Animal Welfare Institute has long advocated alternatives to horse slaughtering, along with many others, such as therapeutic riding, riding school programs, or even second careers in a variety of equestrian sporting events.
With BLM Knowledge: Wild Horses Sold to Kill Buyer by BLM Contractor
February 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment
What the BLM consistently seems to “maintain” is fraud against the American taxpayer in its Environmental Assessments, a long history of inhumane handling of wild horses, lack of oversight and accountability, a waste of tax dollars, and lies to both the public and Congress.
Lawmakers Press for Answers on Sale of Wild Horses
February 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Reps. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., and Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar pressing him to explain what role the agency had in selling so many horses to a man the letter calls “a longtime kill buyer.”
All the Missing Horses
September 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Davis has paid the BLM a total of $17,630 for the animals, far less than BLM has expended to provide them – the agency estimates it costs $1,000 to roundup a wild horse and records show it has paid as much as $5,000 per truckload to ship them to Davis.
Renowned Horse Whisperer Puts Veterans on a Path to Healing
August 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In the newest special in Military Channel’s Coming Home initiative, original “horse whisperer” and American renaissance cowboy Monty Roberts works with three veterans of the Iraq war, each of whom suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The result is nothing short of magic.
Mustangs big part of Crow lore
September 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The tough ponies of the Pryor Mountains are celebrated in the lore of the Crow Tribe.
“The reason the Crow used them is they could run all day and go for a week without food,” said Elias Goes Ahead, a Crow historian who teaches at Pryor. “The Crow respect these ponies because they were tough.”
Geneticist Weighs in on Significance of Pryor Mountain mustangs
September 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
There is one point maybe all can agree on.
“They are one of the most significant, if not the most significant, wild horse herds in the United States,” Cothran said.
Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center
September 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the Pryor Mountain mustangs, their evolution, history, habitat needs and historical significance.
The Cloud Foundation
August 31, 2009 · 5 Comments
The non-profit Cloud Foundation is dedicated to preventing the extinction of Cloud’s herd through education, media events and programming, and public involvement. The Foundation is also determined to protect other wild horse herds on public lands, especially isolated herds with unique characteristics and historical significance.
National Wild Horse Adoption Day: September 26
July 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Wild horse and humane animal advocacy groups from across the nation are joining forces for a single cause: to encourage the American public to consider and act on the adoption of a wild horse or burro. A goal of 1,000 adoptions has been set for the first National Wild Horse Adoption Day, which will be held September 26, 2009.
Save the Brumbies
March 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The Australian Heritage Brumby is a unique equine and epitomizes the spirit of freedom, roaming through rugged bush land and the harsh outback areas of Australia where they are free to run wild and survive in extreme conditions.
Mustang Heritage Foundation
January 13, 2009 · 2 Comments
The Mustang Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating successful adoptions for America’s excess mustangs and burros. Founded in 2001, its mission is to help promote the Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Program and increase the number of successful adoptions.
