February Local Happenings
LBL Sunday Funday (Now With Foals!)
Two lovely mares, both in foal, were sitting in a feedlot well known for sending horses to slaughter. LBL Equine Rescue received multiple pleas from the public to rescue these two mares. Just one look at their faces and LBL fell in love and jumped to their rescue. They named the two mares Whisky & Livvy. In 2019, Whiskey foaled Miss Tali, and Livvy foaled Blaze just recently...Nothing but smiles at LBL!
Don’t forget: every week LBL Equine Rescue has Sunday Funday. Come out and help volunteer around the farm, and get to see the cutest baby horses EVER! Sunday Funday is each Sunday 10am-1:00pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
Who could resist the cute face of new baby Blaze?
Blaze and Livvy
Tali and momma Whiskey have the same cutest face marking!
Let ‘em Run Valentine’s Day Fundraiser
Join Lacy J. Dalton and Dale along with David John and Doc Quam (of Comstock Cowboys fame) on Valentine's Day at the historic Piper's Opera House in Virginia City. The event is sponsored by the 601 Vigilance Committee and benefits the Let 'em Run Foundation and the Comstock Cemetery Foundation. Get your tickets now on Eventbrite!
Wild Horse Mardi Gras
Wild Horse Preservation League, the Virginia Range Wildlife Protection Association, and LBL Equine Rescue have partnered to bring you Mustang Mardi Gras on February 22nd! The fund raising event will be held at the Nevada Governor’s Mansion. This will be a costume event, so be thinking about your Mardi Gras attire. Masks will be available at the event, and we will have a cash bar to include beer, wine, and traditional New Orleans Hurricane rum cocktails. Purchase tickets on the website.
For more information or to donate a silent auction item, contact Therese Cline at: therese.cline@gmail.com
University of Reno Career Day
Next month on February 12th, AWHC will be at the University of Reno STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Career Day! We will be tabling to bring awareness to our PZP program and recruit new volunteers. If you know a STEM student, tell them to stop on by and say hi!
Virginia Range Range Manager
To better understand all the roles of everyone working hard to protect the Virginia Range horses, we thought it would be a good idea to explain everyone's roles! Each category will be highlighted month. This month we’re starting with the range manager. This position is held by Corenna Vance/Wild Horse Connection through a cooperative agreement with the Nevada Department of Agriculture. There are a lot of duties that come with the job, including:
Respond to concerns regarding horses, fencing or public safety
Trap, remove or relocate horses
Provide vet care when needed
In dire cases, request to euthanasia of gravely ill or injured horses
Remove or relocate deceased horses
Provide diversionary feeding to keep horses out of roadways
Put up/repair fencing/cattle guard or gates
Remove and adopt out in dire circumstances
Call the Virginia Range wild horse hotline at 775-352-3944 to report an emergency. Your call will be routed to a person specifically equipped respond.
Wild Horse Connection Diversionary Feeding Update
Corenna Vance, president of Wild Horse Connection (WHC), ran a birthday fundraiser on Facebook to help fund emergency diversionary feeding for the Virginia Range wild horses. Currently, WHC is feeding 516 bales a month to 375-450 horses in order to keep them safe on the range and out of neighborhoods and potentially dangerous situations. She had a goal of $5,000 in order to unlock a matching grant and not only did she meet it, thanks to the support of the community, she exceeded it and unlocked the grant! This money will go directly to helping the horses and will provide key support in sustaining the diversionary feeding program.
Photo of some of the horses eating at a diversionary feeding station. Photo taken from Corenna’s birthday fundraiser Facebook.