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I found out this week The BLM nor The HSUS will give me any money for my photos or data. I have to form an organized group. I would like to do this as a full time job this summer (getting a group started and leading a public documentation). I found out the HSUS is not studying the social structure of this herd, just "counting foals" and monitoring the original 60 mares that were given PZP in 2008. I feel there is a need for this. One of the reasons is to provide the BLM with accurate numbers.
I also found out bait trapping is being considered. I can only see this as a step in the right direction.
Anyway , once again, if you would like to sponsor me send check or money order to The SWBWH Club PO Box 1728 Hayden Co 81639.
Thanks, Nancy Roberts
My resume is this blog and my albums on facebook...this has taken me hundreds of hours and thousands of miles...I hope it will somehow help these wild horses. Thank You to everyone who has gotten me this far! Let's Think Positive and Move Forward to a better, more humane way of mangement! |
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| Lightning...I saw him on this day with Hawk and Kokomo. He has been a real loner since losing his mares in 2010. It was nice to see him with other stallions. He looks really good and seemed dominant among the other two horses |
The three year old, Hawk. Hawk is the son of Darcy from Chief's band.
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| The one and only Kokomo. He had a horrible injury last year...someone bit his ear off! He, too, was a loner, but seems healed up and healthy. Many people think Koko is a Picasso baby. |
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| Lightning giving Hawk some wild horse wisdom. |
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| Lightning is an elder. The HSUS (The Humane Society of the United States) knows what they were aged at by the contractors at the 2008 gather, we are hoping to get that information. Someone asked about Lightning's age and they said he was quite old...I think they sad 20? I believe if we form an organized group they will pass that information to us. I hope soon. |
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| Look at his tri colored legs! This is a very handsome pinto. When I first met him in 2009 he was a satellite stallion for Sterling, who had Crow and her then weanling, Star. He was quite lame much of 2010 and then the ear thing last season... I hope he has a better year in 2012! |
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| This is another encounter.... same day. Boy was I happy to see this guy!! The Cowboy! Just where he should be on 7 mile ridge. He looks as beautiful as ever. I had not seen him since late last summer. That's how it goes out here. It s hard to describe how vast this country is and how many ways there for a wild horse to hide. It is just amazing. Even a brilliant pinto like this Stud. Cowboy has only had one mare since the 2008 gather and that was short lived (Rudi). |
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| He is often seen alone or with his best pal, Snowman. Today they were together! This made me really smile! |
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| I think of Snowman as The Guru" of SWB. He winters with Cowboy and then is seen all over the range with other bachelors in the summers. He seems to take the younger colts and show them around. I call these "babysitting stallions". |
