Here at American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), our team is dedicated to preserving the lifelong freedom of America’s wild horses and burros in their natural habitats. Every day we work to advocate for better protections by lobbying Congress, taking legal action, and mobilizing our grassroots army to achieve change.
AWHC is fighting on all fronts to end cruel helicopter roundups in favor of humane management and in-the-wild conservation initiatives, such as scientifically proven, safe, and reversible fertility control vaccines. Every year, thousands of our nation’s wild herds are rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and taken from their homes. These brutal operations often lead to severe injuries – or worse – deaths.
If you’re still with us, we’re so grateful for your continued support! We’ll be in touch with more opportunities to speak up for our wild herds. In the meantime, be sure to follow us on our social media pages to get all the latest updates on the fight to save America’s wild horses and burros!
The 1st Surgery went pretty well, although I am still in the hospital hoping to go home soon. Controlling the pain has been a challenge, but the new hip seems to be setting in well..
Unfortunately, I need, serious help with funding to keep hiring the help I need, pay down the vet bills, purchase feed, etc.
Great news from Golconda. Spice is starting to gain weight and is getting the proper nutrition she needs.
Rescue doesn’t stop for little things like broken legs, etc. Sadly it’s my life, so I can’t, or we wouldn’t be where we are. It just takes a bit more help and some creativity.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND SAVING SO MANY LIVES!
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
As the nation’s leading wild horse and burro conservation organization, some of the most important work we do for our wild herds is in the courtroom — and, as a matter of fact, we’re currently engaged in two significant court cases near where you live!
In the southwest region of Wyoming known as the “Wyoming Checkerboard,” our decade-long struggle continues against the demands of the Rock Springs Grazing Association (RSGA) to remove wild horses from over 1 million acres of public land.
Twelve years of our legal intervention will come to a head on Tuesday, July 16 when we present oral arguments on BOTH cases in the U.S. District Court of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Here are the details:
When:
Tuesday, July 16 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Where:
U.S. District Court
2120 Capitol Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001
Courtroom No. 3 / Room No. 2104
What:
If you come to the arguments, please be quiet, courteous, and respectful at all times. ANY noise or disrespectful behavior will result in removal from the courtroom and could have negative consequences for our case.
10:00 a.m. Argument | Striking Back Against Unprecedented Eradication Measures
In 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) adopted amendments to a Resource Management Plan (RMP) that would authorize the federal government to eliminate more than 1 million acres of habitat across federal public lands in Wyoming and fully or partially eradicate multiple wild herds. Under these amendments, the wild horses of Salt Wells Creek and Great Divide Basin would face total elimination. These unconscionable amendments are detrimental to the Checkerboard’s natural ecosystem. Moreover, they represent the first time in the 53-year history of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act that the BLM has eliminated entire wild horse herds where sufficient habitat characteristics (i.e., forage, water, space, and cover) exist on public lands.
2:00 p.m. Argument | Protecting Public Lands from Private Interests
Last March, the Rock Springs Grazing Association (RSGA) filed a suit compelling the BLM to remove wild horses not only from private lands used by RSGA members to graze livestock but also from federal public lands (also used by RSGA members’ livestock) throughout the Wyoming Checkerboard. AWHC immediately intervened against this preposterous lawsuit. Clearly, we’re up against very powerful interests who view wild horses as competitors to their private livestock on our public lands. A huge legal principle is at stake: Will private interests be allowed to dictate the use of public lands and decide whether our federally protected wild horses and burros can live on them?
Our Boots & Bling event provides critical funding that allows AAE to continue operations serving horses-in-need, giving them a second chance at a better life! Auctions play a very big part in this event.
We have received some wonderful items for this year’s auction, but we are falling far short of our need. Please, please help us help horses.
If you or anyone you know can work with us to find great auction items, we would greatly appreciate the support of AAE and our animals.
We have two immediate volunteer needs for Boots & Bling:
· Individuals to submit auction requests online. The team lead will provide you with a list of company and organization’s websites and content to help complete auction request forms. No phone calls required!
· We’re adding some fun with some contests and prizes at Boots & Bling to spice up the evening and make it more interactive. We are looking for some individuals to help plan and coordinate that. This team is not auction related, but it would be a fun role!
If you are able to help with either volunteer need, please contact the Boots & Bling team.
Here are several other ways you can help with the auctions!
Donate an item, donate an experience, or volunteer your professional service (This evening is a great opportunity to highlight your business with 350+ in attendance). This event has sold out since 2017.
Contact your family and network of friends and business associates who may be willing to donate items/products, services, or experiences.
Join our Boots & Bling Auction team and help us obtain items, products, services, and experiences.
Refer someone you know to the Boots & Bling team. If you’re not comfortable asking, share your ideas with us, and we can reach out. We would be happy to ask for you.
Ideas for donations include:
Airline miles, vacation rentals, cruises, hotel accommodations, timeshares, or any version of travel.
Tickets to sports games, concerts, or other events
Experiences (sailboat rides, fishing trips, horseback rides, hot air balloon rides, golfing, ziplining, whale watching, or similar)
Theater tickets; wine tasting experiences, and the likes
Gift cards (restaurants, department stores, services, Amazon, any and all gift cards make great gifts)
Jewelry, art, or collectibles
Professional services (accountant, hairdresser, massage, photography, design, diagnostics, pet care, auto detailing, etc.)
Businesses do not need to be local. Vacation/destination items help make wonderful auction packages or baskets!
Please don’t wait, we need your help now!! It takes time to create and build packages and baskets for the auction, then get information into the auction system. The sooner we have your items, the better the auction will be.
If you are able to donate to the auction, please complete the donation form found on our website.
Last week, our partner, the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG), alerted us to 28 historic Alpine wild horses who were removed from the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest and landed in the Cleburne Livestock Sale, a notorious slaughter auction.
We knew we had to help SRWHMG save these iconic horses. So, thanks to our rescue fund, AWHC was able to donate $10,000 directly toward saving the Alpine wild horses from slaughter.
We’re grateful to support boots-on-the-ground rescue missions like this one — and none of it would be possible without advocates like you.
Your generous support of our fund is what makes our rescue work possible. That’s why we need your help to ensure we have the funds to support our partners in rescuing wild horses and burros from slaughter.
Apologies it’s been a while since we sent an update on the seizure horses. We’ve been working hard to get them healthy and ready for adoption, and we’re excited to let you know they are all doing tremendously well. Nearly all are now available for adoption. Unfortunately, we don’t have the best progress photos of everyone to share, so know that some of these photos don’t do justice to all. The Arabians are all really nice group of horses, and they’ve made a ton of progress since arriving. Now, it’s time to get them adopted!!
Though some were touchable and enjoyed interaction, none were halterable when they arrived. None had likely had any hoof or dental care, at least for a long time. Today, all are halterable and handleable, some more confidently than others. All understand the basics, all have had the work (hoof and dental care, vaccines, deworming and microchips). The older colt (Niko) has been gelded, the other will be done in the next month or so. Some are more confident than others, but they’ve all made good progress since they arrived the end of March and early April.
Learn more about each horse by clicking on the name or photo below.
Please read each horse’s description and needs carefully to make sure YOU are a good match for the horse (or to help find a good match)!
If you are (or someone you know is) interested in exploring adoption, please learn more about our adoption process, then submit an Adoption Inquiry (This is the first step to find your match). (We’re working on updating the website, so if you see someone you’re interested in, and the description is brief, submit an Adoption Inquiry and we can share more information to see if there’s a match.)
Refer a friend, share the info, repost! Together, we can make it happen!
We are just hours away from the beginning of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) summer roundup season.
Thousands of wild horses and burros across the West are scheduled to be removed from their homes through cruel helicopter roundups, endangering the lives of these innocent animals and costing thousands of tax-payer dollars.
Our team at American Wild Horse Conservation is fighting tirelessly to protect these iconic animals. And we’ve made significant strides thanks to supporters like you. From sending observers to document these inhumane roundups to launching groundbreaking investigations, filing strategic lawsuits, alerting the media, Congress and the public to the cruelty these animals face, we strive to ensure our mustangs and burros receive the protection and care they deserve.
The impact of your contribution is profound. Your support translates directly into more boots on the ground, more media coverage, and more strong advocacy on Capitol Hill. We’ve achieved so much together, but there is still so much to do.
As I write this, we’re still $7,482 short of our $25,000 goal. Reaching this critical goal will ensure we have every resource necessary to fight back.
Sweet Jennings earned his wings earlier this week after a very difficult cancer diagnosis.
Jennings had a persistent swelling in his sheath/groin area for the past few months. We hoped it was a stubborn pigeon fever abscess that hadn’t come to a head. Attempts to drain it in the field were unsuccessful, and a more extensive surgical procedure was undertaken.
Unfortunately, the swelling was a football-sized mass involving a lymph node. Biopsy results showed the tumor was a metastatic melanoma. Based on the type of cancer, the lymph node involvement, the size, and the location, there was little hope for a positive outcome for our sweet boy. The kindest thing we could do was to help Jennings across the Rainbow Bridge before cancer took its toll. F@*# Cancer!
Jennings came to AAE in 2020 with a baseball-sized mass on his sheath. He underwent surgery, and the mass was a melanoma. Fortunately, the surgery was successful, and there were clean edges around the incision site. We gave him time to heal, and after 12 months were very optimistic when he had no recurrent lesions. Thankfully, he stayed happy and healthy until this. That said, even with the swelling, he was his happy self!
Jennings loved attention; he was an absolute character. He was playful in his herd, and he always had a special gal by his side. Elli was his latest craze, and she made him a much better guy. He was aloof and much more independent (from humans) when he arrived, but the longer he was here, the sweeter he became. He loved to let you know he enjoyed your company. The pic above is one of the special Jennings moments Cindy experienced when he came up behind her, and he gave her a big, affectionate hug!
We’re incredibly grateful he knew (and gave) so much love while he was here. This special guy is going to be missed soooo much! Be free, our gentle love!
We’d like to bring Jennings home to stay at the barn with some of our other special angel herd-mates. If you can to help with his cremation costs and/or extensive treatment and hospitalization expenses, we’d sure appreciate the help.
With Bureau of Land Management (BLM) roundup season starting in just a few days, we are sending observers to document any cruelty during these dangerous operations. But our work doesn’t stop there. We also investigate what happens after wild horses and burros are captured and funneled into the BLM’s overcrowded holding system. Our Investigations Team files Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to obtain government documents that reveal the harsh reality wild horses and burros face in BLM holding facilities.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that enables private citizens and organizations to access public records that federal agencies, such as the BLM, may be reluctant to release. This makes FOIA a powerful tool for uncovering critical and often revealing information about the mismanagement of our nation’s wild horses and burros.
For example, we discovered through a FOIA request earlier this year that, in 2023, a staggering 267 wild horses died at the Fallon (Indian Lakes) Off-Range Holding Corral in Nevada. This facility, which is the agency’s largest short-term holding facility in Nevada, has an average population of a little over 3,000 animals, with a capacity to hold over 7,000. This means 9% of the population died in just one year.
And these are not isolated incidents, Meredith. In 2022, we filed FOIA requests regarding the Blue Wing Complex roundup in Nevada. The BLM reported only 14 deaths during the roundup. But through our FOIA requests, we found that, in the 30 days after the roundup began, an additional 38 wild horses and burros perished in the Axtell holding facility where they had been sent.
As if that isn’t bad enough, the FOIA records also reveal in the three months after the roundup, another 25 horses and burros died in the holding facility. Their causes of death ranged from complications during gelding, to colic, to spinal cord injuries, and more. This brought the total deaths since the start of the roundup to approximately 77 wild horses and burros — a much larger number than the 14 animals the BLM reported as dead.
But perhaps the best example of how FOIA helps our cause is the work we’ve done investigating the BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program (AIP). When we first heard that the AIP was sending adopted horses and burros into the slaughter pipeline, our investigations team leapt into action and filed dozens of FOIA requests to obtain the concrete evidence needed to expose the program. This work led to a front-page New York Times exposé and heightened congressional concern.
Hi, Thank you for saving Olivia and her unborn foal. These are some of the kids currently in NV.
We have an order of hay coming on Monday, and that is roughly $1000. As you can see in the photos, all these kids love their feed, lol. That does not include the grain and special feed for some of the older, special needs kids.
Our Vet bill in Goldendale is $4345, with the babies, Coggins, emergency visits etc. It also cost about $1000 to help the two mares leave their pain and suffering. We received some help for them, but we already had an existing bill.
Our bill in NV is around $350???
I have been feeding and watering here, but had help for the cleaning etc. Sadly, I will need to hire more help to take care of the kids while I am fresh out of surgery. It’s amazing how much money I saved the rescue by working and not getting paid.
For now though, I simply need more help.
We had 2 of our wilds colic with the crazy weather. That means meds etc. Phantom Jr. is having some issues with his hoof, and that required a trip to the vet as well.
So between the vet bills for $4345 and $350, plus the hay, and the help to feed and care for the critters, I am hoping to get some help to get these paid off.
I am heading to surgery the Monday after next for a total hip replacement on my “good leg”, and then Doc is working on a plan for my broken, right leg.
it would be amazing to have less bills to worry about when I went under.
I am reaching out to see if anyone would possibly like to help me with our vet bills, hiring help, and to buy more hay.
We haven’t stopped rescuing for a minute, and we won’t, but sometimes the financial situation can be a struggle. It is NOT an emergency, but I would absolutely appreciate any help with this.
Rescue doesn’t stop for little things like broken legs, etc. Sadly it’s my life, so I can’t, or we wouldn’t be where we are. It just takes a bit more help and some creativity.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND SAVING SO MANY LIVES!
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
The essence of the North Lander wild herd is captured in its untamed stallions.
But in less than a week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin implementing a 10-year plan that includes the castration of up to 95% of the captured and returned stallions, threatening not only their wild behaviors but also the survival of the entire herd.
This would be devastating, Meredith. The castration, or gelding, of wild stallions destroys their natural family dynamics. According to the National Academy of Science, castration leads to a “complete loss of male-type behaviors,” stripping these majestic creatures of their natural instincts and vigor. In a Utah study, castrated stallions lost their herds and struggled to maintain family bonds. These disruptions threaten the social fabric of wild horse herds.
To make matters worse, in addition to gelding, the plan also authorizes the use of unproven Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) in mares, as well as the widespread use of the unstudied vaccine Gonacon. If this plan is implemented, the permanent sterilization of the North Lander stallions and the use of untested IUDs could irrevocably fracture this herd’s genetic viability.
From signing petitions to powering our work through contributions, folks like you are the backbone of the wild horse conservation movement. Every letter signed and every dollar raised takes us one step closer to achieving the future we are fighting to build for America’s wild herds.
But we know there are many of you who would like to do even more to support our iconic wild horses and burros. So today, we’re going to tell you about other ways you can help!
Planned gifts like wills and trusts are some of the best ways to help the charities you support long after your lifetime. By including a Legacy Gift to AWHC in your will, you can become a lasting part of our work to realize transformative change and lifelong freedom for America’s wild horses and burros. Please learn more about making a Legacy Gift here.
Donating long-term appreciated securities like stocks, bonds, and mutual funds is a great way to support our work to keep these majestic animals wild — and compared to cash, you may be able to automatically increase your gift and your tax donation. Please learn more about donating long-term appreciated securities here.
Donor-Advised Funds (DAF) provide an immediate tax benefit to you and allow you to grant funds to the charities of your choosing, like AWHC! Please learn more about setting up a DAF here.
As always, there is little time to stop and grieve. Another 911 for a heavily pregnant mare who is scheduled to ship to slaughter.
I haven’t seen her, but she has run out of time.
We need to raise at least $2,000 to get her safe, transported and settled in with the basics. She will need lots of special feed for her and her unborn foal.
We still have to catch up the vet bills, but I had to had to go out on faith, so of course I said Yes, my Chilly Pepper Family, will keep her and her unborn baby off the slaughter truck.
Please help.today!
Let’s help ease the heartbreak of losing the girls, by honoring their memory by saving 2 more lives.
The Mare in the 1st pix was one you saved last year, and that is her beautiful baby by her side. Happy endings do come true.
Rescue doesn’t stop for little things like broken legs, etc. Sadly it’s my life, so I can’t, or we wouldn’t be where we are. It just takes a bit more help and some creativity.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND SAVING SO MANY LIVES!
If you want to donate directly for Glamour’s feed, please call Basin Feed at 509-773
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Have you ever thought about the fact that America’s wild herds are simply made up of tight-knit families? These families are led by a lead mare and a band stallion. Most of us envision band stallions as dominant, aggressive leaders. And that’s true. Stallions are constantly prepared to protect their genetic lineage by whatever means necessary. But behind that fiercely protective demeanor, stallions are also nurturing and attentive fathers.
This is Black Hawk. He has been roaming Nevada’s Virginia Range with his family for more than 17 years.
Black Hawk is the oldest surviving son of Bodie Braveheart and Midnight Mama, who raised him to be a powerful leader and a devoted father. Black Hawk’s family began when he united with his first mare, Maxey. Together, they have built a band in the canyon, which, today, includes their youngest son, Bryson.
Around two or three years of age, it’s customary for stallions to leave the band they grew up in. For example, Black Hawk’s son Starry Night ran off with a herd of “bachelors” at age 2 but returned after a few months. Though it wouldn’t be unusual for a stallion to be shunned from the herd he left, Black Hawk welcomed his son warmly back into the fold until Starry Night was ready to set out on his own for good.
As Black Hawk climbs up in age, another of his sons, Shadow Dancer, has stuck with the band and shouldered a growing amount of responsibility for protecting his family.
It’s common to see strong aggression between the two males during the fight for dominance between the two males when herd leadership transitions from one stallion to another. Yet, a few months ago, volunteers on the Virginia Range were privileged to witness the ceremonious transfer of power from Black Hawk to his son Shadow Dancer. As Shadow Dancer assumed his role as band leader, there was no fighting, no chaos — only peace and mutual respect.
We watched in awe as Maxey and Bryson remained by Black Hawk’s side, and the family bid Shadow Dancer and his mares — Chacha, Moma Socks, Maryjo Thinstar, and Chachie — farewell. In Black Hawk’s eyes was a look of relief, as if he knew the time had come for a younger stallion to take over.
In Black Hawk’s family line, love and respect are traits handed down from grandfather to father to son.
In just a few weeks, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin its summer roundup campaign. Over the coming months, thousands of wild horses and burros, including newly born foals, will be subjected to dangerous helicopter roundups across the West. Families will be broken apart, thousands of innocent animals will lose their freedom forever, and many will be seriously injured or worse, killed.
The first of these roundups will take place at Wyoming’s North Lander Complex where the BLM will round up a jaw-dropping 2,766 wild horses from their homes. To make matters worse, the agency has authorized the gelding (castration) of up to 95% of captured and returned stallions at North Lander, as well as the implementation of unproven Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) in returned mares and the widespread use of the unstudied vaccine Gonacon.
Our team is fighting every day to bring an end to the BLM’s cruel and costly helicopter roundups – but until we can stop this practice for good, we must do everything we can to hold the agency accountable for what it’s doing to our wild herds. That’s why we send observers to document as many of these roundups as possible. We must show the world what is happening to our wild horse and burros.
We don’t just document these animal welfare violations, we compile our observers’ photos and videos to draw a clear pattern of cruelty against wild horses and burros. We then provide this evidence to change-makers in Congress, as well as use it for legal action when possible.
This week’s E-news is full of actions you can take to protect wild horses, updates on a recently introduced bill that could put more mustangs and burros in danger of slaughter, and a touching tribute to the well-lived life of American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) board member Dr. Joan DeVanzo.
Two Actions You Can Take for Wild Horses Right Now
1. Protect the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horses
Have you taken action for the Little Book Cliffs wild horses? If not, now’s the time to do so! There are only four days to add your name to AWHC’s public comments calling for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to collaborate with local groups, like Friends of the Mustangs, to expand the Little Book Cliffs humane in-the-wild fertility control programs rather than round up this historic herd. Take action for the Little Book Cliffs Herd!
2. Speak up for the North Lander Wild Horses
Wyoming’s North Lander Complex wild horses need your help! In just a few weeks, the BLM is set to begin the largest wild horse roundup of the summer season, removing over 2,700 North Lander wild horses from the wild and returning up to 40. Even worse, the BLM has left the door open to castrating up to 95% of the returned stallions as well as the implementation of unproven Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) in returned mares and the widespread use of the unstudied vaccine Gonacon. Call on the BLM to abandon its use of permanent sterilization in the North Lander herd!
A recently introduced bill, H.R.8541 – the Wild Horse Integrity and Slaughter Prevention Act, would reduce the title waiting period to six months (from one year) for all adopted horses and burros. This increases the risk of abuse and/or the likelihood that the adopter will resell or “flip” their mustang or burro for profit. Read more about AWHC’s opposition to this bill in its current form.
Earlier this year, Joan, an esteemed member of the AWHC Board of Directors, passed away after a valiant battle with cancer. AWHC’s executive director attended her Celebration of Life last month. For two hours, more than 100 of Joan’s friends, family, and colleagues gathered to honor her memory and celebrate her many accomplishments. Read more about her legacy for wild horses and beyond.
This beautiful “Old Lady” needs us now. She is emaciated and needs help. You can look in her eyes and see how sad and broken she is.
I need to get special feed for her as she cannot seem to chew hay. She tries, but obviously it isn’t working.
She will need vet care, an equine dentist, and special feed, vitamins etc.
Pumpkin, the Cremello mare shown in the collage, was born with leg deformities. She is slightly underweight, but her biggest issue is her feet. She will need special farrier care to get her comfy again._
Sadly, Pumpkin also appears to have cancerous sarcoids.
Please help us help these horses.
Animal Control was involved, and I want to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to Yakima Animal Control. THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND SAVING these horses.
The owner was unaware of the situation and called me as soon as A/C notified her of the problem.
Be careful who you trust the care of your animals too.
Hopefully with a lot of love and care we can get these two ladies feeling better.
I can’t stand the thought of them suffering and starving. Let’s help them now! THANK YOU!!
Rescue doesn’t stop for little things like broken legs, etc. Sadly it’s my life, so I can’t, or we wouldn’t be where we are. It just takes a bit more help and some creativity.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND SAVING SO MANY LIVES!
If you want to donate directly for Glamour’s feed, please call Basin Feed at 509-773-4648.
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
Our team at American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) works day in and day out to uncover the truth about the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) wild horse and burro removal and stockpile program.
Recently, our representatives attended the Winnemucca Holding Facility in Nevada where over 2,000 wild horses are confined in holding. There, they witnessed disturbing conditions, including a notable lack of shelter and windbreaks, leaving the animals exposed to weather.
They also noted that the pens appeared too small to accommodate the number of horses they held, leading to overcrowding and competition for resources, especially water.
But most shocking of all, while touring the facility our representative saw what appeared to be a severely injured, possibly dead, or dying foal lying amongst the other animals in the pen.
This is the dark reality of what awaits America’s wild horses and burros post-roundup. But sadly, this is not an isolated incident.
BLM records obtained by our Investigations Team through a Freedom of Information Act request revealed that 23 horses were euthanized or died at this same facility within a 24-day window in 2023.All deaths were attributed to suspected botulism poisoning. Additionally, just last month our Investigations Team also exposed that 9% of the captured horse population died at another Nevada holding corral in Fallon, Nev.
With 64,000 of these iconic animals in BLM holding facilities across the country, exposing these conditions is vital to our mission to secure protections for wild horses and burros on and off the range.
The 4 littles are safe and sound at Dustin Time Rescue in Pocatello. It broke my heart to let them go so soon, but it made sense as they are trying to schedule my next surgery.
The 3 bigger kids adoption came through, and they are also safe and sound in their new homes.
So right now I only have Dakota and Tyler up here, and I believe there are 15? in Nevada.
We need to buy $1000 load of hay in Nevada immediately. There are 15? to feed, and the horses love their groceries.
I have a very special request for help this week.
Luckily, it is a one time expenditure,
We need $2097.94 to replace the emergency funds that were used for the electrician. The nursery buildings are now wired DIRECTLY & CORRECTLY, after having 2 extension cord fires.
We have been on a waiting list and it was finally our turn. PTL!
Between the hay, vet bill, restocking of supplies and the electrical work & my extra help, we need approximately $5000+.
We can’t afford or risk not having what we need if babies/horses show up unexpectedly.
I will still need to hire extra help for a bit longer, (and that might be a bit of an understatement lol). It sure show how people coming together makes an amazing difference.
I’m heading back to Seattle for a Doc appt next Thursday. Hopefully they will be scheduling my hip replacement on my “good leg”.
I think we have SAVED roughly 19 or so new horses, since I 1st broke my Tibia.
Rescue doesn’t stop for little things like broken legs, etc. Sadly it’s my life, so I can’t, or we wouldn’t be where we are. It just takes a bit more help and some creativity.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND SAVING SO MANY LIVES!
Thank you for the breakaway halters for the littles. They arrived just in time . I also want to thank my NV peeps for securing the milk and supplies from Benson Feed for us. You are so appreciated.
A Fun Note: I was looking at worst case scenario if they actually do have to amputate my bad leg. I was figuring out a really cool pulley system, where I could make the milk and send out the buckets on a pulley. I was feeling pretty cool, until Danniell dashed my bubble and asked why not just put the hose where I make the milk and just make it at the bucket. Wow, way to dash my cool plans, but there you go. There is always a way to “git ‘er done”.
If you want to donate directly for milk, please call Basin Feed at 509-773-4648. We need to finish paying for the 5 new buckets we ordered..
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
We appreciate all your help with these precious souls. If you want to donate to their vet care, you can call Zimmerman Veterinary at 775-623-0981.
WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_
If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.
Hi, Thank you for saving Olivia and her unborn foal. These are some of the kids currently in NV.
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As always, there is little time to stop and grieve. Another 911 for a heavily pregnant mare who is scheduled to ship to slaughter.
