to be the public's voice on its advisory board. ANDREW COHEN writes another excellent in depth article on the destruction of America's wild horses and the lethal bureaucracy that dogs their every step. As things stand, it… Continue reading The lasso tightens around America’s wild horses
Scott Sonner of the Associated Press reports: RENO, Nev. (14 July 2011) -- A federal judge in Reno says he expects to decide within a day whether to grant an emergency injunction blocking a government roundup of 1,700 wild horses in eastern Nevada. A lawyer for the Colorado-based Cloud Foundation told Judge Howard McKibben during… Continue reading Ruling expected Friday on NV wild horse roundup
Tuesday's Horse 