The Callaghan Complex roundup is drawing to a close.

This operation has brought much public attention due to the size of the roundup (the largest on the summer schedule). This operation (and underlying plan) are not the largest BLM has done or even currently contemplates. But this is one of the last large herds left in the entire country.

The underlying plan is severely data poor and omits basic and critical components. We are in court now to stop this (10-20 year) plan from standing and continuing to mismanage this complex. The site-specific issues at Callaghan are in front of the courts, represented by our team, now

We are preparing additional litigation to address serious programmatic issues reveled during this operation. We will have more news soon.

For those of you tracking herds and wildfire, we have updated our chart and will update as we have hime. HERE

We are working to archive each day into a cumulative one page format including the extensive video we have published throughout this operation.

Cumulative totals:

Captured: 1957 Wild Horses (780 Stallions, 802 Mares, and 375 Foals). 1869 captured from one HMA in the complex, South Shoshone. 

Shipped: 1899 Wild Horses (759 Stallions, 777 Mares, and 363 Foals)   Wild horses will be shipped to two different facilities: Palomino Valley Center and to Broken Arrow (Indian Lakes RD.) in Fallon. The Fallon facility is off-limits to public view. We were told only 700 will ship to PVC, the rest off-limits.

Deaths Reported, 10 (the number of deaths is in question): BLM reported: Deaths: 10, Day 1, during active trapping: A sorrel filly foal was reported to have been kicked by another horse at temporary holding and broke a leg. Day 2, during shipping and holding: 3 y/o, Bay, Mare – Acute/Sudden, broken neck , 3 m/o, Sorrel, filly – Acute/Sudden, indicators consistent with colic. (3 day lapse in reporting) Day 7: BLM reported they euthanized: “10 y/o, Bay Mare, Chronic/Pre-existing, missing and eye, 3 y/o , Bay Mare, Chronic/Pre-existing, missing an eye.” Day 8: “3 m/o, Bay Mare, Chronic/Pre-existing, respiratory infection” for some reason BLM did not want to type the word “foal” and just called her a “mare.” Day 10: 3 m/o, Bay mare, died unexpected, undiagnosed. Day 12: 3 m/o, Bay, mare – Died: chronic, undiagnosed/Unknown, Day 13: 3 y/o, Bay, mare, died, traumatic head injury, 2 y/o, Bay, mare, died, undiagnosed. (We will be filing formal requests for information on deaths from this operation from trap and into facilities. BLM was not updating official counts in the standard timeframe and we will continue to monitor. BLM is also not including deaths on arrival or immediately after at facilities.)

07-23-26, Day 14

Access has been abysmal at this operation.

By 10:30 a.m. the area hit the extreme caution zone for Heat Index. You can read more about what heat index is and why it is so important in our day 9 update.

44 more wild horses were captured and sent to the off-limits to the public facility in Fallon. NV.

07-24-26

After moving trap and assurances that access issues were being addressed, once again there was no meaningful access.

We can tell you it seems that a number of tiny babies came in. It appears several escaped. There were a number of ropings. How any of it happened we cannot report to you at all. 

During this operation there has been no meaningful observation. There has been zero, not one day, where the handling of wild horses could be assessed. Temporary holding corrals are on public lands. BLM is even denying historic access to observe any handling at these corrals.

We will write extensively on the issue of meaningful access and update you on actions our team is taking very soon. We are very busy behind the scenes. 

Four our readers tracking the heat index, it appears BLM simply does not care at all.

41 (16 Stallions, 18 Mares, and 7 Foals) wild horses were captured.

Even though access to view sorting could have been facilitated, it was not. BLM was very chatty with what appeared to be a grateful permittee (or friend of one) that now wants to know what BLM is going to do about the cheatgrass…. (we are sure many of you have an answer).

Our team remains onsite.

We are very busy behind the scenes. 

We will report more very soon. 

Concerns with the lack of a formalized welfare standard run deep. Gaining an enforceable welfare policy that contains clear standards is vital. The concerns include concerns with foaling season, air quality and heat index standards. All of these critical issues are very relevant to this roundup. 

You can learn more about the issue and take ACTION here.

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