Feral horse removal

[bayoublaster7527]

During the 2008 financial collapse, several horses were released along the AZ roadways by callous owners. A few dozen horses would up around a lake. These are 100% domestic horses. These are not mustangs. And yet, are being called wild horses as funds are being raised and petitions are being signed to save these horses which are creating tremendous damage to the ecosystems as an invasive specie. No idea how many horses are in the area after almost two decades but the damage is going to take decades for nature to reverse. Facts are useless against a motivated group of people deciding what is best for your backyard.

Great post and perfect example of why removal is critical. It also highlights the crazed ideology and activists that sportsmen and women face in states like CO, WA, OR, and AZ.

 

[Irrelevant]

There is no bigger crazy than horse crazy.

 

[SAJ-99]

Need to find someone to stop O&G drilling because of Wild Horses and Burros act. Burgum will have them shot from a helicopter so fast the coyotes won't be able to keep up.

 

[R.K.]

Need to find someone to stop O&G drilling because of Wild Horses and Burros act. Burgum will have them shot from a helicopter so fast the coyotes won't be able to keep up.

That’s a brilliant angle- call it “critical habitat for protected wild horses”, then sue to shut down the development. Might work for solar fields, too.

 

[homestead]

I just read an NPR article about a roundup in Colorado. It got me wondering about the adoption of these horses. Anyone adopted one? Or know someone who has? Curious if they get trained/put to use, or just a pet.

 

[Birddoggin]

Depends on the horse and commitment to training. You can get one from the prison in Wyoming and they are started under saddle. It is a competative bid and can get pretty high. Adoption fee directly from BLM starts at $125. Ive seen them used as trail horses.

 

[rmyoung1]

I just read an NPR article about a roundup in Colorado. It got me wondering about the adoption of these horses. Anyone adopted one? Or know someone who has? Curious if they get trained/put to use, or just a pet.

My family had an outfitter friend who owned one. This was in Montana in the ‘90s. Horse was adopted from Nevada and saddle broke. I had the “privilege” of riding it in the Bob Marshall one day. I was only a 150-lb teenager at the time. Couldn’t kick that horse hard enough no matter how hard I tried. Never had an animal ignore me as much as that thing did.

 

[mtmuley]

I just about thinned the herd quail hunting in Nevada one time. They need "managed". mtmuley

 

[Treeshark]

Curious if they get trained/put to use, or just a pet.

Sounds like many are being put to use as food in a foreign country (fine by me).

Wild Horses

 

[ashersdad]

I just read an NPR article about a roundup in Colorado. It got me wondering about the adoption of these horses. Anyone adopted one? Or know someone who has? Curious if they get trained/put to use, or just a pet.

Buddy of mine adopted Hawk for $25 almost 30 years ago. One of the best mountain horses I've been around. His only regret was not adopting a couple more at the time. I'm sure proper training had a lot to do with how he turned out, though. Hoping he'll be packing out another elk for me this Fall.

 

[Rock63]

Whatever it takes to get them off the range is a good thing. When feeding programs are required, it’s a problem.