January Local Happenings
WHPL’s Exciting News
Wild Horse Preservation League (WHPL) Director Cathy Cottrill has received the go ahead from Wild Horse & Burro Specialist John Axtel, Carson City BLM District Office, to start the PZP fertility control project in the Pine Nut HMA! This agreement not only includes birth control, but also range work in the area. Right from the start, WHPL member John Cottrill was out repairing a gate and fences, and locals helped move horses back onto BLM land. Cathy and a team will be holding a strategic planning meeting, and several documenters have been deployed to the area, to add to and update the scientific database. To be clear, these horses are in an area by Dayton and are not the horses in the Fish Springs area. American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) darters and documenters will help with the program, and AWHC is furnishing PZP and adjuvant. The BLM office will be furnishing darts and CO2. The partnership between these three groups demonstrates a collaborative effort to work together in a win-win situation, which can be done in other areas where wild horses and burros are found.
John fixing the fences!
LBL’s Heartwarming Adoption Story
Travis, an 8-year-old cowboy, had no clue his mom and Linda from LBL Equine Rescue were watching to see if he bonded with the adoptable horse, Tina. Well, after coming to LBL on the weekends, mucking her stall, cleaning her water trough, and brushing her, he woke up to the best present a young cowboy could get!! Check out his smile!! Tina was trailered over Christmas Eve in the dark, so he had NO idea!
LBL’s Adoptable Horse of the Month
Ross was removed from the Virginia Range and brought to LBL for treatment after his mom was hit by a car. He had sustained a severe puncture wound to his right side in the same accident. This little guy is such a sweetheart. He is easy going, loves to be scratched, follows you around like a puppy dog and has the sweetest disposition. Ross is 9 months old and is available for adoption through Wild Horse Connection – wildhorseconnection.org. He is going to make someone a fantastic partner.
Thanks to your continued support, LBL Equine Rescue and Wild Horse Connection can help these foals who have been abandoned, orphaned, or injured become healthy and find homes. We could not do it without you!!
Meet Carson!
Carson is still looking for his person… are you the one? Let’s meet him!
Do you want to know a secret? I think someone named me after a city since my name is Carson. I don’t really mind being named after a city at all, especially Carson City, the capital of Nevada!
I am a three-year old Mustang who has been at LBL Equine Rescue for most of my life. My previous home did not work out, although they did teach me about halters and being led around, which was fun! My family came on hard times and I got really skinny before I moved into LBL Equine Rescue. The groceries here at LBL are great, and now I am a handsome horse, if I do say so myself. I hear the people here at LBL say I am flashy with lots of chrome. It sounds like they are describing an automobile.
I love to run around and play with some of my friends here in the pasture and over the panels between our stalls. I like all my neighbors and some of them even share their food with me on purpose, and sometimes I sneak a bite between the panels when they’re not looking.
When I run people seem to stop what they are doing and watch. They make comments about how handsome I am, what a beautiful mover I am and how I would have been a great Pony Express horse. I don’t know what that means, but it sounds impressive and I think it has some historical significance, especially in this area.
Now that I am getting older, I think it is time for me to expand my knowledge and training. I have seen other horses wearing something called a saddle, and (gasp) carrying people around. That looks like something I’d be good at, as I am very athletic and of course, handsome.
I really like people and want one, or two, of my own. Do you want to be my family? Since I am young, I probably need someone who is patient and has some experience starting young horses, I want us to get this right. Please come meet me at LBL, I look forward to meeting you and just know that we’ll be a great match!
Hidden Valley’s License Plate Fund Helps Wild Horses!
Funds generated by Hidden Valley Wild Horse Protection Fund’s license plate paid for two new gates (to replace two that had been so badly damaged as to not be useable) as well as “Keep Gate Closed” signs to remind users that they need to close them when passing through. The gate and signs were installed by Wild Horse Connection volunteers. Purchasing a Virginia Range Mustang special license plate helps keep wild horses wild, so get yours today!
