Photo by Laura Leigh, Horseback Magazine WASHINGTON, (NHBRMC) – The National Horse & Burro Rangeland Management Coalition issues the following statement in response to two stories released by NBC News today on wild horses: “Recent stories by NBC News (Today Show: Wild horses: Endangered animals or menace, and Cruel or necessary? and NBCNews.com: The...
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By Steven Long HOUSTON, (Horseback) – Federal Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Division Chief Joan Guilfoyle faced a crowded room in Oklahoma City Monday. It was filled with a largely polite but angry crowd of wild horse advocates who had come to see the occasional meeting of BLM’s advisory board. They...
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RENO, (Horseback) – The case of Laura Leigh v. Ken Salazar, U.S. Department of the Interior, et al continued in Federal Court in Reno, Nevada yesterday. Two years ago, Leigh, a photojournalist and reporter on assignment for Horseback Magazine, claimed viewing restrictions at the Silver King roundup of wild horses violated her First Amendment...
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Photos by Laura Leigh, Horseback Magazine and Animals’ Angels WESTMINSTER, MD, (Animals’ Angels) – Animal’s Angels Report Raises Serious Questions on Disappearance of Wild Horses There have been many reports lately about questionable actions of the Bureau of Land Management and its contractors, such as selling horses out of long term holding to known kill...
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By Laura Leigh RENO, (Wild Horse Education) – The Diamond Complex roundup has ended removal operations today. Final numbers are being determined for return to the range after treatment with PZP-22, a birth control agent. 792 were taken into corrals. Originally 603 were planned for removal. That number is expected to be adjusted due...
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Leigh Issue Statement in Wake of BLM Pledge RENO, (Wild Horse Education) – Today the Bureau of Land Management issued a statement “Memorandum” in the wake of litigation brought by Wild Horse Education’s founder, Laura Leigh, to inhumane treatment of wild horses and burros. Leigh’s litigation has won numerous restraining orders and an injunction...
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Photo by Laura Leigh RENO, (Wild Horse Education) - Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a statement “Memorandum” in the wake of litigation brought by Wild Horse Education founder, Laura Leigh, to inhumane treatment of wild horses and burros. Leigh’s litigation has won numerous restraining orders and an injunction to against the...
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Mustangs Hitting Owyhee Barbed Wire Fence During BLM Stampede, Photo by Laura Leigh, Horseback Magazine RENO, NV (Wild Horse Education) - Shortly after a hearing ended in a case brought by Wild Horse Education’s founder Laura Leigh and her attorney Gordon Cowan the Honorable Judge Miranda Du issued a restraining order to conduct at...
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Federal Judge issues Hearing date on wild horse “Press Freedoms” case Wild horses offloading into the “closed to the public” facility Broken Arrow after capture from the range out of public site RENO, (Wild Horse Education) – Today during a status conference hearing on the matter that has become known as the “First Amendment” wild...
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By Steven Long Photo by Laura Leigh, Horseback Magazine HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The federal Bureau of Land Management has punted the another agency regarding the investigation of 1,700 missing wild horses sold to known killer buyer Tom Davis. “The whereabouts of the horses sold to Tom Davis is a matter under investigation by the...
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