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A study published this week by the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution looks at the effects of low-intensity semi-wild horse grazing in two rewilding areas in Portugal’s Côa Valley. We’re keenly interested in such research. We see properly managed grazing and holistic management as part of a long-term solution ... Read More
July 18, 2025Cory Golden
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Today is the big day: Grow-w-w-w your donation dollar to help us care for the more than 460 rescued wild horses and burros at our sanctuary! From 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 16, until 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 17,we’ll be competing against other great charities in @GlobalGiving’s July ... Read More
July 16, 2025Cory Golden
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Update: The Senate included protective language in its appropriations bill, released on July 24. The Senate bill recommends $141.9 million for the Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Program, $100,000 less than was ultimately allocated by Congress for Fiscal Year 2025. Good news: The House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee on ... Read More
July 15, 2025Cory Golden
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In a stunning win for Wyoming’s thousands of Checkerboard wild horses, on Tuesday, July 15, Return to Freedom and Front Range Equine Rescue, along with wild horse advocates and photographers Angelique Rea and Meg Frederick, successfully defeated the Bureau of Land Management’s decision that would have permanently wiped out the ... Read More
July 15, 2025Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management has moved a planned helicopter roundup of 1,922 wild horses in southwest Wyoming to Aug. 25. The roundup was to take place on July 15 at Salt Wells Creek and Great Divide, two Herd Management Areas totaling 1.95 million acres the BLM took away from ... Read More
July 3, 2025Cory Golden
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Good news! The House included protective appropriations language for 2026 on July 15. The Senate included protective language in its appropriations bill, released on July 24. Originally posted June 11, 2025 America’s wild horses and burros urgently need your help! The president’s 2026 budget proposal does not include annual language barring ... Read More
June 27, 2025Cory Golden