Category: The Force of the Horse

Embattled BLM Director Refuses to Speak With Horseback Magazine

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HOUSTON, (Horseback) – Let’s see now, we’ve been attempting to get an on the record interview with federal Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey since at least August. 2009. With every attempt, and there must have been at least ten of them, Horseback has been rebuffed. It isn’t as if we have been idle covering the agency’s treatment of the wild horses in its charge. I suspect we’ve probably done more stories than any other news organization, with the possible exception of veteran Las Vegas broadcaster George Knapp.

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Wild Horses, China and a Holiday called Thanksgiving

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For the purpose of security and for the element of surprise it is rare that I disclose the actual geographical location of my person. The requirement of the income stream that pumps the life blood into my family’s survival and funds the message of the horses regularly sends me to the four corner of the world for extended periods of time. For many years the continent of Africa was my home away from home but by the luck of the draw I now find myself behind the great wall of China, or should I rephrase that to say the great ‘Firewall’ of China.

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Midwest Ranchers Find Gold in Nevada’s Wild Horses

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A two sentence article appearing in the Nevada Ely Times, November 3, 2010, only stated that “Chairman of the Governor’s Wildlife Commission, Scott Raine of Eureka, has designated a new Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners’ Feral Horse Committee “consisting of” what Raine calls “five of the foremost experts on the issue of feral horses in the State of Nevada.” The Chairman is Mike Stremler and members Commissioner Hank Vogler, Wayne Hage, George Parman and Floyd Rathbun.”

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Terri Farley: Take Heart For Horses

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from the blog of Terri Farley ~ author of the Phantom Stallion series Spread the Word It’s Veteran’s Day & I’m thankful my veteran is home,frying up breakfast potatoes in my kitchen. But: deadly round-ups go on; a BLM staffer calling himself “Animal Abuser” is sending threatening emails; […]

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BLM Employee “Animal Abuser” Issues Email from BLM.gov

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Almost on a daily basis we are pummeled with the gory violence and unneeded bloodshed doled out by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) upon our few remaining iconic wild horses. The shock and outrage of the American public is obvious but the BLM always manages to duck and weave with bad data, restricted access and devious PR but now it is out on the web, in bold print and documented. The first name, email address or handle that a BLM employee will give him/herself is ANIMAL ABUSER.

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Re-Elected Wyoming Horse Eater Plans Slaughter Gala

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Here we go, again. Less than a week after retaining her seat in the Wyoming state house, Rep. “Slaughterhouse” Sue Wallis and her faithful sidekick Dave Duquette are brewing another big pot of steaming hot horse crap in an effort to mislead and dupe the American public over facts surrounding the predatory business of horse slaughter in the United States.

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Why We Live With Horses

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by R.T. Fitch ~ author of “Straight from the Horse’s Heart” The Gift of Life Often Comes on Four Legs There are many blessings that greet us when we first open our eyes at the beginning of a new day.  One of the first positives, to consider, is […]

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One Little Foal Step at a Time

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It’s been a tough month for Wild Horse Advocates, even tougher for the horses. Months of legal planning had been mapped out by the HfH Advisory Council in an effort to stop four, specifically targeted BLM roundups from occurring. Two of those were postponed by a year, one directly due to our efforts. But the other two went forward, one struggle even made it to court. Did we make any progress? Were the horses helped in anyway? To put it mildly; “You bet ya!”

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