BLM to remove ‘excess’ wild horses from Utah’s beloved Onaqui herd

Critics blast feds’ never-ending cycle of roundups as inhumane, anti-science and wasteful. It is with great sadness and with no small amount of frustrated anger we write this post. The Bureau of Land Management plans to remove around half of the Onaqui horses this week in one of the most controversial roundups in years. The…

Katherine Heigl working to save Utah’s Onaqui wild horses

DESERET NEWS (May, 26, 2021) — Amy Joi O'Donoghue, reporting for the Deseret News, writes: Actress and former fashion model Katherine Heigl has joined advocates in the fight to stop a planned roundup of Utah’s most famous herd of wild horses — the Onaqui of the west desert. Image: WildHorseTourist.com. “With their historic place on…

Utah’s Onaqui herd wild horses draw crowds

VIA KSL.COM TOOELE COUNTY — Wild mustangs have been embroiled in controversy across the West for decades. But in spite of all the political wrangling, there's one thing most people would likely agree on: wild horses are beautiful. Increasingly, they've become the focus for photographers and other horse-lovers who venture out into the Utah's West…