Laura Leigh loves horses. They have held a special place in her heart since childhood. Laura has been involved in anti-slaughter issues for more than two decades. Leigh has attended more roundups than any other observer including government personnel in the last four years. Her videography has been seen on CNN, NBC, BBC, PBS and her photography in many print venues, she holds press credentials through Horseback Magazine. Wild Horse Education was created to gain protections from abuse, slaughter and extinction for our beloved wild horses and burros.
Team members at WHE have had an intense few days, meeting with key lawmakers to secure concrete commitments for targeted language changes that will tighten the baseline we need to fight back […]
Wild Horse Education Pushes for Enforceable Welfare Standards as Congress Finalizes FY2027 Budget Priorities For over a decade, Wild Horse Education (WHE) has been at the vanguard of the fight to make […]
Red Desert Scoping: DOI-BLM-WY-R050-2026-0012-EA | Comment Deadline: May 4, 2026 Submit at: https://eplanning.blm.gov (search: DOI-BLM-WY-R050-2026-0012-EA) Scroll to bottom for simplified talking points. Read the article for basic takeaways from our teams first […]
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a virtual hearing on the use of motorized vehicles in the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program The meeting is scheduled for April 29, […]
From March 1 through June 30, BLM has a prohibition against using a helicopter to capture wild horses due to foaling “season.” BLM claims there is no foaling season for burros. There […]
The first roundup schedule for Fiscal Year 2027—announced six months into the fiscal year—accelerates removals to target 14,830 wild horses and burros for capture, 14,378 for removal and, after reaching AML range, returning […]
The newly released Fiscal Year 2026 roundup schedule accelerates to capture nearly 15,000 wild horses and burros across the western U.S., the “sale program” reaches record numbers rapidly sliding wild horses and […]
Our team continues to document the wild horses sent from last month’s Antelope HMA helicopter roundup to the Palomino Valley Center (PVC). Horses captured during the Owyhee roundup were moved immediately into […]
A message from WHE volunteer Bobbie Moller: Black Mountain HMA, Idaho: Springtime, Wild Horses and Healing There’s something raw and untamed about the wide-open spaces of Idaho, and recently, I went to […]
After the winter roundups at Antelope and Owyhee, another scathing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) report, the reality of foal deaths, miscarriages, and BLM’s disregard for foaling season has pushed welfare back […]
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