Quotes
“Blame it or praise it, there is no denying the wild horse in us.” – Virginia Woolf
“You occasionally see one, and it’s the thrill of a lifetime. But mostly all you ever see is a cloud of dust after they are gone. It’s their stubborn ability to survive that makes them so remarkable.”
– Velma “Wild Horse Annie” Johnston
“The most important thing human beings need to do about wild horses is to ensure that they remain wild horses!” – Mehmet Murat İldan
“I found it wild and rather unsettling, like a tame horse realizing there was once an opportunity to be unbridled that was somehow missed. Such thoughts haunt me now and then.” – Barbara Lieberman
“Blame it or praise it, there is no denying the wild horse in us.” – Virginia Woolf
“You occasionally see one, and it’s the thrill of a lifetime. But mostly all you ever see is a cloud of dust after they are gone. It’s their stubborn ability to survive that makes them so remarkable.”
– Velma “Wild Horse Annie” Johnston
“The most important thing human beings need to do about wild horses is to ensure that they remain wild horses!” – Mehmet Murat İldan
“I found it wild and rather unsettling, like a tame horse realizing there was once an opportunity to be unbridled that was somehow missed. Such thoughts haunt me now and then.” – Barbara Lieberman
Mustang Problems
Mustangs are the symbol of the West. Many love them...few have ever seen one.
Nevada has more mustangs than any other state. My brother (in Carson City) looked out his window one day and saw 20 mustangs across the street.
As an effort to keep Mustangs numbers in control, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) holds an annual auction near Grand Junction, Colorado. Out of 20,193 horses rounded up, 6,669 were sold in auction.
Trying to keep wild horse numbers under control is expensive. This year the Bureau of Land Management wild horse and burro program will cost $153 million - $15 million more than in 2022. It costs the government roughly $27,500 to care for each wild horse and burro over its lifetime in a holding ranch.
Healthy horses on healthy landscapes - that's what everyone who is connected to wild horses says they want. Brittany Sprout, a public affairs specials for BLM, says "We are required by law to gather horses and this adoption helps us. It supports healthy horses on healthy range lands."
From Sierra magazine
Bronco Pre-Season
The Broncos have lost two games by a total of 3 points!