CBS Eye On America takes a close look at the BLM’s management of America’s wild horse herds and the controversies that persist. The agency has faced criticism for its practices and animal rights advocates claim there are more humane ways of controlling the population.
In the year 1492, horses returned to the Americas after an absence of several thousand years. These horses arrived in the holds of the first ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Europe. Today, there are still feral herds roaming ...
Once again, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is coming under criticism for mismanaging Mustang herds, this time, in western Utah. On drought ravaged lands, Mustangs are being blamed for a shortage of grazing. However, proponent ...
The Cloud Foundation and American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign, along with veterinarians and congressmen agree that spaying is a poor option for controlling the number of free roaming Mustangs in the American West. They very m ...
In an effort to control the population of wild horses and buros in the U.S. midwest, the federal government is offering an incentive to anyone who adopts a wild horse or burro. The Adoption Incentive Program allows adoptees of wil ...
There is good news, at least temporarily, for those who are against the culling of wild horses in the American west. Last July, the House Appropriations Committee voted to remove from Interior Department budget passages outlining ...
Animal rights activists are angered after the U.S. Forest Service, a branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that looks after the national forests and grasslands, began the roundup of about 1000 wild horses. The horses are be ...
A controversial bill is headed to the US senate. Those who approve of the measures set out in the bill, which includes sterilizing mares, say it will effectively control the size of the wild horse herds, ensure the humane treatmen ...
In Defense of Animals is petitioning to halt the sterilization program being planned by the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon that will brutally reduce the herd size and cause harm to horses in the Oregon’s Big Summit wild horse herd ...
In this good news, bad news video from ABC News Prime 'It’s Not Too Late', host Ginger Zee takes a look at the evolution of the BLM’s management of wild horses on American’s public lands. The BLM claims there are too many horses, ...
Approximately 250 feral horses graze the floodplains of the Salt River and areas in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. Once they were in danger of disappearing. But, a dedicated group of local advocates called Salt River Wild H ...
3Pd *Whirlwind* has ended February and helped March come in like a lion with her capture of the #1 rank beating out former #1 horses * G A L A X Y * and 3Pd *Vermes*. She also held the Best Streak title. At age 16 this 16.3-hand F ...
The Budweiser eight-horse hitch is an impressive sight with its massive prancing Clydesdales decked in glistening harnesses. But things went awry for the team at the recent San Antonio Rodeo, creating high drama for ten breathless ...
Spain is the home of several well-known breeds of horses, but the Mallorquin is a rare breed many of us may not recognize. This video gives an overview of the breed and features these beautiful horses being ridden through the spec ...
Maybe the cold weather has kept you from riding. But it shouldn’t keep you from training your horse. Here are some easy tricks to teach your horse that will keep you and your horse entertained while we wait for milder days ahead. ...
The Ancient Ecological Park in Xinjiang China is home to a collection of rare species including Alkha Teke horses. The horses are used to put on performances that feature the rare breed in action ridden by daring and athletic ride ...
As we entered the last full week of February two horses occupied the Game Leader positions. The 15.3 hand Percheron stallion Disney is a Titan climbed to the #1 rank. He’s out of the Old Growth Farms stable, Top Breeder of Groning ...
Is there anything more awe-inspiring than the sight of real horsepower at work? The Southern National Draft and Mule Pull in Raliegh, N.C. featured teams of horses and mules from across the nation along with a farm show that provi ...
While this jockey may have missed out on No-Stirrup November, we’ll excuse him in light of this impressive bit of riding. Not exactly a picture of perfect equitation, his position didn’t affect the outcome of a rough ride. ...
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