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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 …
Lexington, KY – August 5, 2025 – Due to the late sharing of an exciting new championship for young horses at the 142nd National Horse Show, we have decided to expand the qualification criteria to include 5-, 6-, or 7-year-old horses from the Young Hunter, Green Hunter 3′, or Green Hunter 3’3″ sections for this …
Winning jumper groom Nelson Ramos with Sally Stith-Burdette of Shapley’s (left) and EAF Board member and class organizer Missy Luczak-Smith (center). Photo by ShowFolio/Cathrin Cammett Jul. 30, 2025 – Blowing Rock, NC – Nelson Ramos and Nicolas Lopez topped a field of 21 entries to win their respective divisions in the $5,000 Equestrian Aid Foundation …
Katharine Hemmer (GER) rides Denoix PCH © FEI/Leanjo de Koster Germany did not have strength in numbers in Thursday’s FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ of Aachen (GER). But they certainly had strength in scores. Despite having just three team members and no drop score following the last-minute defection of Sönke Rothenberger (Fendi), Germany was a dominant …
Encore and her daughter Xacara rest with the newborn filly. Photo © TCF We’re thrilled to share joyful news from the wild Pryor Mountains — Encore, look-alike palomino daughter of the legendary Cloud, has given birth to a grulla filly! Ginger Kathrens was on the mountain when the foal was born in the early morning …
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 …