Reactions at the site are the most common and can range from slight swelling to severe stiffness and even injection abscesses; they are usually short-lasting, though if an abscess forms it will need to be treated. What is the most serious possible complication of giving a horse a jugular IV Read more…
If you pull your “hot” horse to a sudden stop, the circulation in his muscles slows, trapping heat within the large muscles and the core of the body, as well as his brain. This can cause problems such as tying up, and in more extreme situations, neurologic deficits, colic, heat Read more…
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) uses freeze marking to identify captured wild horses and burros. Freeze marking is a permanent, unalterable, and painless way to identify each horse and burro as an individual. It is applied on the left side of the neck. How do you read a BLM Read more…
Many horses will balk at a blindfold, making evacuation more difficult and time consuming. Move your horses to paddocks close enough to reach quickly but far enough from the barn that the horses will not be distressed by the fire and smoke. Never release horses in an area where they Read more…
Domesticated, or tamed, horses can live in almost any habitat, but wild horses prefer plains, prairies, and steppes for many reasons. Horses need wide open spaces for defense purposes, and they need some shelter, like trees or cliffs, to protect them from the elements. How do wild horses trim their Read more…
Legal Status: Federally protected and managed under the “Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971”. Protection only applies to federal lands in the west managed by the BLM and Forest Service. Are the horses in Nevada wild or feral? Wild horses are a symbol of America and the Read more…
Wild horses are a symbol of America and the West. They are a source of pride for Nevadans, as the state is home to about half of the country’s wild horse and burro population. But these animals are not easy to manage when it comes to their growing population and Read more…
There are few places as beautiful and rugged, and as well suited to raising and riding horses as Northwest Montana. Fresh mountain air, a diversity of trails, and wide open spaces draw the most avid horse people to the Flathead Valley. What is the best state to own a horse? Read more…
Wild horses roam the beaches of the Outer Banks and Crystal Coast. Take a guided tour to see them at Corolla and Shackleford Banks. For 500 years, the most enduring – and endearing – residents of the Outer Banks, the wild Colonial Spanish Outer Banks, have called this sliver of Read more…
Roundup (n): The taxpayer-funded government act of utilizing low-flying helicopters to stampede and brutally tear America’s wild horses away from their native homes and chase them into lifelong confinement, resulting in thousands of wild horses and burros losing their freedom, and increasingly, their lives. Are wild horses hostile? Wild horses Read more…