Update from Wild Horse Fire Brigade

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 …

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65 Years Later, It’s Still the Gold Standard for Ethological Study! – ‘The Goodall Method’

‘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 …

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Report on Wild Horse Population Dynamics and Critique of BLM’s Appropriate Management Level

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 …

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A Death in the Pryors Exposes a Deadly Threat to ALL Wild Horses

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” …

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BLM’s Decision for the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses Released

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 …

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Help Save Wild Burros from Massive Roundup in Nevada

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 …

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Wild Horse Fire Brigade – Update

Photo: William E. Simpson II — Wild horses calmly graze in front of approaching 38,000-acre Klamathon Wildfire. The issue around wild horses is not a one-liner or a quick study for anyone. Innocent wild horses are literally dying at the hands of bad actors as you read this, so I ask that you excuse my …

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BLM Poised to Round Up the Majority of NV’s Jackson Mountain Wild Horses

Jackson Mtn wild horse family. Photo used with permission from Laura Leigh, Wild Horse Education. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is developing the Jackson Mountains Herd Management Area Plan (HMAP), which will set long-term management policies for this herd. Their proposal includes sterilizing up to 25% of the mares, surgically implanting IUDs, and removing …

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All Eyes on Hawke: An Equine Colorado Wildfire Survivor (2024)

A Story of Survival In late July 2024, a wildfire near Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch called the Alexander Mountain Fire in Colorado (July 2024), forced the evacuation of about 90 horses. Among them was Hawke, a seven-year-old horse who suffered severe leg injuries after falling through a trailer floor during the evacuation. He was promptly …

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LA Fires: Can Saving Wild Horses Help Reduce Loss of Life and Economic Losses?

By: William E. Simpson II The devastating grass and brush fueled wildfires in Los Angeles we are all witnessing may be just a glimpse of the upcoming summer in the western United States, unless we start doing something new and cost-effective. Funding and doing more of what hasn’t worked is a guarantee for failure. And …

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