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The Bureau of Land Management's First
NATIONAL WILD HORSE & BURRO EXPO
NOVEMBER 14-17, 2002
SOMERVELL COUNTY EXPO CENTER
GLEN ROSE, TEXAS

 


Slide Shows
from the Expo
 

Adoption Event
Gentling/Training Demos
Wild Horse & Burro Show
A Special Pal

 

Photos by
Alejandra Morales
and Erin Coates

 

It was fun. It was wild. It was an event to experience.

Closing the doors late Sunday afternoon, the tired and dusty wild horse and burro crew was still smiling as they said goodbye to their new friends and adopters. Featuring four days of training clinics and action-packed entertainment, the Bureau of Land Management's first National Wild Horse and Burro Expo had something for just about everyone.

There were hundreds of spectators, adopters and participants enjoying the different vendors, clinics and entertainment offered by the Expo. The 2002 Expo also showcased the largest adoption event of the year, and found homes for 180 wild horses and burros.

Of the 177 animals adopted, 13 were saddle trained or halter trained at correctional facilities in Canon City, Colorado and Hutchinson, Kansas. The highest bid was $1,850 for a four-year-old, saddle-trained bay gelding. Two other saddle-trained horses from Canon City took the second and third spots: a four-year-old palomino gelding ($1,650) and a two-year-old palomino gelding ($1,625). The highest fee paid for a halter-trained horse was $900 for a three-year-old buckskin gelding from Hutchinson. All of the halter trained and saddle trained animals were adopted.

These new adopters were invited to attend training clinics on site to learn the best way to work with the newest member of their family. Gentling demonstrations and training clinics were held in three large arenas each day. Horse enthusiasts, from novice to professional riders, were able to select the exact clinic that met their needs and level of experience.

Clinics were lead by several nationally recognized horse trainers, including Chris Irwin, Michael Richardson, Lesley Neuman, Bryan Neubert, and Charles Wilhelm and Parelli Endorsed Instuctor, Bruce Logan (both Wilhelm and Logan were sponsored by Wahl Clippers). Other demonstrations offered introductory tips on working with a wild horse from past adopter Ray Field and proper hoof care with Lyle "Bergy" Bergeleen.

In addition to offering training clinics and wild horse and burro adoptions, the Bureau of Land Management also hosted a wild horse and burro show. This event was open to any contestant with an animal previously in the wild horse and burro adoption program. Beginning with a series of competition classes for youth and adults, including halter, showmanship, western pleasure and barrel racing, this event allowed past adopters to show off their animals. New adopters watching the show were able to see the potential of their animals.

In the middle of the competition classes, the entertainment really kicked off when country singer Templeton Thompson, a native Glen Rose, Texas, stepped out into the show arena and broke out in song. Obliging her new fans, Templeton autographed backtags and Expo programs as she continued to sing three more songs from her CD I Remember You.

Spectators and fans continued to cheer as they enjoyed the horse and burro show's grand finale - the wildest costume contest ever. Wild horses and burros dressed in costume entered the arena with their adopters one by one. Competition was tough, but the large green dragon (a well disguised wild horse) and tiny knight (Trey Ledesma) won the hearts of the judge and the audience - it was a team that was hard to top.

To learn more about events like this and how you can adopt a wild horse or burro call the Bureau of Land Management at 1-866-4Mustangs, or visit the agency's web site at: www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov.

The next Expo is being tentatively planned for the Spring/Summer of 2004 in the Ohio Valley. The next Expo will be a cooperative effort between BLM and one of their partners, The National Wild Horse & Burro Foundation. The foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the BLM's National Wild Horse and Burro Program. For more information about the foundation, please call 1-800-551-9209 or visit their website at: www.wildhorsefoundation.org.

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WILDFIRES burning thousands of acres in the West threaten lives and homes of federally protected wild Mustangs, causing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to call on Texas' only training and adoption facility of its kind, the non-profit 501(c)3 Wild Horse Foundation (WHF). Executive Director Ray Field, and wife Susan Calhoun-Field, rescue the Mustangs, and prepare them for adoption in the WHF's 111-acre facility in Franklin, Texas, complete 60-foot round "horse-dome" hand-built by Ray himself.

A true "horse whisperer," Field's unique utilization of "humane penning" builds the trust and respect between man and horse when most of these animals have never had human contact before they are captured. Field's reputation across the United States was borne out of his rare and unique ability to "gentle" these wild Mustangs. In under two hours, and without any force or harm to the Mustang, Field is able to halter the animal and abate its fears, enabling it to instinctly follow Field's lead. Afterward, training the animal and preparing it for adoption becomes easy.

Field is currently the third listed trainer on the BLM's top-12 national trainer's list. He can often be seen working at the ranch in the most unlikely of attire his signature shorts and baseball cap.

The Wild Horse Foundation's mantra "Gentle is the Touch" encompases the cornerstone of its rescue work, including rescuing Mustangs displaced from their habitat for ecological conditions. Degrading soil or vegetation from a variety of causes threatens herd propagation. The Fields have also rescued horses from another "rescue facility" unable to care for its animals, as well as the all too often heartbreaking cases of animal neglect or abuse. Additionally, the Fields hold training seminars at their Franklin ranch for horse owners and experts across the United States.

The tireless hours of work both with the Mustangs and the ranch have earned the Fields' support and respect of celebrities, including Texas' own Chuck Norris. And the Fields' neighborhood of Texas ranches continues to grow with the recent purchase of a multi-million dollar horse ranch by none other than Donald Trump for fiance Georgette's horse hobby. The Fields are looking forward to making their acquaintences in hopes that the soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs. Trump will have the desire to add tamed Mustangs to the 37 horses they already own.

For immediate information about the recent rescues, please contact Ray and Susan Field the above phone number and email address or go to http://www.wildhorsefoundation.org

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EMERGENCY: WILD HORSES AND BURROS IN DANGER!
Posted on Tuesday, November 30 @ 02:14:40 EST by c0c0c0

activism **note, this was origanally submitted by goosemom in the forums.**

PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE DECEMBER 6!

The Wild Horse and Burro Act that has protected wild horses and burros since the law passed in 1971 has been jeopardized. Last Saturday, Congress approved a 3,000 page year-end spending bill, which includes a provision HCON4568.001 that approves the sale of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros. Starting January 1, 2005 any excess animal that is more than 10 years of age; or the excess animal has been offered unsuccessfully for adoption at least 3 times shall be made available for sale, without limitation, including through auction to the highest bidder, at local sale yards or other convenient livestock selling facilities.

This measure allows the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) the right to sell, without notice, to sale barns, stockyards and killer buyers. This provision also does not protect pregnant mares or young wild horse or burros. The bill strips from federal law a clause that no wild free-roaming horse or burro can be sold or transferred for processing into commercial products. The BLM could have an adoption of year-old horses on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday with no advertising, and then sell to people at a sale barn.

 

The BLM, Department of Interior, has tried marketing the adoptions but has failed to do their job as prescribed by Congress, which has now put measures in place that will legally authorize the killing of wild horses and burros.

Congress has turned a deaf ear to the public who has supported the wild horses and burros for many years.

The Wild Horse Foundation, Franklin, Texas has an agreement with the BLM and National Park Service to adopt out these wild horses and burros. Senator Conrad Burns, R-Mont., chairman of the appropriations subcommittee that funds the BLM placed the measure into the bill after consulting with Senators Byron Dorgan, D-ND and Harry Reid, D-NV. Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson also voted in favor of this.

The Wild Horse Foundation will be receiving another shipment or wild horses from the State of Nevada on December 1, 2004, most likely being the last shipment since the new laws will go into effect January 1, 2005.

The Wild Horse Foundation, Texas, has an adoption rate of 110% of every wild horse and burro that come to Texas. The BLM, Oklahoma Region office has denied all requests and attempts from the Wild Horse Foundation to assist with finding qualified homes and adopters. Ray Field, Executive Director of the Wild Horse Foundation has sent numerous requests to BLM Program Manager Jeff Rawson, Washington, D.C. and has received no reply from Mr. Rawson. Several requests have gone to BLM Director Kathleen Clark as well and with no reply.

Last year the BLM Oklahoma region adopted out 680 total wild horses and burros. The Wild Horse Foundation has nearly matched that number by adopters who have come forth to help place these horses and burros in loving adoptive homes. The Wild Horse Foundation is a 501(c)3 tax exempt, non-profit organization that operates off adoption fees and donations to protect these wild horses and burros.

If Congress negates the laws that protect our last known living heritage then whom will they kill next?

Please write President Bush and your Senator and Congressman that you will not support this bill that will ultimately lead wild horses and burros to slaughter. These horses and burros cannot speak for themselves and need people like you that can speak out to protect them. They have a right to live!

A phone call to the White House may be the best way to communicate and be heard. The phone number is 202-456-1111. The fax number is 202-456-2461.

The Wild Horse Foundation requests that every child, from every school and every horse lover, every taxpayer protest this approval that will ultimately bring wild horses or burros to slaughter. Not one taxpayer voted for this measure and we need the public support to protect the wild free-roaming horses and burros.

Who will Congress send to slaughter next?

 

San Diego Humane Society and SPCASan Diego Humane Society and SPCA

San Diego Fire Animal Rescue Updates

November 6, 2007- During the firestorm disaster, the San Diego Humane Society cared for hundreds animals at evacuation centers throughout the county. Our ARR worked with the County of San Diego, Department of Animal Services to evacuate more than 500 animals that were directly in harms way due to the fire and then continued to care for over 5,000 animals that were left behind in evacuated areas.

Though the fires are contained, our work to help animals affected by the fires continues.  Our officers are continuing to provide welfare checks for animals upon request.  As residents return to their homes, we are actively assessing the animal needs of the community and will continue to provide support where it is needed.

The La Jolla Indian Reservation in Pauma Valley was one of the areas severely affected by the fires.  The 200 cattle and horses that call the reservation home had no source of food as the pastures that they usually graze on had been burned.  Thanks to the Wild Horse Foundation from Franklin, Texas, the San Diego Humane Society was able to arrange for 45,000 pounds of hay to be delivered directly to the reservation.  Susan Calhoun and Ray Fields of the Wild Horse Foundation drove out from Texas to personally make the delivery alongside the San Diego Humane Society.

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This is the link to the Texas Parks & Wild Life Meeting in Houston prior to our inspection if the investigation of the Shooting of the burros in Big Ben Ranch State Park.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/feedback/meetings/2008/0821/transcripts/annual_public_hearing/index.phtml