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Comment by Shirley on November 17, 2009 at 8:34am

The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued its 2010 Round-up Schedule which provides for the capture of a staggering 12,000 additional wild horses and burros, at the cost of 32 million of our tax dollars! Given BLM?s recent handwringing over the number of horses in government holding, this announcement is simply baffling. More than ever, America?s wild horses are under siege, their long-term survival increasingly threatened.

Nevada?s Calico Complex, with over 2,500 horses slated for removal next month, is high on the list of questionable removals and another example of BLM?s out-of-control behavior. This herd was last rounded up in 2005, when BLM left an estimated 575 horses on the range and gave the mares a contraceptive vaccine. Yet, BLM now claims there are over 3,000 horses in that same area, a preposterous number, even by BLM standards. Locals familiar with the herd are adamant there are far from that many horses left on that range. Indeed, only BLM?s creative accounting could find that a herd has quintupled in size in less than five years, let alone a herd under a contraceptive program!

Interesting background information: last year, BLM authorized a 300% increase in cattle grazing for the area, and the building of a fence that BLM itself admitted might cut wild horses from their winter range and cause them to die. Wild horses would also be locked out of the best pasture with the most abundant water during the driest time of the year. At the time, BLM justified its decision by arguing that wild horse populations in the area were minimal. A couple of months later, it came out with its puzzling claim of population explosion, setting the stage for this massive round-up.

Clearly, something here is amiss. Where did these 3,000 horses come from?

Comments to BLM regarding this round-up must be provided by Thursday, November 12, 4:30 pm PST to Jerome Fox, BLM, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, NV 89445; Fax: (775) 623-1503; Email: NV_WFO_Webmail@BLM.gov (please be sure to include the following reference #: DOI-BLM-NV-W030-2010-0001-EA)

More importantly, the Department of Justice, which is currently investigating BLM for other misdeeds, must be made aware of another instance of this federal agency running amok. Please express your concerns over BLM?s questionable practices and continued mismanagement of our wild horses to:

John Cruden, Acting Assistant Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice, Room 2141
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
Email: john.cruden@usdoj.gov
(note: letters to the DOJ are not subject to the Nov. 12 deadline)

On behalf of America?s wild horses, thank you for your support,

The AWHPC Team
American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign
www.wildhorsepreservation.org

Comment by Ann Hatfield on October 23, 2009 at 12:05am

Try Googling the terms to find websites of breeders in the area you want, but be prepared to pay quite a bit for one as they are still a draft-de-jour. How easy is it to look after those long feathers in NY state's weather?

Comment by Camille Reppert on October 1, 2009 at 10:13am

Where can I find a gypsy/ irish cob close to New York for a good price?

Comment by Candace M Hoke on September 25, 2009 at 12:02pm

There are multiple places to purchase essential oils. If you have used Melrose EO blend - then I am aware of the company from which this was purchased. Email me personally and I will enlighten you as to how you can continue with this company's EO. I am not certain if this site allows such info when it regards company names.

Comment by Jennifer Lamm on September 25, 2009 at 11:42am

Hold your horses!! I am so excited by these responses.!! I went to the animal communicators class this past weekend and I actually read 9 animals..... but since I left the class, I've not gotten any readings... but that's okay... I saw it happen for myself and I can go back and take the class now whenever I want for practice since I had my first lesson....

When my other sweet horse, Toby, had a tendon issue my trainer introduced me to an oil... oh geez, I always forget the name.... Melrose I think it was, to bring circulation to his tendon.. and just a wee bit.... I guess I should ask him where he got the oil from... when I was in my class this weekend I learned that the accupuncture point for Olivers jaw is on his ear... and I've been rubbing there... right away he relaxes. Is it not just amazing how for such huge animals they are actually so sensitive, and so stimulated by natural stuff??? I love that.... so where do you get oils from??????

Comment by Candace M Hoke on September 25, 2009 at 11:28am

Animal communicators often assist us when we can not "hear" what our animal companions are trying to tell us. Another alternative to the herbs would be therapeutic/medical grade lavender essential oil. You just put a few drops in the nostrils, over the jugular vein, heart, forehead or wipe some around the ear (not in) to affect the acupuncture points which reflex in the ear.

One competitor I work with recently had a horrible scare just prior to entering the arena with a 2 year old halter mare. There was no time to do much more than wipe off the sand from the body where the horse had fallen to the ground. No one was allowed into the holding area except the horses and the handlers. So--the handler went to the side of the pen to get her associate to drip Peace & Calming essential oil blend onto her wrist. Throughout the competition, she kept her wrist close to the frightened mare's nostrils. The mare calmed sufficiently enough to win Grand Champion. Thank goodness for essential oils and their almost immediate reaction to emotional trauma. There are also oils to apply to the TMJ area to aid in relaxation and in realignment of the joint. The acupuncturist can work through the applied oil to enhance both the procedure and the oil.

Comment by Ann Hatfield on September 24, 2009 at 1:00am

Hi Jenn, You may not have to desensitize Oliver pre-accupuncture. My experience with it (as a human who has had it and successfully solved tennis/golfer's elbow with it) is that it hurts very little. however, if you want to relax him try the herbs that relax humans, valerian, skullcap-I think-check it out for horses, and hops. I have used them, in a mixture sold by a herbalist for horses, on spooky youngsters going into new situations, and it took the edge off their fear, apparently, at least they were considerably calmer.

I would guess that you find a number of us do not poo-poo horse/pet/human psychics; it is something I can do with my horses, to some extent.

Comment by Jennifer Lamm on September 1, 2009 at 5:43pm

Hi you guys.... how is everyone today? I have a question.... my horse Oliver just got diagnosed by his animal psychic..... laugh if you will, but she came up with his problem when no one else did.... anyway, he has TMJ and Migraines from it.... she came with a light that simulates accupuncture and he seemingly felt so much better... I wonder if there is anything I can do to ready him for accupuncture... he's a little crabby somedays and might need some desensitizing... any suggestions? If I come up with anything I will pass it on.. TMJ can be quite debilitating..... he's apparently had it since he was a baby..... I have it too.. I just got fit with my nightguard at the dentist this morning... he and I are gonna be fixed up soon and on the road..... less crabby than we usually are.... happy trails... Jen

Comment by Candace M Hoke on May 8, 2009 at 11:23pm

I would suggest trying a Raindrop technique using therapeutic grade essential oils.

Comment by Shirley on April 30, 2009 at 1:44pm

Dear friends, I thought you'd want to know the progress being made to help save the wild horses that have been in danger of a mass slaughter.

http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2009/04/183.shtml

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