Due to weather the choppers did not fly today at the ongoing roundup at the Owyhee Complex. Yesterday, the BLM captured 39 (18 Stallions, 15 Mares, and 6 Foals) wild horses as […]
Owyhee (Agency Fails Public Interest)
Laura Leigh
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.
1 Trap Tradition (Owyhee Update)
Yesterday 60 wild horses (24 Stallions, 23 Mares, and 13 Foals) were captured from the same trap at Little Owyhee, one of the HMAs in the Owyhee Complex. Runs were spaced more […]
Owyhee Update (& a word about immunocontraception)
Yesterday the BLM captured 84 (37 Stallions, 31 Mares, and 16 Foals) wild horses and 2 more have died. The deaths: 9-year-old Paint mare BLM said had “chronic injury (broken jaw) with […]
Drought 2022 (the fight begins now)
Congress has ignored on-range management of wild horses again in the budget bill. Corporate greenwashing has made it easy for your representatives to stay uniformed and simply expand population growth suppression through […]
Owyhee, week 2 begins (roundup update & budget buzz)
Week 2 of the Owyhee Complex roundup is underway. Yesterday, 76 wild horses were captured from the Little Owyhee HMA. This brings the total captured at the operation to 305 of the […]
Pigeon Fever (questions from the inbox)
Our inbox is still receiving many inquiries about Pigeon Fever in holding facilities. On October 4 we reported from the Surprise Complex roundup that wild horses had been seen at the temporary […]
Snowstorm Release
The Snowstorm portion of the 2021 roundup has completed with a release of wild horses back to the HMA. 55 (32 Stallions, 20 Mares, and 3 Foals) were released after mares were […]
Owyhee Roundup (Updates and History)
Scroll down for cumulative stats and daily updates. At Wild Horse Education we have a long history with the wild horses and legal battles at Owyhee. In 2010 our founder won our […]
Surprise Release (and a note on Hot Shot and Pigeon Fever )
Today was the first day we observed loading of a semi to go to Litchfield (travel to trap has often taken well over an hour and a half from the meet zone […]
Last Trap (Surprise)
The last trap, of the last day, as the sun sets during the last run. 93 (36 stallions, 43 mares, 14 foals) wild horses were captured on one of the longest days […]
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