Living with Nevada's Wild Horses
national treasures
To AnyOne Concerned 7/8/08
I am a horse owner in my 40s now & first rode horses as a young child & they do
represent the incredible spirit of freedom of this country, they are a national treasure
I believe there are several soloutions to the wild mustang issue, in my opinion its the
missmanagement of this rescource that is evident at this point, and as for cattle
ranchers that share these public lands the mustangs roam - this only works if the
ranchers & mustangs are limited in numbers to what the land will bear, furthermore
any proceeds from cattlemans leasing of these public lands schould be going to
support the management not only of the lands but to the mustang programs as well
over ranching of these public lands schould be reduced to manageable levels,
as far as euthanizing any mustangs this is a last resort & one that schould only be
used to thin the herd as nature would & only to the sickly & unhealthy, as for
neutering a small percentage of the herd "ok" but in equality with the herds birth
rate and projected herd size to what the land will bear & again only to those horses
that are the lesser stock of the herd & never to the alpha males,
relocating mustangs to other public lands is a great idea even to areas they
presently are not found but at one time were, we have many open public lands
accross the country they could do well in, where more people could enjoy them,
& while this does require more effort twards proper management at many levels
im confident there are those as myself who would treasure the opportunity to be
an active part of thier management on those public lands, to me the only question
that needs to be answered here is - who are the right people for the job -, who
can pull all this togeather, and this has to include proper adoption management &
more adoption distribution points throughout the nation, this has to be part of the
soloution as well, and possibly even exporting some to other countrys such as
europe where they also have many horse lovers as well as open lands to support
them, this issue requires the implementation of many if not all of these soloutions,
But certainly not the gathering & slaughter of them, thats just poor management
and a serious indication that the present management needs to be changed, I for
one would be willing to make it my lifes work from this point foreward to assist in
the proper management of this issue and more acceptable soloutions, such as
distributing mustangs & burros to public lands, state & national forests for recreational
trail riding where they would be more self supporting by the general public as a resource,
this can also create more jobs for those willing to work these facilities, Why - ? are
there only 11 western states participating in the mustang program, there are suitable
public lands in nearly every state, and if not for free range herds than for trail stables &
adoption points, we need more participants east of the mississippi. and how about
giving incentives for suitable municipalities to use them in mounted patrols, certainly
the forest service for one can make use of them, & they can go where vehicles can't,
the cost of fuel verses the cost of feed can justify that alone. Horses are a natural part
of our national heritage & we need to reconsider them as a resource not a liability &
anyone who thinks that just killing them is the soloution here obviously doesn't care
about our national treasures and schouldn't be in a government position where they
have a responsability to protect those treasures.
Knighterian
I am a horse owner in my 40s now & first rode horses as a young child & they do
represent the incredible spirit of freedom of this country, they are a national treasure
I believe there are several soloutions to the wild mustang issue, in my opinion its the
missmanagement of this rescource that is evident at this point, and as for cattle
ranchers that share these public lands the mustangs roam - this only works if the
ranchers & mustangs are limited in numbers to what the land will bear, furthermore
any proceeds from cattlemans leasing of these public lands schould be going to
support the management not only of the lands but to the mustang programs as well
over ranching of these public lands schould be reduced to manageable levels,
as far as euthanizing any mustangs this is a last resort & one that schould only be
used to thin the herd as nature would & only to the sickly & unhealthy, as for
neutering a small percentage of the herd "ok" but in equality with the herds birth
rate and projected herd size to what the land will bear & again only to those horses
that are the lesser stock of the herd & never to the alpha males,
relocating mustangs to other public lands is a great idea even to areas they
presently are not found but at one time were, we have many open public lands
accross the country they could do well in, where more people could enjoy them,
& while this does require more effort twards proper management at many levels
im confident there are those as myself who would treasure the opportunity to be
an active part of thier management on those public lands, to me the only question
that needs to be answered here is - who are the right people for the job -, who
can pull all this togeather, and this has to include proper adoption management &
more adoption distribution points throughout the nation, this has to be part of the
soloution as well, and possibly even exporting some to other countrys such as
europe where they also have many horse lovers as well as open lands to support
them, this issue requires the implementation of many if not all of these soloutions,
But certainly not the gathering & slaughter of them, thats just poor management
and a serious indication that the present management needs to be changed, I for
one would be willing to make it my lifes work from this point foreward to assist in
the proper management of this issue and more acceptable soloutions, such as
distributing mustangs & burros to public lands, state & national forests for recreational
trail riding where they would be more self supporting by the general public as a resource,
this can also create more jobs for those willing to work these facilities, Why - ? are
there only 11 western states participating in the mustang program, there are suitable
public lands in nearly every state, and if not for free range herds than for trail stables &
adoption points, we need more participants east of the mississippi. and how about
giving incentives for suitable municipalities to use them in mounted patrols, certainly
the forest service for one can make use of them, & they can go where vehicles can't,
the cost of fuel verses the cost of feed can justify that alone. Horses are a natural part
of our national heritage & we need to reconsider them as a resource not a liability &
anyone who thinks that just killing them is the soloution here obviously doesn't care
about our national treasures and schouldn't be in a government position where they
have a responsability to protect those treasures.
Knighterian
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Permalink Reply by Leslie Wetzel on -
Very well thought out and agreed. Have you contacted the BLM? I called several times last week.
I also really am not so thrilled with the Mustang Makeover deal. A bunch of "trainers" in my area are doing it. I don't yet know if they are trainers, so much as "professional predators," as Pat Parelli calls them. I don't think mustangs need a 'makeover,' more like people do. I do have one, and they are smart, brave, willing partners. But the pressure to make them over within a confined time frame for prize money, I am not so sure about.
Leslie
Marble Falls, TX
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Permalink Reply by Rick on -
hey there Leslie; you're right thats another issue of the existing program that needs some
adjustments & yes some of them are predators for profit, there needs to be an
independant evaluating group, independant of the BLM to ensure that the horses are
getting good homes or going to good programs, as for a time frame for their training
a common training schedule is necessary but it's the evaluation at the end of the basic
training period thats most important & who does the evaluating along with what horses
are selected to participate & it should never be the prime stock of the herd only those
that are the 8 years old or more should be considered for adoption, there are many
underlying issues here, & several independant organizations following this issue, as
for me Im trying to put more data together yet before I try to approach an advocate or
suggest anything to congress, Thanks for your comments n I'd be interested
if you have anything further to ad at any time, this issue has a long way to go yet.
Rick
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Permalink Reply by james poal on
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I think mustangs need a “refashion” more similar people do.
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james
Addiction Recovery Nevada
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Permalink Reply by Karen Mayfield on -
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Karen
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Permalink Reply by millerRonald on
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Hi,
A very smart and diplomatic answer. It’s really appreciable and generous.
Miller
[url=http://www.drug-intervention.com/nevada-drug-intervention.html]Drug Intervention Nevada[/url]
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Permalink Reply by millerRonald on
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Hi,
A very smart and diplomatic answer. It’s really appreciable and generous.
Miller
Drug Intervention Nevada
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