Story and Photo by Leslie Peebles
TWIN PEAKS, CAL, (Special to Horseback) – In the north east corner of California, near Susanville, there is a piece of land that is so vast and expansive that it seems it may go on forever. Standing there a soothing sense of peace comes over you as the only...
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By Steven Long, Photos by Katie Fite
HOUSTON, (Horseback) – Tucked away in court documents relating to a lawsuit filed by journalist and artist Laura Leigh is a telling photograph by Western Watershed Biodiversity Director, Katie Fite. The photo is of a peaceful desert scene.
The photo shows a river about 60 feet wide with abundant...
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By Steven Long, Laura Leigh Photo by Terry FitchAs promised, I have researched the water rights ownership history of the”
HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The BLM cleared up the issue of ownership of water in a desert waterhole near a stampede area where almost 20 horses have died.
The plaintiff in a lawsuit, Laura Leigh, told Horseback...
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By Steven Long
HOUSTON, (Horseback) – When Laura Leigh, an author, artist, journalist, and litigant chased the BLM into the desert to observe wild horse capture after a federal judge told her she could do so, she wasn’t allowed to see horses – but she did see water.
Judge Larry Hicks lifted his temporary injunction and...
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BLM Takes Emergency Actions to Provide Water to Wild Horses
RENO, (BLM) — Due to escalating drought conditions, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has implemented emergency actions to provide water to wild horses within the Tuscarora gather area, which encompasses the Owyhee, Rock Creek, and Little Humboldt Herd Management Areas (HMAs) located in northern...
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Report on Flight from Truckee Airport (CA) passing over various mountain ranges and valleys to the Owyhee Wild Horse Herd Management Area (whhma), Rock Creek whhma, and Little Humboldt whhma. (Ill. w/ digital photos taken on flight.)
Elko District, Bureau of Land Management, North Central Nevada, ca. 80 miles NW of Elko. Note: wh is...
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