News and Noteworthy

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The Magic of the RTF Stallions When you stand before a stallion, you know right away you are in the presence of greatness. Protector of the herd, teacher of the young. Mares too have a crucial role in the herd, but it’s hard to beat the awe inspired by a stallion. From ... Read More
August 14, 2018Susan Brandt
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A note from RTF: The Navajo Nation and the U.S. government’s own Bureau of Land Management would benefit from pursuing broad-scale measures that stem the reproduction of free-roaming wild horses. PZP contraception methods are proven to work. The drought and absence of fertility control will only make the challenge for ... Read More
August 13, 2018Cory Golden
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A foal died on Sunday and 102 wild horses were captured during the Bureau of Land Management's ongoing Red Desert Complex helicopter roundup in Wyoming. According to BLM, the foal died overnight in a temporary holding pen. A veterinarian from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ... Read More
August 13, 2018Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management captured 134 wild horses on Saturday at the Red Desert Complex in Wyoming, bringing the total number captured to 708. Six wild horses have died, though none on Saturday, according to BLM. The agency intends to remove 2,670 adult wild horses -- 76% of the ... Read More
August 12, 2018Cory Golden
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A sixth wild horse in four days was killed after a terrified stallion blinded another in a trailer on Friday as the Bureau of Land Management's Red Desert Complex continued in Wyoming. The BLM euthanized the six-year-old stud after it suffered the injury. According to BLM, other deaths have included: ... Read More
August 11, 2018Cory Golden
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A total of 258 wild horses were captured and six killed during the Bureau of Land Management's recently ended emergency bait-and-trap roundup from the Deep Spring area of the Antelope Valley Herd Management Area in Utah. On July 27, according to BLM, a 10-year-old gray mare died when she hit a ... Read More
August 10, 2018Cory Golden