Wild horse advocates acquitted of all charges in Storey County dumping case

WILLIS LAMM PRESS RELEASE RENO, NEVADA (October 17, 2013) -- After a day-long trial in the historic Storey County Court House, Judge Steve McMorris acquitted the Let 'Em Run Foundation and horse advocates Willis Lamm and Shirley Allen on all charges brought about by the Nevada Department of Agriculture. Director of Agriculture Jim Barbee had…

Horse lovers from around the world unite to save Nevada’s wild horses

PROTECT MUSTANGS NEWS RELEASE RENO, Nevada (September 20, 2012) –- Virginia Range Wild Horses at peace.[/caption]Hidden Valley Wild Horse Protection Fund spearheaded and SAVED 23 Virginia Range wild horses from going to the kill-buyers last night. The herculean effort was lead by Shannon Windle, president of Hidden Valley Wild Horse Protection Fund. Country singer, Lacy…

Baroness recognizes value of wild horse herds

The following story was filed by Staff Writer KAREN WOODMANSEE for the Nevada Appeal, 16 Apr 2008: ---------- It's not only Nevada residents who are debating the fate of the state's horses that roam the Virginia Range - residents of Europe are interested as well. Antonia Umlauf, Baroness von Lamatsch of Austria, a prize-winning filmmaker,…

First state horses join herds at industrial park (NV)

KAREN WOODMANSEE, Nevada Appeal Staff Writer filed this report: Thirty-seven of 55 wild horses rounded up in the Virginia Range are now grazing in a new home - the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center. The horses had been kept at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center after being rounded up in Virginia City, Mound House, Dayton and…