@ HumaneObserver i understand the love for Americas mustang but i also understand Americas financial crisis hence why so few are allowed to roam on top of that. i personally agree with horse slaughter there are so many "unwanted" horses that people cannot feed whereas feral cattle still feed us most Americans dont see horses as a viable food. and i honestly dont see any mustang advocates really stepping up to pay for the care these guys need. much less in the amounts they really need it.
@ZenyattaLuvr Yes, they are amazing.They often stay behind during roundups when babies are falling behind. They are devoted mothers, sweet, gentle girls, very protective.
@21noella Not very reassuring at all, I'm afraid. But honest. The more I learn about the way our government is "managing and protecting" the wild horses, the more involved I've become because there is not much reassurance to be found, and they need us to speak up on their behalf. And the Dept of Interior just appointed Callie Hendrickson to the Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board; she is an outspoken supporter of killing "excess" wild horses instead of paying their upkeep in longterm holding.
@21noella Outrageous. The BLM allows 4 times as many cows as horses in wild horse Herd Management Areas (HMAs). For example, in Stone Cabin, the roundup ongoing right now in Nevada, which I will be at next week, they allow over 4000 cows on 500,000 acres but only 400 wild horses, call any more than that "excess." Callie Hendrickson would have the "excess" killed. There are actually excess cows in the wild horse and burro HMAs.. There is a lot to learn, but it is, very simply, politics.
@21noella I am so sorry, 21Noella, I can't tell you because I don't know. Some were adopted... Some were shipped to long-term holding pastures where we cant see them and don't really know... We can follow up on the if we have specific tag numbers.
I wanted to explain more about longterm holding. They are private ranches in midwest which BLM contracts with to house our wild horses.Public isn't permitted to witness this because they are on private property.So we can only take BLM's word—doesn't carry much weight with me, sorry to say-- that they are "great." We know BLM sells truckloads of horses out of longterm holding.We have FOIA'd this info to learn to whom our wild horses are being sold out of "safe" longterm holding. So far no info.
In a way, they are just like people, good people. Loving, caring, nurturing, no matter how hard or hopeless it may be. I think we could learn more from them than they could ever learn from us. ♥♥♥
@LuvMitch247 Yes, she was an amazing mare. There was one mare who actually took on two additional foals to her own. Very precious, life-giving mares.
@Justwke This is at a "short-term holding facility" called Broken Arrow. The captured wild horses live in giant pens, same sex with same sex. There is no grass. They are fed hay. The studs are all gelded. Broken Arrow isn't open to the public because it is a private contract an individual has with the Bureau of Land Management. This is a wrong we are working to remedy. Our wild horses must be visible. BLM claims "transparency" yet hides horses from public view.
Sign this free petition to hold off the 2011 roundup and stop the catching of wild horses, the BLM sends most to slaughter houses. the BLM gets paid to remove wild horses and let people graze there cattle and sheep
This is so true and lovingly poignant - a beautiful portrayal of Mustang mares and their young. I'm going to share this video with everyone I know ...my small contribution, my voice as a Wild Horse advocate joined with yours. May the American Mustang ever run free. Thank you, Elyse, for all you do. Deborah
@ HumaneObserver i understand the love for Americas mustang but i also understand Americas financial crisis hence why so few are allowed to roam on top of that. i personally agree with horse slaughter there are so many "unwanted" horses that people cannot feed whereas feral cattle still feed us most Americans dont see horses as a viable food. and i honestly dont see any mustang advocates really stepping up to pay for the care these guys need. much less in the amounts they really need it.
jiterjit 2 weeks ago
these mustang mares deserve a free 5 star spa treatment :)
ZenyattaLuvr 3 weeks ago
@ZenyattaLuvr Yes, they are amazing.They often stay behind during roundups when babies are falling behind. They are devoted mothers, sweet, gentle girls, very protective.
HumaneObserver 3 weeks ago
@HumaneObserver Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately not very reassuring to me...not your fault, you're trying. You are a good very good person.
21noella 3 weeks ago
@21noella Not very reassuring at all, I'm afraid. But honest. The more I learn about the way our government is "managing and protecting" the wild horses, the more involved I've become because there is not much reassurance to be found, and they need us to speak up on their behalf. And the Dept of Interior just appointed Callie Hendrickson to the Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board; she is an outspoken supporter of killing "excess" wild horses instead of paying their upkeep in longterm holding.
HumaneObserver 3 weeks ago
@21noella Outrageous. The BLM allows 4 times as many cows as horses in wild horse Herd Management Areas (HMAs). For example, in Stone Cabin, the roundup ongoing right now in Nevada, which I will be at next week, they allow over 4000 cows on 500,000 acres but only 400 wild horses, call any more than that "excess." Callie Hendrickson would have the "excess" killed. There are actually excess cows in the wild horse and burro HMAs.. There is a lot to learn, but it is, very simply, politics.
HumaneObserver 3 weeks ago
save the mustangs
suzannelangevoort 1 month ago
So so moving...I can't stop crying...what happened to these horses, can you tell me?
21noella 1 month ago
@21noella I am so sorry, 21Noella, I can't tell you because I don't know. Some were adopted... Some were shipped to long-term holding pastures where we cant see them and don't really know... We can follow up on the if we have specific tag numbers.
HumaneObserver 1 month ago
I wanted to explain more about longterm holding. They are private ranches in midwest which BLM contracts with to house our wild horses.Public isn't permitted to witness this because they are on private property.So we can only take BLM's word—doesn't carry much weight with me, sorry to say-- that they are "great." We know BLM sells truckloads of horses out of longterm holding.We have FOIA'd this info to learn to whom our wild horses are being sold out of "safe" longterm holding. So far no info.
HumaneObserver 3 weeks ago
mustangs are precious mermories!!!
WesterntheRider 1 month ago
the mustang mother reminds me of my momma very strong and beautiful...
WolfSpirit92811 1 month ago
beautiful video.....
mushmush7 1 month ago
LopeForestLope I agree!!!! My two horses r mustangs
annah12343 1 month ago
In a way, they are just like people, good people. Loving, caring, nurturing, no matter how hard or hopeless it may be. I think we could learn more from them than they could ever learn from us. ♥♥♥
LopeForestLope 1 month ago
*Underweight
LuvMitch247 2 months ago
Cream Pie appears inderweight, yet she nurses two young foals<3
LuvMitch247 2 months ago
@LuvMitch247 Yes, she was an amazing mare. There was one mare who actually took on two additional foals to her own. Very precious, life-giving mares.
HumaneObserver 2 months ago
where is that, it doesnt look like the horses are healthy, there's barely any grass
Justwke 2 months ago
@Justwke Roundups, after getting herded by the BLM into the corrals, they go to auctions and usually go to slaughter.
Cottontail6969 2 months ago
@Justwke This is at a "short-term holding facility" called Broken Arrow. The captured wild horses live in giant pens, same sex with same sex. There is no grass. They are fed hay. The studs are all gelded. Broken Arrow isn't open to the public because it is a private contract an individual has with the Bureau of Land Management. This is a wrong we are working to remedy. Our wild horses must be visible. BLM claims "transparency" yet hides horses from public view.
HumaneObserver 2 months ago
@HumaneObserver KEEP US INFORMED?? THANK YOU for that!!
LuvMitch247 2 months ago
love you for making this !
lovehorses03 6 months ago
Happy Mother's Day Elyse! Thank you again for this tribute to mustang mothers.
Love Catness
shootinthetube 10 months ago
thepetitionsite(dot)com/1/stop-2011-roundup/
Sign this free petition to hold off the 2011 roundup and stop the catching of wild horses, the BLM sends most to slaughter houses. the BLM gets paid to remove wild horses and let people graze there cattle and sheep
site4pets 1 year ago
SET THEM FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! they deserve to be running wild in the grass and flowers damnit!!
HeatherVintage88 1 year ago
This is so true and lovingly poignant - a beautiful portrayal of Mustang mares and their young. I'm going to share this video with everyone I know ...my small contribution, my voice as a Wild Horse advocate joined with yours. May the American Mustang ever run free. Thank you, Elyse, for all you do. Deborah
RileysGirl 1 year ago