BLM Launches Scoping Period for Horse Gather, Research
Edited Press Release
October 3, 2017
The agency has proposed a wild horse gather in the Onaqui Herd Management Area in Utah.
The agency has proposed a wild horse gather in the Onaqui Herd Management Area in Utah.
Johnson’s horse Luke Skywalker 46 tested positive for the local anesthetic pramoxine in January.
The effort to outfit mares with GPS collars effort began last winter but was suspended due to poor weather conditions.
The decaying remains of three horses ostensibly butchered for meat were found in Hialeah Gardens.
Officials say the new regulations are strengthening the integrity of the state’s horse racing industry.
Three horses tested positive for the banned substance diisopropylamine, a vasodilator.
Mares released back to the HMA will be retreated with a fertility-control vaccine to reduce population growth.
The BLM is gathering horses from Wyoming’s Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, and Great Divide Basin herd management areas.
The BLM plans to gather horses from the Great Divide Basin, Salt Wells Creek, and Adobe Town herd management areas.
At its Aug. 21 meeting at Del Mar Turf Club, in Del Mar, California, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board approved the immediate
As of Sept. 1, equestrians must submit disclosure forms if their horses receive medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA).
While tiny quantities of some substances were found in samples, researchers say it’s not necessarily cause for concern.
Some believe the recommended penalties aren’t enough for egregious violations and too harsh for isolated minor offenses.
Topics covered included the Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017, Thoroughbred Safety Committee recommendations, and more.
The BLM plans to gather and remove about 100 wild horses from state, private, and BLM-managed lands.
The BLM gathered 129 wild burros within and outside the Marietta Wild Burro Range, in Mineral County, Nevada.
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