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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
WILL WILD HORSES BE THANKFUL FOR YOU? 
".. we have saved
about 25% of the horses so far. When you look at how many are still
out there, your heart breaks. But, for the horses that have been saved, it is EVERYTHING. The situation is fast coming to a close, and I can't imagine it being a happy one. We officially have 7 days left. It is terribly
painful to get to know these horses and realize that we won't be able to
save them all.
The
stallions are fighting non stop as we break their hearts. Every time
we steal their families, they fight more and it is obvious they are
hurting. They run the fence line, screaming for their families.
My heart is breaking and it makes you
physically ill. Every night when your head hits the pillow, it all
comes crashing down. Knowing how many of these horses will probably be
slaughtered, the stallions especially, is too much to bear.
These horses never ever did anything to deserve this. There is too much pain here to cry away, but every morning you get back up and start over.
We
will keep fighting until the bitter end and bring home as many horses as we have funding for.."
Here's how you can help:1) Make a $50 tax-deductible donation here: http://www.chillypepper.org/donate--support.html  Labels: books, donate, foals, horse slaughter, mares, Palomino Armstrong, phantom stallion, stallions, Wild at Heart, wild horses Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 11:08 PM 0 comments  
Thursday, June 14, 2012 WILD HORSES KILLED, out of kindness I suppose  Stallion fights back against helicopter Photo by Stephanie Martin/Tara Tucker, www.wildhorsesfilm.com
What did you do last Sunday?
BLM admits to destroying at least 3
mustangs in Jackson Mountains. Why did they doom these wild horses? They deemed it humane because
A yearling with a low body condition score was "unlikely to improve"
A 9 year old stallion had a "deformed right leg due to a
pre-existing fracture to the knee"
A 17 year old stallion showed a "severe
developmental limb deformity"
How did these wild horses survive for years in the wild
and then, after being pursued and harassed by a helicopter, and then stampeded for miles, exhibit "non-gather related" conditions so extreme, they had to be killed out of kindness?
 Tiny foals stampeded, chased and roped in Jackson Mountain Photo by Stephanie Martin/Tara Tucker, www.wildhorsesfilm.com Labels: BLM, foals, helicopter roundups, Jackson Mountains, wild horse deaths Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 6:45 PM 0 comments
Thursday, February 03, 2011 Sixteen Foals   photos by Karen Hopple Palomino Valley BLM Wild Horse Facility The Sun J truck, carrying mustangs trapped on the Antelope range, arrived at 2:20 pm, 2/2/11. The driver wore pink boots and pink knit gloves. She wouldn't give her name but verified she's a Sun J employee, then ducked under the truck to escape questions before helping facility manager John Neill unload* the wild foals.  The first horse tumbled out backward, but kept her balance. Most horses were sorrels,but there were also bays, duns and paler horses,including a palomino.  Bodies huddled together as close as possible, the foals stared at the truck which still held their mothers. Others scanned their surroundings. The red chestnut foal with blaze, pictured at blog-top, was clearly traumatized. Panic kept that expression frozen on her face. She and a few others sought the comfort of nursing from other foals. This method of self-soothing proves these babies are too young to be separated from their mothers, even though they may meet BLM's "weanling" guidelines.   Despite that, the mares were funneled into another pen. Mares and foals crowded against the fence between them.Since some horses wore paint markings, perhaps they'll be allowed to pair up today. All horses looked lean and healthy. Two older mares were thin, but moved well. According to John Neill, many horses have been trapped and shipped to PV this week: Sunday 52 horses 32 mares and 20 foals Monday 35 horses 34 mares and 1 foal Wednesday 42 horses 25 mares and 16 foals More than anything, I'm concerned about the Monday numbers -- too few foals. Where are they? Please share this information with your friends at work, at church, at social functions. People will care, if they know. The cost to our country is huge. Sincerely, Terri * done by poking whip/bag spook-sticks through the pierced steel sides of the truck Labels: Antelope Complex, foals, John Neill, Palomino Valley, Sun J contractors Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 10:13 AM 4 comments
Sunday, January 31, 2010 The Dead of Winter: Foals forced from wombs by BLM  Kindness and care helped this premature foal survive, but he wasn't born after a reckless stampede Dear Readers, I wish Blogger hadn't gone out of service at the same time my laptop died AND I had to be on the road with no wifi. But I'm back and you'll be hearing lots from me in the next few days, maybe more than you want. I won't lie to you; all the warnings we gave BLM about the roundups in winter, are coming true. Twenty six wild horses have died in BLM's Calico round-ups and that number does NOT include the twenty foals that died before they could live -- due to stress-induced miscarriages. But the round ups go on. I've had dreams about these mares, fleeing helicopters for miles, made awkward by their pregnant bellies, falling, getting up, galloping to catch their herd, jumbling together with another herd brought in by a second helicopter. Bodies slam together, as they are chased running and gasping down chutes,into metal sided trailers. And then, when the mares have been robbed of last springs colts which try to huddle beside them, the mares go into premature labor. Imagine these animal realizing in such a strange environment, at least this is one thing -- giving birth -- has remained the same. But the new foals come too early. Their mothers rip open birth sacks with their teeth, but when they tenderly lick the little nostrils clear so that the foals can breathe, they don't. It's bad news. Awful news, but we're not letting our horses go without a fight. Please watch for my (late) newsletter for recommendations on what you can do to help. Hugs to you all, Terri Labels: BLM death statistics, BLM round ups, Calico Complex, foals, helicopter, miscarriage, premature foals Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 11:44 PM 7 comments
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