Final Agreement Protects Salt River Horses
Pat Raia
January 2, 2018
The state of Arizona and the U.S. Forest Service have finalized their agreement to protect the Salt River horse herd.
The state of Arizona and the U.S. Forest Service have finalized their agreement to protect the Salt River horse herd.
The BLM gathered 117 wild burros from private lands northwest of Pahrump due to public safety concerns.
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The BLM said burros have started entering and damaging private property and several have been hit crossing roads.
Previously the state worked with the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign to manage the herd of estray horses.
The federation also announced a new prohibited substance case involving another endurance horse and rider.
Possible discussion topics include joint treatments and injections, detailed equine health records, and more.
The BLM is proposing to gather and remove wild horses in and outside Caliente Herd Area Complex boundaries.
The BHA hopes to ensure its ability to enforce penalties for breaching the equine anti-doping rules.
About 75% of the horses at the facility contracted strangles, and all have fully recovered.
The gather is part of a two-year study in which researchers are evaluating wild horse behavior and ecology.
The Senate’s proposed 2018 budget bill calls for the DOI to explore “politically viable” wild horse management options.
Forage and water sources were scarce after the Fox and Lake Range Herd Management Area was burned by wildfire.
An endurance horse and a jumping horse tested positive for ractopamine and o-desmethyltramadol, respectively.
For the first time in more than a century kulan (or Asiatic wild asses) are residing on Kazakhstan’s central steppes.
The goal is to ensure welfare standards for animals–including horses, ponies, and other equids–are met and enforced.
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