SOURCE: arkwild.org Only one Abaco Spanish Colonial Horse left Six decades ago there were 200 or more wild horses on Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. These horses were the time-capsuled descendants of the horses that Christopher Columbus brought with him to the New World, at the end of the […]
SOURCE: collective-evolution.com by Arjun Walia Every year, hundreds and hundreds of wild horses in Spain are rounded up and wrestled to the ground as part of a Spanish festival that has lasted approximately 400 years. It’s called “The Rapa das Bestas,” which literally translates to “Shearing of The […]
SOURCE: Codyenterprise.com by Steve Browne Wild horses are tough animals, but they need water like every other living thing. A coalition of a federal agency, an oil company and a non-profit advocacy group are continuing efforts to ensure a reliable water source for the wild horse herd in […]
SOURCE: horsetalk.co.nz Section of Hadrian’s Wall at Greenhead Lough. Photo: Velella Research in Britain has provided the answer to a long-standing mystery over where Roman soldiers kept their horses. READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE HERE. AND You can read more on this research by English Heritage HERE. […]
Yet another University has issued warnings about heat stress in horses. Wild horses and burros have been kept in unnatural, feedlot conditions in sweltering in heat, but the BLM has “tested” only a few shade options at only one facility. One of these didn’t even allow enough height for a wrangler on a horse. photo: ktvn.com […]
SOURCE: wtkr.com by Todd Corillo Corolla, N.C. (WTKR) – Despite all the outreach and education, it seems some people still aren’t getting the message not to do dangerous things around the wild horses in Corolla. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund is warning visitors NOT to approach, touch or […]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be removing ALL of the feral burros and horses on the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge during July and August. Please go observe the roundups. You have to register by June 30th, and you can read all of the details below the article. – Debbie Photo: […]
BLM photo (of what must look to the BLM like an “over population” of wild horses supposedly causing deterioration of the range. Yet, per the BLM, “there are about 45 million acres of public rangelands in Nevada. These rangelands are divided into 745 grazing allotments. There are 550 operators, […]
SOURCE: sfgate.com Formerly wild burros find loving home on Arizona ranch Eileen Mitchell Jo Di Gennaro with her two oldest males Mighele and Papa. Photo: Jo Di Gennaro Friendships develop for a variety of reasons: over work, hobbies, sports. In the case of Arizona residents Kathie Shotts and […]
Well, it’s been over 42 years since BLM was given a mandate to protect the wild horses, and after much public outcry and concern over wild horses being kept in FEEDLOT CONDITIONS in BLM holding facilities in extreme heat, the BLM is finally “testing” some shade structures in one facility. How […]
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