Source: by Vince Patton as published on Oregon Public Broadcasting The nationwide children’s lobby marshaled to stop the capture of wild horses for slaughter. In 1971, Joan Bolsinger wanted her fourth graders to write better, so she asked them to compose letters. Her assignment took on a life […]
by R.T. Fitch ~ president/co-founder of Wild Horse Freedom Federation “The Numbers do NOT Add Up!” Tighten up your girth and grab a hold of your saddle horn, America, as this is going to be a real shocker. The official word is out (drum roll please); the Federal […]
By Pat Raia as published in The Horse “…two mature wild burros were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds…” The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hoping the public can help identify those responsible for the shooting deaths of two wild burros, west of Phoenix, Ariz. BLM Spokesperson […]
Amy Atwood, a senior attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, says it best in a quote below: the BLM is “using American taxpayers’ money to do the bidding for big business with little regard for the public interest.” For people new to the wild horse issue, the Ruby Pipeline cut will […]
Part 2 by Carol Walker of Wild Hoofbeats and Director of Field Documentation for Wild Horse Freedom Federation photography by Carol Walker, soundtrack from Opus Moon “and they run” available on iTunes, produced by R.T. Fitch On Wednesday morning last week I was in Rock Springs, waiting to […]
“It is ‘Feel Good Sunday’ and our long term readers have brought to my attention that it is time to dust off some of our formerly published equine Christmas stories and start stirring the hearts over this holiday season; so for the remaining Sundays prior to Christmas, Christmas Eve and the 25th of December will be dedicated to sharing tales (tails) from Christmas’ past. Who knows, maybe even something new will surprise you over this season. So please enjoy and allow these vignettes to sincerely help you ‘Keep the Faith’. Best to all!” ~ R.T.
Information supplied by Wild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF) Professional photographer Carol Walker has volunteered to pick up the reins as Wild Horse Freedom Federation’s new Director of Field Documentation. Carol has been photographing and documenting the plight of America’s wild horses and burros for more than a decade […]
Video and Commentary by Ney Grant Forward by R.T. Fitch ~ co-founder/president of Wild Horse Freedom Federation “For several years Straight from the Horse’s Heart (SFTHH) and Wild Horse Freedom Federation have followed the struggles of the last remaining wild horses and burros on one of the largest […]
“This past week we have been following the extraordinary adventures of Wild Horse Freedom Federation’s Carol Walker as she has endured sub-zero temperatures in an effort to capture the last images of wild horses in Salt Wells and Adobe Town where the BLM is attempting to manage the herds into total extinction. The current operation has concluded and what Carol shares with us today are the ghostly images of 40 PZPed mares being released into another area, not their home, without their mates and without their babies…at times like these, it is difficult to say ‘Keep the Faith’.” ~ R.T.
“Feel Good Sunday” is canceled for this day. Sorry, I was planning on writing about what an uplifting and endearing experience Terry and I had on Black Friday riding our companion horses on Galveston Beach versus being tied up in a mall with a bunch of crazy people but that is going to have to wait for another day as the plight of our wild horses and the antics of the BLM pushed all that goodness and light off onto the back burner, as usual.
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