Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Mustangs

There was a show on PBS or Animal Planet not long ago re:
the wild horses and they were showing that in Nevada the
wild horses getting into people's yards, eating their
flower beds, crossing highways, getting hit by cars, etc. 

heidi



--- oddfarm <jsalas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> J. Brashier,
> I read your comments and agree some what. 
> 
> I just don't understand how this situation has gotten so
> out of hand. How did this happen? I know the BLM has not
> done such a great job in the past but I thought things
> had improved. 10,000 horses running wild is just too hard
> for me to fathom. It would seem that these horses would
> be in people's backyards. 
> 
> It is not just the people who adopt the mustangs who
> don't have a clue. The kind of stories you describe
> happen all over the place to all breeds of horses, at all
> different barns. No matter, I still feel your
> frustration. I don't want to see horses butchered for any
> reason. I would like to see more birth control. Is that
> taboo?
> 
> Who would you recommend people contact for more info on
> this matter? Besides the BLM. My curiosity is peaked now
> and I want some answers. 
> 
> All you endurance riders out west, do you ever see wild
> herds roaming on your rides? How many, how often? With
> that many loose horses, somebody must be seeing them.
> 
> Lisa Salas, The Odd fArm
> 
> 
> 


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