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The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday captured 24 wild horses as a 1,900-horse "emergency" helicopter roundup continued on the Barren Valley Complex, located in southeast Oregon’s Malheur and Harney Counties. A 14-year-old stud was put down on Thursday because of a windswept hind leg, an angular deformity. For the nine stallions, nine ... Read More
October 29, 2021Cory Golden
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Statement from RTF: Stone-Manning’s tasks will be many in rebuilding a BLM that has lacked strong, steady leadership, including within a Wild Horse and Burro Program that needs transformative change, away from decades of removing and warehousing of wild horses and toward humane, on-the-range management. Return to Freedom hopes that ... Read More
October 28, 2021Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management announced on Wednesday that it had ended a bait-and-trap roundup on the Stone Cabin Herd Management Area in Nevada. BLM's press release said that 314 wild horses were captured and removed since the roundup began on Sept. 1, while the agency's webpage for the ... Read More
October 28, 2021Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday captured 21 wild horses on the 17th day of a 947-horse helicopter roundup on the Owyhee Complex in Humboldt and Elko Counties in Nevada. Four wild horses were put down on Wednesday, according to BLM's gather report: A sorrel mare more than 20 years ... Read More
October 28, 2021Cory Golden
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As published by Rolling Stone Among Willie Nelson’s myriad artistic and activist pursuits, one that is often overlooked is his love of horses. The Country Music Hall of Fame member and Farm Aid co-founder has rescued numerous horses over the years and sent them to live out their days at ... Read More
October 27, 2021Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday captured 43 wild horses on the 16th day of a 947-horse helicopter roundup on the Owyhee Complex in Humboldt and Elko Counties in Nevada. A 7-year-old bay stud was put down on Tuesday due to "chronic injury (broken leg) with no prognosis for recovery," ... Read More
October 27, 2021Cory Golden