BLM: Keep a Safe Distance From Wild Horses
- Topics: Welfare and Industry, Wild & Feral Horses
“It’s the time of year when we start to see new foals in the McCullough Peaks Herd Management Area,” said BLM Supervisory Range Management Specialist Tricia Hatle. “It’s imperative that people give the horses their space, move back if they approach and never follow pregnant mares.”
Watching and photographing wild horses at a too-close proximity can create stressful situations that could result in foal abandonment and horses becoming habituated to people, the BLM said—if a wild horse changes its behavior because of your presence, you are too close.
The BLM recommends staying at least 300 feet—the length of one football field—from wild horses
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