Photo Of The Week – 7/22/11
July 23, 2011
Sleek bay stallion in evening light. Little Book Cliffs HMA, Colorado.
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July 23, 2011 at 12:12 PM
Thanks, Pam. Another stunning boy! If I remember correctly, Little Book Cliffs has been so successful with their population management program (IMO, chiefly due to volunteer participation), that this year’s roundup was canceled.
July 23, 2011 at 1:11 PM
What a Horse!- thankyou Pam.
July 23, 2011 at 1:12 PM
Pam,
Seems if one HMA can be managed successfully, that the others could be too, right? This appears to tell us that the volunteer participation – rather than BLM complete control would be the way to go.
Thanks, poor Ginger – we dont hear too much good news, do we?
Maggie
July 23, 2011 at 2:17 PM
Oh, he’s so beautiful.
July 23, 2011 at 2:52 PM
We love your photos, let’s share the message to keep the mustangs wild…
July 23, 2011 at 4:26 PM
beautiful horse….
July 23, 2011 at 7:42 PM
Love that deep dark coloring. Very sleek indeed. Thanks for posting.
July 23, 2011 at 8:50 PM
Dear Pam: You’ll never know how very much I admire you & all the work you do for OUR horses…Your photos are amazing, & I really look forward for more!!!! Keep up all the wonderful work you do!!!!
July 24, 2011 at 1:06 PM
Thank you Pam, Isnt amazing how very healthy and beautiful they look free om the range , this and this alone makes their Freedom absolutely essential……. Proving without a shadow of a doubt , whatsoever!!! that on the range they truly belong !!!!and should stay!!!!!!
July 24, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Magnificent horse and deserves to live free!
July 24, 2011 at 9:05 PM
poor Ginger, what do you mean “by volunteer participation”?
July 24, 2011 at 10:58 PM
Cssssswv (I hope I got that right!), Little Book Cliffs was on the Gather Schedule for this year. Thankfully, it was called off because of the successful Annual PZP (NOT PZP-22!)fertility control program.
If I remember correctly, a number of volunteers from Friends of the Mustangs (FOM) in Grand Junction either help with the darting or do it themselves, with certification from the BLM. You have to be trained to dart, and it has to be done at the correct time of year to get the desired result.
I think they also raise money to offset the cost of materials. I think they also go out on horseback and do an on-the-ground annual census.
This is the Press Release about why the roundup was cancelled:
http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Information/newsroom/2011/fertility_drug_contributes.html
The PR talks about another roundup in 2012. If the efforts of FOM continue to be successful, natural attrition will, hopefully, stabilize the population below high AML, and there will be a another postponment. IMHO, this is how WH & B management should be done!
July 25, 2011 at 2:38 AM
Thank You so very much! for your rapid
& information-filled response 🙂
Yes, I agree: since it appears that @least Some measure of
Wild Herd growth management must be done;
This seems to be the ONLY truly feasible
& intelligent method {just Imagine–BLM?? feasible, intelligent,
Herd management–all in the SAME sentence!!}
This welcome NEWS also means that:
1) Similar efforts Can & Should be immediately
Planned & implemented for Every HMA/HA/FS-illegally-excluded-Herd in the U.S.!
2) This not Only allows for population mgmt,
but Also for Intelligent Choices to be made as to
Which Mares should be darted in any year (4 poor health,
a small-4-age yearling foal (who can benefit from
More Mom’s attention), over-representation, allowing a
‘At-risk’ genetic-line to regain strength, increased
Stability of a small Band–which may have experienced a greater foal loss &/or
Mare-infertility, —all sorts of Appropriate reasons!
3) Detailed Report of method, #s, successes, results:
MUST be sent to every Lawyer with upcoming hearings against
BLM mismanagement 4 use in Court! (+ 2 those who had
Unsuccessful hearings, too!)
4) The HUMANS on-the-ground, who Know the
Herds & individual Horses or Bands or Herd characteristics or
Probable upcoming risks—can Actually be
Ones to contribute the MOST to the stability of
Each herd!…key word = Intelligent Human…
5) Will & Is benefiting both the Wild
Herds, the breed’s future, AND the people who
Love & follow & advocate for them!
6) Either force BLM to hire such humans &/or make USE of the
Methods [sic] OR could potentially force
BLM—OUT of the mis-management business altogether! 😉
7) Exciting & Best FEASIBLE News, we’ve heard–in a long long time!
Let’s get rolling with this!!
August 26, 2011 at 4:05 AM
i’ve never seen horses built quite like the mustangs. what our Creator intended.