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Photo: Karen Polle. The EQUUS Foundation is proud to help kick off the Hampton Classic, August 24-31, in Bridgehampton, New York, and to applaud the many EQUUS Foundation Athlete Ambassadors who will competing during the week. EQUUS Foundation Athlete Ambassadors are professional equestrians who demonstrate that success is measured not only by winning but by …
Lameness: a dreaded word. Uttering it means that your horse may be out of commission. Determining the cause can be challenging, which means treatment—and recovery—can be a long process. But it doesn’t have to be this way. These four keys to proactive care and communication with your veterinarian can help keep lameness from sidelining your …
Image: A wild horse with a misplaced dart in its abdominal wall. Courtesy of Michele Cheeseman Introduction Wild horses, roaming the arid rangelands of the American West, embody a legacy of freedom and resilience. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) across Herd Management Areas (HMAs), these populations face a dual challenge: immediate welfare …
There are many exciting projects underway this year at Wild Horse Fire Brigade, thanks to the generosity of our donors. We don’t like to talk about the cuisine until it’s served, and while some projects are still ‘in the oven’ so to speak, soon there will be some very exciting news! And we have a …
‘Spirit’, a beautiful 3-yr.-old Appi boy, who is still with his family band, greets Calstate Univ. student Ciera (foreground). By: William E. Simpson II, Wild Horse Fire Brigade The first 2-week session of our summer Wilderness Wild Horse Ecology-Ethology Field Study course was completed by our Calstate students! We’re currently putting together a short video …
by William E. Simpson II We’ve been hard at work studying the ecology & ethology of our herd of 200 free-roaming, naturally living heritage horses and conducting research on their environmental benefits with our students from Cal State. And in the evenings, sometimes until 2:00 AM, we’ve been writing research papers to help provide additional …
Echo spars with his buddy, Orlando. Ginger Kathrens and The Cloud Foundation received devastating news: the Billings Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Field Office has shot and killed Echo, Cloud’s lookalike grandson and the son of Bolder. WHY? BLM’s reasoning for this tragic action was that Echo appeared to be “in rough shape and lethargic” …
Wild Horse Fire Brigade’s empirically proven plan humanely and cost effectively manages American wild horses in a manner that is ecologically and economically more appropriate than is the case today. In fact, the plan can save American taxpayers over $1 billion annually! We are seeing more comments and donations from landowners and homeowners who live …
Yearling filly, Yara (Pilar & Stillwater), watches her watchers in the Sykes area of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. The RMP Decision has been released regarding the management of the Pryor herd. The adopted amendment to the Billings Resource Management Plan (RMP) is a loss for the Pryor Mountain wild horses and a disregard …
Wild burros near Beatty, Nevada are cherished by visitors from around the world traveling through the area en route to Las Vegas. However, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has failed to uphold its mandate to humanely manage the Bullfrog wild burro herd. The agency has neglected to protect and maintain adequate water sources within …