Idaho’s Few Remaining Wild Horses Are under Attack

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho (Owyhee Field Office) plans to reduce wild horse numbers in the Black Mountain, Hardtrigger, and Sands Basin Herd Management Areas to low numbers of just 30 horses in the Black Mountain HMA, 33 horses in the Sands Basin HMA, and 66 horses in the Hardtrigger HMA. This disastrous …

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Contact Your Congressperson to Support Bill to Ban Helicopter Roundups

Sick and old wild horses and burros are terrorized, injured, and killed in helicopter roundups. They are chased in extreme heat in the summer and below freezing temperatures in winter. They are driven countless miles — no one knows for sure how many, because no one monitors the helicopters. Heavily pregnant mares are sometimes pursued …

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Selloff in Livestock Industry Presents New Challenges for Remaining American Wild Horses

YREKA, CA, US, March 23, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — A growing selloff of entire herds of livestock spells big trouble for American wild horses and wild horse advocates. It’s critically important to understand that in America today, there are basically two kinds of livestock producers based upon how they fatten their livestock for the market. The first …

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Be Ready to ACT for the Pryor Horses

The Billings BLM office has posted their Environmental Assessment and proposed actions for the Pryor horses, and the public comment period is now open. You may access the 88-page EA and the other appendix and supplemental documents here: EplanningUi (blm.gov). The most current documents are in the 30-day Comment Period on Preliminary EA section. We …

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California Nonprofit Offers Nature Based Solution for Catastrophic Wildfires That Sequesters Carbon

YREKA, CA, US, March 8, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — Wild Horse Fire Brigade (WHFB) is a California based all volunteer 501c3 nonprofit public benefit corporation that has developed a novel “nature based” solution that will help prevent catastrophic wildfire, and at the same time help save and protect America’s wild horses. This innovative plan also reduces …

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American Wild Horses Are Understudied, Results in Grossly Overlooked Ecological Benefits

YREKA, CA, US, March 6, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — North American wild horses evolved on the North American continent about 1.8 million years ago. Recent scientific research shows that the populations of North American wild horses did decline significantly around the time of the last Ice Age; however, they did not go extinct. In fact, we …

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‘Divertimentos & Dressage’ Debuts in Palm Beach during 2023 Winter Equestrian Season

Brooke USA Foundation (Brooke USA) is thrilled to announce the Palm Beach debut of Divertimentos & Dressage, presented by Lugano Diamonds, a one-of-a-kind showcase by dressage riders mastering art and competition while performing choreographed movements with their Grand Prix horses to a live symphony orchestra. Presented in partnership with South Florida’s premier Palm Beach Symphony, …

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New Tool That Models the Future for Wild Horses on Public Lands Is Questionable

YREKA, CA, US, March 3, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — A recent joint press release by The U.S. Geological Survey (‘USGS’) and the Bureau of Land Management (‘BLM’) announced the public release of a new modeling software called ‘PopEquus’ designed to predict the potential outcomes of using various non-lethal methods to manage and protect wild horses roaming …

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Wild Horse Fire Brigade Video Collection on YouTube Now

Wild Horse Fire Brigade, an all-volunteer 501-c-3 nonprofit organization, is pleased to present our growing collection of unique videos about free-roaming American wild horses living in the wilderness at Wild Horse Ranch, the remote mountain research station for our Org. Living in a remote off-grid mountain wilderness is not easy by means. There are many …

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Veterans for Mustangs Act Proposes to Make Wild Horses into Carnival Shooting Gallery

YREKA, CA, US, February 3, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — A recently introduced bill titled the ‘Veterans for Mustangs Act’ allegedly seeks to employ Veterans suffering from PTSD to shoot wild horses using high powered gas operated rifles firing a heavy projectile carrying a chemical sterilization agent commonly known as ‘PZP’. An examination of the unvarnished data …

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