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Over the course of my years spent chronicling America’s wild horses, I’ve also visited the holding facilities where the horses are taken after a roundup. I’m sad to say conditions have steadily and shockingly deteriorated. Today, I am sharing what I’ve seen.
The first time I visited a wild horse holding facility was in the winter of 2005, after attending the Adobe Town roundup in Wyoming. I wanted to see if I recognized any of the horses there and take photographs to increase interest in adoptions. The very first thing I saw was a dead horse lying in one of the crowds. I saw two more dead horses in other corrals. The staff member was upset, claiming this normally did not happen and pleading with me not to take photos of the dead horses.
The passing years have not been kind to the wild horses and their families that are captured in the roundups. Please, listen in to today’s podcast to learn more about how the Bureau of Land Management is changing terminology and policies that continue to erode the protected status of these beautiful creatures, and how you can help this important cause of saving our nation’s wild horses.
To celebrate the launch of this show, I’m giving away a 12”x18” metal print of Blue Zeus called Into the Blue, and two signed copies of my book, Blue Zeus: Legend of the Red Desert, to three lucky listeners who follow, rate, and review the show. Click here to learn more about the contest and how to enter, I’ll be announcing the winners in a future episode.
What You’ll Learn from this Episode:
- What the functions of the different holding facilities are.
- Why disease and death are on the increase.
- Why wild horse adoption incentive programs are often more harmful than helpful.
- How the terminology, function, and capacity of holding facilities are changing.
- Why the roundups must stop and what a better plan looks like.
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- To celebrate the launch of this show, I’m giving away a 12”x18” metal print of Blue Zeus called Into the Blue, and two signed copies of my book, Blue Zeus: Legend of the Red Desert, to three lucky listeners who follow, rate, and review the show. Click here to learn more about the contest and how to enter, I’ll be announcing the winners in a future episode.
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2 Comments
I really learned a lot from your podcast and most of it was horrifying. These horses should be returned to their native land and live their lives in freedom not this horrible place . I do donate what I can and try to write congress . So glad you are helping them .
Excellent podcast with vivid descriptions of the conditions of the horses, holding pens, and broken system causing disease and death. All this can be prevented simply by using common sense! How many more wild horses and Burros have to suffer and die in this day and age to institute change in this broken system. Thank you Carol for your unrelenting years trying to change this broken system, continuous reporting to the American Republic, and for these educational podcasts. Your time, energy, and photographs are powerful! Thank you for being a strong voice for those who cannot speak and cannot escape these inhumane roundups! I will continue to support the wild horses, e-mail and call our congressmen, President, and do whatever it takes to help make this change happen. Our voices need to be heard to make changes!! We need you all to join us to make change happen!