Navajo Nation Cancels Horse Hunt
Pat Raia
March 5, 2018
The Navajo Nation has canceled plans for a hunt to reduce the size of the feral horse herd on its lands. The hunt had been slated take place in March.
The Navajo Nation has canceled plans for a hunt to reduce the size of the feral horse herd on its lands. The hunt had been slated take place in March.
The BLM removed 1,294 wild horses from the range. Those animals were checked by a vet and are being prepared for adoption.
Researchers found that Przewalski’s horses, which were believed to be the last truly wild horses, are actually the feral descendants of the first horses ever domesticated.
The UHC said organizations should advocate for “Owning Responsibly,” strive to provide collaborative partnerships, and be a registered 501(c)(3).
The Florida laboratory is poised to become the 10th racing testing laboratory to receive full RMTC accreditation.
Approximately 1,400 wild horses will be gathered and 1,300 will be removed from the range, the BLM said.
Jose S. Nunez, Ricardo Murillo, and Mario Serey Jr. were denied privileges for 10, five, and two years, respectively.
Presenters will speak on pre-race examinations, on-track protocols, test barn best practices, technology resources, biosecurity, and more.
The selected nonprofit owners will have full decision-making capacity over the herd’s management, the NDA said.
The British Horseracing Authority will conduct a full review of the sport’s equine anti-doping rules, it announced this week.
The BLM plans to gather and remove 350 wild horses from state, private, and agency-managed lands.
The hearings regarding motor vehicle and helicopter use in wild horse management will take place in Idaho and Montana.
The BLM plans to gather and remove up to 1,000 wild horses; they will treat approximately 250 mares with fertility control and release them, along with about 250 stallions, back into the complex.
The BLM said the gathers are designed to return horse populations to appropriate management levels and reduce resource impacts.
Researchers say the disease kills one out of five Przewalski horses in one major refuge area.
The BLM said the appropriate management level is 159 to 304 horses and the current population is more than 600.
Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with
