The Wild Hoofbeats Blog

On August 29, 2009, people who love the Pryor Mountain wild horses came from all over the country to ride, walk and drive to honor them. James Kleinert and Ginger Kathrens, both filmmakers who make films about wild horses organized the ride. We met Saturday morning at Sage Creek Campground, in the heart of the …

Last month I was feeling a sense of urgency about visiting two of my favorite wild horse herds as impending round ups loom large for both herds. When I drove out to McCullough Peaks, the first morning I was able to get a little closer to the elusive horses of the Coon Creek area, and …

A week and a half ago I travelled once again up to the Pryor Mountains. A sense of urgency gripped me this year with the threat of the impending round up at the end of August looming large. How many of these horses would I never see again, how many would never see their families …

Good news for the wild horses – on Friday, HR 1018, the ROAM act which restores protection to America’s wild horses passed in the House of Representatives. Now a much tougher fight faces this bill in the Senate, which has often become a graveyard for wild horse legislation. This time, however, we have a democratic …

Last week I headed for Lovell, the jumping off spot to go up to the high meadows of the Pryor Mountain horse range. This is the sixth year that I have headed up the horrible roads to see the horses, and the journey is like visiting old friends. I can’t wait to see Flint’s mare …

On Monday I attended the Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting in Sacramento. This is the third meeting that I have attended in the last 3 years. At the end of each meeting, there is an hour for public comment. Bob Abbey, the current appointee for Director of the BLM …

After the election in November I found myself full of hope: that with a Democratic majority in Congress and a new president, that things could finally change for the better for the wild horses.In fact, there is hope with the ROAM Act, HR 1018, Restoring Our American Mustang coming out of committee and on its …

Yesterday I went back to the Adobe Town Herd Area, where 5 years ago I began a journey that led me to publishing my book, Wild Hoofbeats: America’s Vanishing Wild Horses.I had not been to the area for over a year, and as I drove in the dark, slowly lightening sky I wondered if I …