Centuries-old horse skeletons from the American Southwest are helping rewrite a colonial myth: When the Spanish colonized the region in the 17th century, they didn't introduce horses to Indigenous people, as long thought. Instead, horses were present in the Southwest long before Europeans, and were traded by Indigenous people who formed close, sacred relationships with them, a new study finds.
“The establishment” and disinformation over wild horses" October 21, 2023 Craig C. Downer
Americans have no appetite for equine slaughter (3Nov23)
Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act (planned for re-introduction into Congress) 14Oct23
Juniper and grasslands–How Cattle Grazing Impacts Ecosystem 4Oct23
Colorado establishes the Wild Horse Support plan with legislation known as the COLORADO WILD HORSE PROJECT (SB23-275) 20Sep23
Animal Wellness Action Slaughter Report 9Feb23
Work together to ensure both wildlife, wild horses thrive on Nevada's public lands 8Sep23
Is it time to rethink how the farm bill works? 7Sep23
National Science Foundation confirms Much Earlier Existence of Horses in North America
Suit Seeks Rlease of BLM Range Health Data for 155 million Acres 14Aug23
More than 50 percent of BLM acres assessed (54 million acres, an area bigger than Kansas) fail LHS standards with livestock grazing listed as a significant cause...
Let’s Talk Invasive Species Posted on June 12, 2023 by William E Simpson II “An invasive species is an organism that is not indigenous, or native, to a particular area.” According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Invasive Species Information Center: “Domestic cows are non-native to North America and were introduced as a food source, and considered to be a beneficial organism in an agricultural setting.”
Antelope Roundup Press Coverage 23July23
McCullough Peaks Wild HMA, Cody, Wyoming an open letter to Congress
BLM looses in court over 10-year-planning of wild horse management to avoid public input and oversight
RELABELING OF ACREAGE CREATED THE OVERPOPULATION MYTH OF WILD HORSES & BURROS
Incentivize better farm environmental stewardwhip through the 2023 Farm Bill
Rather than uphold the agricultural status quo, the 2023 Farm Bill provides a historic opportunity to usher in a new era when all farmers will be incentivized and empowered to farm with diversity at the heart of their operations—the true freedom to farm–and healthy soil, clean water, carbon storage, and nutritionally dense food will grow from there.
Stop Donations to these organizations: CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; MARICOPA AUDUBON SOCIETY; ARIZONA WILDLIFE FEDERATION; ARIZONA DEER ASSOCIATION; ARIZONA BIGHORN SHEEP SOCIETY; and ARIZONA SPORTSMEN FOR CONSERVATION; because they have sued to remove the Salt River Wild Horses without justification. Their claims can not be backed up with science.
Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting 2023 June 28-30, 2023, at the Whitney Peak Hotel located at 255 N Virginia Street, Reno, NV
SAFE Act 2023 (HR tbd) Our bipartisan bill would amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption
National Park Service " The Hagerman Horse "
Scientific name: Equus simplicidens
Geographical range: throughout Western United States and Mexico
First appeared: Middle Pliocene (around 3.7 million years ago)
Department of Agriculture Livestock Disaster Relief Program Spending Overview
AWCH non-profit Acquires 3,335 Acres for Wild Horse preservation in the Nevada Pine Nut area
BLM Cow Blindness - Special Access Accommodates Grazing Lobby
Adopters representing Kill Pens are allowed to participate in the BLM adoption program
Clearly, present day management decisions are not being driven by the best available science
TED talk with Allan Savory