BLM uses helicopters to round up wild horses in NW Colorado

Federal officials this week began herding wild horses using helicopters in northwestern Colorado, according to the Associated Press, which reports the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to round up 140 horses over the next several days.

Several groups,…

Salazar wants to rein in wild-horse costs by setting up preserves

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar wants the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to get into the wild-horse preserve business at a cost of nearly $100 million, according to media reports, but, believe it or not, that represents a cost savings…

Madeleine Pickens ponies up wild-horse adoption plan

Just call it the “Pickens Pony Plan.”

Jumping into an environmental issue with the same headline-grabbing gusto of her billionaire oil-man husband, Madeleine Pickens Monday rode in like the proverbial cavalry at a public meeting in Reno, Nev., on the mounting wild-horse crisis in the western United States.

GAO recommends drastic action to rein in costs of caring for wild horses

The runaway costs of caring for wild horses both in Bureau of Land Management corrals and on the open range have reached a “critical crossroads,” according to a report released Monday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Unwanted Horses Dumped on Public, Private Land

When horse slaughterhouses closed in the U.S. two years ago, it caused a glut of unwanted horses in the marketplace. High feed prices and expenses have forced some horse owners to abandon their animals, not unlike the cats and dogs…

Senators Keep Horses on the Menu

If your horse ends up going from the stable to the table, blame your U.S. senator. Thousands of horses continue on their way to Canada and Mexico for killing and rendering because the Senate has stalled again on…

Colorado’s Horses: In the Stable or on the Table?

Controversy rages with the slaughter of more than 31,000 unwanted horses this year. While Congress considers legal remedies, vets and livestock owners line up against animal rights activists.

Western Colorado’s Wild Horses: Too Many? Part II

The Bureau of Land Management is reducing Colorado’s wild horse numbers because of the drought and other impacts. Some ranchers want wild horses gone from the Western Slope landscape because they compete for forage with grazing cattle and sheep in…

Colorado’s Wild Horses: Too Many with Too Few Places to Go

Wild horses are considered an icon of the great American West. Yet, wild horses are joining the ranks of unwanted dogs and cats-are we loving them to death?

Colorado is home to four wild horse management areas, all located…