The Wild Beauty Foundation welcomes you to the thirtieth edition of our weekly newsletter!
Read the newest wild horse and burro focused headlines for the week of December 17th, 2022
A Still from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
The Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 Celebrates 51 Years
Fifty one years ago this week, groundbreaking legislation was passed to protect our nation’s wild horses and the land that they call home. As a result of Velma “ Wild Horse Annie” Johnston’s campaign, school children wrote to their lawmakers and stood up against the inhumane treatment of wild horses. Officials were flooded with letters and drawings from young children who cared deeply about the beauty and freedom of these horses, leading them to pass The Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971.
Unfortunately, we have found that this law has weakened over the last 50 years, leading to the BLM and other entities set out to protect wild horses discovering loopholes to exploit their protected lands. This is why The Wild Beauty Foundation, like many other advocacy groups, are taking a stand to amend the outdated act and grant our wild horses the protection they deserve once again.
Apache Sitgreaves Forest to Roundup Remaining Alpine Wild Horses
On December 13th, Salt River Wild Horse Management Group posted a notice by the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest confirming that the remaining Alpine wild horses are set to be captured and sold without limitations to slaughter. The notice signed by Judith Palmer on December 6th, continues to recite the false narrative that the wild horses that have lived in the forest for hundreds of years are “unauthorized livestock” and have been abandoned by their owners. Considering that no one individual owns these horses, it is shocking that the Forest Service would consider them as such and allow them to be sent to auctions leading into the slaughter pipeline.
Advocates and wild horse lovers alike have shown their support for the Alpine wild horse herd this year by writing to their Members of Congress asking them to investigate the mass shootings of more than 40 wild horses within the forest. Not only this, but donations have poured in to bail the wild horses out of unsafe auctions and place them in secure homes and sanctuaries. We at WBF are encouraged to see the support of those who care about the Alpine herd and the protection of Arizona’s magical wild horses.
We urge you to once again, write to your Members of Congress and local Arizona public officials and express the importance of keeping these horses wild. These beautiful creatures have done nothing to deserve this treatment, and should be able to continue their lives as they were born, wild and free. You can read the full notice by the Forest Service, here.
Just in Time for Christmas—Wild Beauty Art!
The Wild Beauty Boutique is excited to launch our exclusive artwork collection in three unique styles. These pieces of artwork feature still images from the documentary, “Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West” and are available as canvas prints, museum-quality framed posters, and museum-quality unframed posters.
Each piece of artwork brings its own unique emotions, and will be a wonderful addition to any room in your home– as well as making a fantastic gift for the equine-loving friend or family member.
Check out our new Wild Beauty Artwork Collection in the Wild Beauty Boutique today!
Also, The Wild Beauty Foundation has a Fine Art Collection available.
These pieces are of exquisite quality, and printed on gallery-quality Dye Sublimated Aluminum, with only one Artist’s Proof print available for each size.
Only a limited amount of each artwork will be sold in this line, so we encourage you to place your order for these exclusive pieces today!
Coming Soon: Winners of our 2nd Annual Short Story Contest
We received so many great submissions to our short story contest from kids and teens across the world this year and want to thank every child who used their creative voices to stand with wild horses. Our amazing judges have loved reading each of your stories and carefully selecting their top stories. The top 10 winners have officially been chosen and we look forward to releasing the names of the winners very soon! Watch our social media for announcements after the holidays; we are extremely excited to share these beautiful stories with the wild horse world.
Entries for this year’s contest are currently closed, but to learn more about our annual short story contest, visit our website!
A Still from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West Coming to the Utah Film Festival
Our documentary, Wild Beauty, will be screening at the Utah Film Festival this January, and we would love for you to join us! Dates and times have not yet been announced, but you can check our website often, as we will post as soon as details are announced!
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The Wild Beauty Foundation welcomes you to the twenty ninth edition of our weekly newsletter!
Read the newest wild horse and burro focused headlines for the week of December 10th, 2022
A Still from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
Statistics Show the BLM is Inappropriately Killing Cremello Horses During Western Roundups
The magical cream colored horses that make up a small percentage of all wild horses currently living on western rangelands are being targeted and killed by the BLM during recent roundups. Known by many for their unique blue eyes and sparkling color, the cremello horses are a favorite of many wild horse advocates and photographers alike. So why is the Bureau of Land Management selectively euthanizing horses of this specific color?
According to BLM roundup reports, cremello horses as young as a few months old were euthanized during the South Steens roundup in southern Oregon last September. All horses were cited by the BLM as having “eye abnormalities/blindness”. We at WBF can only believe that the BLM killed these animals due to the false pretense that all blue eyed horses are susceptible to eye conditions.
The American Association of Equine Practitioners claims that “Assessing what a horse can and can’t see is extremely challenging for horse owners, veterinarians, and veterinary ophthalmologists. Furthermore, many visually impaired horses are well adapted to their abnormal vision and can navigate familiar environments well.” Considering this information, it is proven that blindness can not be as easily assessed as the BLM makes it out to be. With the horses showing no physical signs of eye injuries, there is no scientifically proven way to assess these horses for blindness within the short time frame that they are in temporary holding.
Not only this but having a blue iris as those with the cremello coat color do, “does not make the horse any more likely to have intraocular problems” according to AAEP. Many veterinarians believe that it is not the eyes, but the pink skin around the eyes that causes an increase in eye conditions. It is also proven that horses without pink skin have just as likely of a chance to develop blindness, such as the chocolate colored Rocky Mountain Horse. Blindness has no limitations to which horses are affected, and there is no indicator that a horse will develop or suffer from blindness in the future.
This year alone we saw a group of young cremellos eradicated in the South Steens HMA of southern Oregon. During the roundup, 753 horses were stripped from freedom and 22 horses lost their lives; 11 of which being cremellos. Additionally, advocates for the South Steens wild horses have noted that a number of cremellos are missing after the roundups and were not accounted for. There is no question that the BLM has an unwritten policy of exterminating this color from the wild. However, if it truly is for the improvement of genetics in the wild, there is no reason that these animals could not be adopted out like the rest of the herd. These beautiful, young horses did not deserve to have their life taken away from them by the BLM without explanation. We at WBF want to hold the BLM accountable for the mass extermination of wild cremellos; each horse deserves to live out the rest of their life wild and free on protected lands.
Simone Netherlands of Salt River Wild Horse Management Group put out a desperate plea this weekend to save another group of Alpine wild horses potentially facing the slaughter pipeline if not adopted by safe and secure homes. The public auction will be held online via Rail Lazy H Auctions without limitation to slaughter. There are currently seven wild horses from the Alpine herd of the Apache-Sitgreaves Forest up for auction, with bidding closing on Monday, December 12 at 10:00 am Mountain Time.
SRWHMG is currently taking donations in order to bail these horses out and provide them protection in safe homes or sanctuaries where they can be taken care of by loving hands. You can find more information on how to help the captured Alpine wild horses, here. These horses were unnecessarily removed by the U.S. Forest Service this summer due to being deemed as “unauthorized livestock” and because of their management by the Forest Service, are not protected by the Wild and Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act.
New in The Wild Beauty Boutique – Wild Beauty Art!
Just in time for the holiday season, The Wild Beauty Boutique is excited to launch our artwork collection in three unique styles. These pieces of artwork are all still images from the documentary, “Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West” and are available as canvas prints, museum-quality framed posters, and museum-quality unframed posters.
Each piece of artwork brings its own unique emotions, and will be a wonderful addition to any room in your home– as well as making a fantastic gift for the equine-loving friend or family member.
Check out our new Wild Beauty Artwork Collection in the Wild Beauty Boutique today!
Also, for the collector — The Wild Beauty Foundation also has a Fine Art Collection available.
These pieces are of exquisite quality, and printed as gallery-quality Dye Sublimated Aluminum, with only one Artist’s Proof print available for each size.
Only a limited amount of each artwork will be sold in this line.
Mares Treated with Fertility Control to be Released Back Into the Calico Complex
After a roundup that stripped approximately 837 wild horses from our public lands, 39 mares will have their freedom returned this coming week. On December 13, members of the public are invited to watch as the mares treated with GonaCon fertility control are released back into the Calico Complex HMA.
While Wild Beauty is encouraged to see that these horses will remain wild, we do maintain that the number of released horses could be much higher. With over 800 horses being removed from the range, these animals will now spend the foreseeable future in overcrowded, unsanitary holding facilities, with many being separated from their closely bonded families. Instead of incarcerating these animals for the rest of their lives, it would be in the best interest of taxpayers and wild horses that more horses be released back into the wild.
The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Taking Nominations to Fill Two Vacancies
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service opened nominations for two positions on the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board this week. Unfortunately this advisory board has been nothing but a mouthpiece for the BLM in order to support their plans of eradicating wild horses from our public lands. The Board reappointed three members earlier this September, all of which supporting the mass removal of wild horses. The current positions that the Board is looking to fill are in livestock management and wildlife management.
WBF feels that the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board needs to include more advocates who support the humane management of wild equines on the range that doesn’t include removing them to accommodate commercial livestock. We encourage advocates with expertise in wild horses and public lands, and who are committed to on-range solutions, to continue seeking appointments to the Advisory Board as they become available.
A Still from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West at the Santa Clarita International Film Festival
Our documentary, Wild Beauty, is screening at the Santa Clarita International Film Festival this Sunday, December 11th. We are excited to share wild horses with another wonderful California audience!
There is nothing more serene than watching a wild horse graze peacefully on the range; this beautiful image captured by Jim Brown shows three nearly identical horses enjoying their freedom on our western public lands.
Photograph by Erin Phillips
A Quote to Graze On
“The aim of science is to discover and illuminate truth. And that, I take it, is the aim of literature, whether biography or history or fiction; it seems to me, then, that there can be no separate literature of science.”
-Rachel Carson
Maria Popova of “The Marginalian” describes how Carson’s poetry of the world around us “can make us better stewards of this irreplaceable world — which means, invariably, better stewards of our own survival.” You can read more about Carson’s work, here.
Thank you for being a supporter of wild horses, and protecting the wild beauty of our world. – The WBF Team
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BLM Wild Horses Found in Kill Pens Across the Country
After a roundup, the future for a wild horse is uncertain. A small percentage of horses make their way into good homes, and even fewer find themselves being returned to the wild. Many will live out the rest of their days in privately-owned holding facilities. While some facilities include spacious pastures, other long-term holding facilities are little more than overcrowded and unsanitary feedlots where horses are warehoused like livestock.
As a result of the federal government’s aggressive campaign to round up and remove tens of thousands of wild equines from their wild public lands home, there has been an increasing risk of horses being adopted through the BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program landing in the slaughter pipeline. The New York Times first exposed the relationship between the AIP and the slaughter pipeline in August of 2021, and the BLM promised reforms.
Despite those promises, large numbers of BLM animals adopted through the AIP continue to be sold into the slaughter pipeline by unscrupulous adopters, and advocates and rescues have struggled to save as many as possible from shipping to Canada and Mexico to be slaughtered in foreign meat plants. When confronted by documentation of BLM equines sold for slaughter, the BLM has simply stated they see “no evidence” that this is actually happening. We at WBF are outraged that these horses have been sold into the slaughter pipeline and demand the BLM take meaningful steps to stop AIP animals from going to slaughter and take responsibility for the results of this deeply corrupt adoption program.
Advocacy groups have been instrumental in exposing the truths of the disastrous consequences of the AIP and assisting in rescuing these beautiful wild souls from unknown fate. Our wild horses should ultimately be protected though, and they should never be found in terrible places like this. The Adoption Incentive Program must be ended immediately. We need to make this change before it is too late. We urge you to contact your local lawmakers and tell them about the atrocities of the Adoption Incentive Program. Additionally, teach your friends and family about the plight of our wild horses and encourage them to spread the word to everyone they know. The more voices we have in this fight, the more change we can make. We thank you; wild horses thank you.
Wild Beauty Wins Best Documentary Feature at Academy Award Qualifying Film Festival
WBF is proud to announce that Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West has won “Best Documentary Feature” at the Academy Award qualifying St.Louis Film Festival! This recognition is a major win for wild horses, and we are so proud we have the opportunity to bring this issue to a global audience.
As Wild Beauty continues on the festival circuit, we will continue to update you with new locations and dates as we have them. For those eagerly awaiting the wider release of the film, we look forward to bringing you more information in early 2023. We thank you for standing with wild horses; congratulations team.
Herds of Cattle Found Grazing the Onaqui Herd Management Area
The Onaqui HMA just south of Salt Lake City, Utah recently held an event for volunteers who wished to help clean up the range for the benefit of wild horses in this area. This herd is famous for being curious and personable, with a variety of colors and patterns ranging from bays, grays, and palominos to pintos and roans. Many wild horse advocates jumped on the opportunity to help clean up the home of these beautiful creatures.
Just a week after the cleanup, advocates on the ground in the HMA found not wild horses, but herds of cattle grazing the land freshly tidied up by generous volunteers. This has become a typical and regular occurrence; the BLM allows livestock to overgraze wild horse Herd Management Areas, but then blame horses for that overgrazing as a pretext for conducting more round up operations to remove horses as competition for forage.
Over 300 Onaqui wild horses were rounded up in 2021 with the BLM blaming drought and lack of forage for decreased body condition in horses. During filming for Wild Beauty, WBF was on the ground during the roundup and captured video of wild horses in perfect body condition. Barely one year later, the BLM has authorized hundreds of cows and sheep on land apparently “overgrazed” by the wild horses that are now stripped of their freedom. The blatant discrepancy in BLM narratives and motives needs to be publicized. Our wild horses deserve to remain wild, and the best interest of protected species should be prioritized over the profit of private industries.
Photograph by Erin Phillips
WBF Celebrates Giving Tuesday
We want to thank everyone who celebrated Giving Tuesday with The Wild Beauty Foundation this year! Without your support, we would not be able to bring the beauty of wild horses to as many people as we have in the past year! As we continue to screen Wild Beauty and begin working toward bringing Wild Horse Week to middle grade schools in early 2023, we are always reminded of your gracious support.
From everyone at WBF, we thank you.
A Still from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
Wild Beauty is Coming Back to California!
Those who missed our last premiere of Wild Beauty Mustang Spirit of the West at the Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival, are invited to a screening at the Santa Clarita International Film Festival next weekend, December 8th-11th. We are excited to be back in California to share wild horses with another wonderful audience.
Dates and times are not yet announced, so keep an eye on our website for official information; we will update you as soon as we have details!
Coming Soon: Winners of our 2nd Annual Short Story Contest
We received so many great submissions to our short story contest from kids and teens across the world this year and want to thank every child who used their creative voices to stand with wild horses. Our amazing judges have loved reading each of your stories and carefully selecting their top stories. The top 10 winners have officially been chosen and we look forward to releasing the names of the winners very soon! Watch our social media for announcements in the coming weeks.
The natural beauty of our wild world inspires us every day. From writing, painting, or capturing it through photography or film, wildness is in the art all around us.
Thank you for being a supporter of wild horses, and protecting the wild beauty of our world. – The WBF Team
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PEER Issues Report Citing that Commercial Livestock Grazing is Destroying Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management has come under fire after leading environmental advocacy organization, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) issued an indictment of their mishandling of public rangelands.
The indictment proves that commercial livestock grazing is at the forefront of the issue, with cattle outnumbering wild horses more than 30 to 1 on public lands. Additionally, PEER has put pressure on the BLM for prioritizing roundups and scapegoating wild horses in an attempt to cover up the increasing damages that livestock is putting on the land. Overgrazing on public lands will continue to be a concern if we do not hold the BLM accountable for their mismanagement of western rangeland.
Data directly from the Bureau of Land Management indicates that destruction due to livestock grazing is the most significant cause of land allotments failing to meet Land Health Standards. Despite this being cited directly from the BLM, they continue to prioritize and increase wild horse roundups in order to “maintain land conditions” destroyed by commercial livestock. In order for the BLM to commit to its data findings, the first step in land management should be to reduce livestock grazing numbers and reevaluate their private grazing allowances.
A Still from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
Press Continues for Wild Beauty
Last week, the beauty of wild horses was brought to the TV screens of Tampa, Florida. Longtime journalist and advocate, Cynthia Smoot, did a beautiful story on our documentary, Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West as it made its debut at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
Director and WBF founder, Ashley Avis, was interviewed by Smoot, speaking on the importance of sharing this documentary to audiences across the United States and abroad.
We thank everyone involved in Wild Beauty’s journey for standing with wild horses. The film continues on the festival circuit through 2023, and will be available to stream next year. Be sure to subscribe to our weekly newsletter and follow our social media channels, as announcements on when you can watch will come as soon as we can share!
Removed Alpine Wild Horses Continue to Find Safe Homes
We are extremely glad to report that according to Salt River Wild Horse Management Group, a nonprofit working closely with the Alpine wild horse herd of the Apache-Sitgreaves Forest, a total of 91 horses have found a soft landing.
These horses were unnecessarily rounded up by the Forest Service this summer under the false pretense that the animals were “unauthorized livestock” and their presence was destroying the national forest, despite having resided within the forest for hundreds of years. Now, the removed wild horses are being put up for public sale via online auction. SRWHMG has paid for adoption and transport of 45 Alpine wild horses so far, with the help of generous donors and families willing to give them a safe home outside of the auction pens.
Several weeks ago a well known Alpine stallion, Apache, was adopted by Simone Netherlands of SRWHMG. Since then, she has reported that Apache appears shaken and distraught by the separation of his family. One of the mares he was closest with was found shot to death during the recent massacre that this herd faced in October, and his other mares were unable to be located within the auction. Thankfully, a mare he had been seen interacting with in the wild became available through the online auction and SRWHMG was able to pay her bail and pick her up in hopes of reuniting her with Apache.
We at WBF are happy to see these horses, struck by such tragedy, finding secure homes and safe hands to help them heal.
This Week’s Call to Action
Continue Writing your Members of Congress Urging them to Support H.R. 5203
We want to remind everyone to stand with these wild burros, so if you have not done so already, we encourage you to send a letter to your Members of Congress urging them to support H.R. 5203, also known as “The Ejiao Act”.
The Ejiao industry is threatening our global donkey population, and our American wild burros are being put at risk. Contact your local members of Congress and encourage them to support The Ejiao Act and the protection of donkeys and wild burros.
You can send a letter directly through our Call to Action below. This form will send a pre-written email to your local lawmakers educating them on the importance of shutting down the trade of Ejiao and urging them to support that the bill is passed into law. To make each letter personal, we recommend adding your own comments on the protection of wild burros and donkeys before sending.
BLM to Release 35 Horses Back into the Twin Peaks HMA
The Bureau of Land Management announced Tuesday, November 15th that 35 mares would be released back into the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area. The release occurred the following day, November 16th. Mares released this week were treated with fertility control drugs that the BLM claims last for two or more years.
The number of released horses is quite low considering there were approximately 1,200 wild horses removed during the summer roundup. We at WBF believe that the BLM’s Appropriate Management Level of 448-758 horses assigned to this HMA favors the private interests that profit off of the public lands dedicated to the protection of America’s wild horses.
Despite the BLM’s failure to protect the freedom of the Twin Peaks herd, we are encouraged to see that 35 mares have regained their freedom on once familiar land.
A Still from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West is Coming to Minnesota
We are delighted to share that our documentary Wild Beauty will be coming to Minnesota in February as an official selection of the Frozen River Film Festival!
The Frozen River Film Festival runs from February 5-12, 2023 in Winona, Minnesota. While Wild Beauty’s official screening date and time have not yet been released, be sure to check our social media often for updates. We are also adding additional locations and screening dates as we are able to share them. For those living in a state where Wild Beauty has yet to premiere, hold tight; we might be coming to you soon!
Those interested in attending should purchase tickets to the screening at www.frff.org . We can’t wait for you to see the beauty of wild horses on the silver screen!
WBF’s 2nd Annual Short Story Contest’s Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader: Jack Graham
We would like to introduce you to our final Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader joining us this year for our Second Annual Short Story Contest, young actor Jack Graham!
Jack played Harry in Black Beauty for Disney+, and we are delighted to have him join us for the first time this year by reading one of our winning stories. We at WBF thank him for standing with wild horses.
The submission period has now closed for short stories, but keep your eye out on our social media as we bring you updates and winners in the coming months!
A Still from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
We at WBF are Thankful for You
As America celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday, we at WBF want to thank everyone who has joined the fight for our wild horses and tirelessly supported the cause. With the support of passionate individuals like you, Members of Congress are becoming more aware of the increasing threats that our wild horses are facing. Forward momentum of this cause is allowing more people to learn about and advocate for our beautiful wild ones, and this is only the beginning. Wonderful changes are occurring, and we can only hope that this continues to advance with more publicity of their plight.
We also want to thank those supporting Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West through its film festival run. The feedback we have received from audiences has been overwhelmingly positive, and we are so thankful that the film has been so well-received. We hope that the film continues to inspire children and adults to protect our greater wild world.
We at WBF are appreciative of everyone advocating for the protection and freedom of wild horses. This Thanksgiving, we are thankful for you.
When we begin to appreciate the little things, the confusing moments, the events that don’t go quite as planned and every instance in between, we find growth in the wildness of life.
Thank you for being a supporter of wild horses, and protecting the wild beauty of our world. – The WBF Team
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The Wild Beauty Foundation welcomes you to the twenty sixth edition of our weekly newsletter!
Read the newest wild horse and burro focused headlines for the week of November 12th, 2022
Thank You for Supporting WBF’s #IStandWithWildBurros Week
WBF’s #IStandWithWildBurros Week has concluded but that does not mean our love for these equines must come to an end! We thank everyone who shared a post about their own wild burro experiences or facts about these wild ones this past week, we know that because of you, wild burros will hold an important role in equine advocacy. We want to give everyone another chance to stand with these magnificent creatures, so if you have not done so already, we encourage you to send a letter to your Members of Congress urging them to support H.R. 5203, also known as “The Ejiao Act”.
The Ejiao industry is threatening our global donkey population, and our American wild burros are being put at risk. Contact your local members of Congress and encourage them to support The Ejiao Act and the protection of donkeys and wild burros.
You can send a letter directly through our Call to Action below. This form will send a pre-written email to your local lawmakers educating them on the importance of shutting down the trade of Ejiao and urging them to support that the bill is passed into law. To make each letter personal, we recommend adding your own comments on the protection of wild burros and donkeys before sending.
You can also share this important cause with your friends on social media by using the hashtag, #IStandWithWildBurros .
These beautiful equines need our love and advocacy more than ever.
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Ashley Avis Talks Wild Beauty in St. Louis TV Interview
We are proud that our documentary, Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West is continuing to bring about major press for wild horses across the country. WBF founder and director, Ashley Avis, was interviewed by Fox2 St. Louis to talk about the film’s debut at the St. Louis International Film Festival.
Avis talks about her inspiration behind the documentary and why it is important to shine a spotlight on the plight of wild horses in our country. We hope that this interview, among others, sparks continued conversations about our wild world and inspires others to join the fight to protect the freedom and beauty of our wild horses.
Some sad news came out of the Onaqui range this past week, as the stunning cremello stallion lovingly known as Norman, has passed away. Norman’s truly unique personality is one we will always remember; despite his comical nature, he was undoubtedly a gentleman and patient soul within the Onaqui herd. He was the leader of the famous “Three Amigos,” comprised of Norman, Rudy, and Rowan – all bachelors who were inseparable and a constant source of comic relief out on the range. Rowan was found lame and euthanized days before the 2021 roundup of the Onaqui herd, so with Norman’s passing, we are saddened to think of Rudy without his two buddies. We at WBF pay tribute to Norman this week as we continue to bring awareness to wild horses just like him.
Norman was humanely euthanized after he was found suffering from serious injuries to his front leg. The precise cause of the injury is unknown. We are encouraged that those monitoring the range reported his condition and Bureau of Land Management staff were able to put an end to his suffering in a humane way. Though we are heartbroken by his passing, this is the reality of wild horses living free on the range. They should all have the opportunity to live wild and free until their time on Earth is up, without facing the inhumanities of harsh helicopter roundups.
Like many followers of the Onaqui, we at WBF considered Norman as one of our favorite wild horses to encounter on the range. During the creation of Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West, we were able to capture his stunning life on film. We are incredibly thankful we had this opportunity, and that we are now able to share Norman’s legacy with others through Wild Beauty.
May you forever gallop the wide open sky, Norman, united at last with your compadre, Rowan. You have left hoofprints on our hearts.
The Last Day to Submit Short Story Contest Entries is November 15th!
Don’t miss out on a unique opportunity to have your story read by an equine loving celebrity! Children and teens are invited to submit their short stories with a topic of “Connection & Wild Horses” to our 2nd annual short story contest by November 15th, 2022. We encourage you to get your stories in early so they can be considered by our wonderful panel of judges who await reading what your imaginations have brought to life!
To submit your story or find out more about WBF’s 2nd Annual Short Story Contest, follow the link below!
BLM to Release 62 Horses Back into the Cedar Mountain HMA
This Monday, the BLM will release 50 mares and 12 stallions back into the Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The mares were treated with GonaCon fertility control treatment and the 12 stallions will be released to “maintain genetic diversity” according to the BLM.
This summer, the Cedar Mountain HMA faced a roundup of over 630 wild horses, leaving just 190-390 wild. 38 horses were released shortly after the roundup, with the additional 62 of this release bringing the number to 100. We are encouraged that these horses will be able to experience freedom once more, though we know their freedom will not be as it was before the roundups.
If you are in the Salt Lake City area, you can view their release on November 14th at mile marker 20 on Highway 196. The convoy will depart at 1:30 p.m. sharp. You can find more information on the release, here.
BLM Reissues Solicitation on Fertility Control Programs
In a November 10, 2022 statement, the Bureau of Land Management reissued its solicitation for proposals to improve and expand fertility control measures to manage wild horse and burro populations. The statement repeats a number of longstanding BLM falsities, including that wild horses and burros are overpopulated and damaging the range – a statement that deliberately omits mention of the millions of livestock that the agency’s own data shows is responsible for overgrazing.
The statement also restates the false claims that helicopter roundups are humane and that serious injuries are rare, which disregards the hundreds of wild horses and burros that have been mortally wounded and/or killed over the past two years as part of the BLM’s aggressive campaign to remove tens of thousands of animals from our rangelands.
While the Wild Beauty Foundation agrees that fertility control has a limited role to play in wild horse and burro management, it is no substitute for prioritizing wild equines over commercial livestock on designated Herd Management Areas. Finding better and more efficacious fertility control methods is a worthy effort, but the $20 million being offered might be better spent updating population census methods, improving range and water conditions, and enhancing forage for wild equines and wildlife.
To be clear, the BLM’s fertility control solicitation is an effort not to help the horses and burros, but rather to pad the bottom line for the companies and private ranchers that graze their livestock on public lands at taxpayer expense.
WBF’s 2nd Annual Short Story Contest’s Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader: Sienna Wallace
Joining us this year for our Second Annual Short Story Contest as an Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader is young actor Sienna Wallace!
Sienna is best known for her role as Dolly in Black Beauty for Disney+. While still young, she continues to make a name for herself, appearing in Change, and Warrior which is now in production.
We are delighted to have Sienna join us for the first time this year by reading one of our winning stories and thank her for lending her voice to protect wild horses.
Submit your writings soon; the final deadline has been extended to November 15th, 2022!
Don’t delay! The deadline to enter our Short Story Contest is only a few days away! Submit your short stories now so they can be sure to get into our judges’ hands. To learn more about the short story contest or submit your story, visit our website!
Featured: Items from the Wild Beauty Boutique
Have you browsed our unique selection of wild horse themed products in our online store, The Wild Beauty Boutique? All proceeds benefit our work on behalf of wild horses and our upcoming educational programs for children. By purchasing an item from our boutique, you can proudly show off your love for wild horses and support our work to protect them at the very same time!
Now is the perfect time to holiday shop for the horse lover of your family, so take a look at these beautiful sentiments to show your commitment to the wild horse cause!
Add a bit of wildness to your kitchen with the “All Good Things are Wild and Free” Cutting Board; made from a beautiful maple wood with laser etched engraving. If you prefer a cup of coffee or tea, consider an “I Stand with Wild Horses” mug from our drink-ware collection. You can also celebrate the beauty of wild horses with our “Shadow Horses” Computer Mouse Pad, featuring photography from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West!
This week, you can use code WINDSWEPT to take 10% off your order of $40 or more.
A Still from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
A Thank You from WBF
The life of a wild horse advocate is difficult, heart wrenching, and rewarding all at the same time. We at WBF want to take a moment to thank everyone involved in this fight, for giving their all toward the protection of wild horses, and for being the voice of our wild ones. It is because of compassionate individuals like you that we are able to make lasting impacts in the lives of wild horses, and people alike. Whether you have experienced the beauty of a wild horse firsthand or long to see them protected from worlds away, it takes all of us standing together with wild horses to bring about change.
In the past few months, hundreds of messages were sent to Members of Congress urging them to stand with the wild equines we love. Emails and letters sent to the BLM led to an increase in transparency within holding facilities, something that could only be done through the power of our collective voices. As an ever increasing number of people are speaking out against the government’s inhumane handling of wild horses on our public lands, we can’t help but be encouraged by all the involvement surrounding the cause.
In addition to the outpour of support for wild horses, we can’t forget all those opening their hearts and homes to a wild horse of their very own, providing them with the safety and love they deserve. From the Triple B to Alpine wild horses, many have found wonderful homes over the past few months and we are incredibly grateful.
Finally, we want to thank those who have supported Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West. The feedback we have received from audiences across the United States has been overwhelmingly positive. We are so thankful that the film has been so well-received, and we hope that it continues to inspire others to stand with wild horses and the beauty of our greater wild world. #IStandWithWildHorses
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While our nation’s wild horses usually take center stage, there is another special wild equine who deserves to share the spotlight; the wild burro!
Small but mighty, the wild burro has thrived in the deserts of the American west for hundreds of years. The species, originating in Africa, was brought to America by the Spanish in the 1500s. Since then, donkeys have helped build our country into what we know it as today. Particularly during the gold rush, these animals were used for transportation across the arid landscape of the American deserts as prospectors and their families flocked west in search of gold.
It is important to note that once a wild burro loses its wild status, it becomes a donkey.
This includes wild burros impacted by government roundups today. Immediately following removal by the BLM, our nation’s wild beauties become mere numbers of the global donkey population. Unfortunately, this can put them at risk of inhumane trade markets, like the Ejiao industry, overseas.
Wild burros and donkeys are incredibly intelligent creatures, and due to this, are often stereotyped as stubborn. However, these animals focus on the safety of themselves and those around them by choosing to walk a fine line between curiosity and concern. They rely on natural instinct to prioritize their responses, leading them simply to not do what they sense could lead to a dangerous outcome. Donkeys are also great protectors, making them the perfect companion for a horse or a herd of livestock.
Surprisingly, donkeys can tolerate water loss up to 30% of their own body weight; this is compared to the 10% that humans can face before extreme dehydration occurs. Additionally, these animals have a great digestive system that can process the rough vegetation of the desert without complication. Subsequently, wild burros of the American west thrive in their environments, as they were naturally built to survive in these arid landscapes.
Donkeys are truly amazing creatures, and they need our attention more than ever. We at WBF advocate for American wild burros and our global donkey population, and we hope you will too. These incredible animals need our voices to champion for their protection.
Quiet, patient, and gentle — few domestic animals are more charming or have occupied a more practical role in human civilization than the donkey. But did you know millions of donkeys are slaughtered annually to produce a product called ejiao?
The demand for ejiao, a gelatin made from boiled donkey hide, is rapidly increasing in countries like China and Africa. The ejiao market is leading to the decimation of the global donkey population. This inhumane industry puts our wild burros at risk of being rounded up and sold to potential kill buyers looking to make profit overseas.
Ejiao is used in cosmetic products and for medicinal uses that, despite scientifically unproven, are said to treat dizziness, insomnia, and dry cough. Studies show that gelatins manufactured from ejiao are unnecessary in the production of these products, as ingredients from other sources such as plants, can be used instead.
Last year, congressman Don Beyer of Virginia introduced the Ejiao Act (H.R. 5203) that would prohibit the sale or transport of ejiao in interstate or foreign commerce. This bill would allow the donkey population to heal and take first steps to end the trade of ejiao for good.
This Week’s Call To Action
Write your Members of Congress and Urge them to Support H.R. 5203 aka “The Ejiao Act”
The Ejiao industry is threatening our global donkey population, and our American wild burros are being put at risk. Contact your local members of Congress and urge them to support The Ejiao Act and the protection of donkeys and wild burros.
You can send a letter directly through our Call to Action by clicking the “Take Action” button below. This form will send a pre-written email to your local members of Congress, educating them on the importance of shutting down the trade of Ejiao and urging them to support that the bill is passed into law. We encourage you to add your own comments to this email to personalize it before sending.
You can also share this important cause with your friends on social media by using the hashtag, #IStandWithWildBurros .
We must not forget to love and advocate for these beautiful equines.
A Still from upcoming documentary, Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
Wild Beauty to Screen at St.Louis International Film Festival
If you are in the St.Louis area, be sure to secure your tickets to Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West, screening at the St.Louis International Film Festival! Wild Beauty premieres on Monday, November 7th at 2:30 at the Plaza Frontenac Cinema.
We are extremely proud to bring our documentary to audiences in Missouri and show them the beauty and strength of wild horses in the American west. We hope that by bringing the plight of these animals to screens across the country, we will grow the wild horse advocacy community and bring insight to those who may not know the struggles that wild horses are facing. As Wild Beauty continues its film festival run, keep an eye on our website and social media platforms; new dates and locations are being announced often!
Fifty Triple B Mares Treated with Fertility Control Released
This week, 50 mares from the Triple B complex were released back into the wild after being treated with two doses of GonaCon fertility control treatment. The BLM captured 1,897 horses from this complex this summer during a roundup ending on August 25. Now, some selected mares have been given their freedom back.
The BLM faced considerable backlash as a result of 23 wild horse deaths during the roundup efforts. Sadly, many deaths were from very young foals forced to run for miles due to low flying helicopters chasing them to exhaustion. Several other deaths occurred from broken necks as horses fought to escape the traumatizing gather pens, and from BLM euthanasia due to blindness, old age, and other non-life threatening reasons. This is heartbreaking, as these horses deserved to live out the rest of their lives, no matter how long that may be, wild and free.
The fertility control method that these mares were treated with is highly controversial, as it has been scientifically proven to shrivel ovaries, leading to permanent infertility. This irreversible sterilization is promoted as “reversible fertility control” by the BLM, though scientists and veterinarians maintain otherwise. It is unknown if these wild mares will be able to reproduce again, though we hope that they do not fall victim to the irreversibility of this treatment.
Despite regaining their freedom, these mares have lost their close family members and overall band structures. They are now left without stallions and young foals that provide a diverse herd dynamic within the range. We must hold the BLM accountable for tracking the location of where these mares were captured and urging that they release them back into their home area so that they have a chance of reuniting with lost family members.
WBF’s 2nd Annual Short Story Contest’s Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader: Avianah Abrahams
Joining us this year for our Second Annual Short Story Contest as an Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader is young actor Avianah Abrahams!
Born in South Africa, Avianah Abrahams is best known for her role as Anna Sewell in 2020’s Black Beauty for Disney+. She continues to collect acting credits, most recently as young Claire in Escape Room 2: Tournament of Champions and Caitlyn in the tv series, Lioness.
We are delighted to have Avianah read one of our winning stories this year and thank her for lending her voice to this competition and the protection of wild horses.
Submit your writings soon; the final deadline has been extended to November 15th, 2022!
Don’t wait! The deadline to enter our Short Story Contest is only a couple weeks away! Submit your short stories now so they can be considered by our wonderful panel of judges.
To learn more about the short story contest or submit your entry, visit our website!
Less than Two Weeks Left to Submit your Short Stories!
We have been receiving many wonderful submissions to our 2nd annual Short Story Contest over the last few weeks. Don’t wait! All entries must be submitted by the extended deadline, November 15th, 2022 to be considered. We cannot wait to read your creative stories about wild horses, and look forward to them being read aloud by equine-loving celebrities as we announce the winners!
Our 2022 Short Story Contest theme is “Connection & Wild Horses”. In order to give your writing authenticity, we encourage you to do your research on their family dynamics and interactions. You can find great information on our “Issues at Hand” page, here. The creative possibilities are endless and we wish you all good luck as you finish writing your stories!
Winning stories will be read aloud by one of our amazing equine loving celebrities from tv shows and movies such as Black Beauty, Heartland, and many more! We also have a selection of exciting wild horse themed prizes for our grand prize winners and finalists, featuring books, jewelry, art, and gift boxes from our wonderful friends in the wild horse world!
We at WBF thank you for standing with wild horses and using your creativity to champion for their protection. The next generation is essential in keeping our wild horses free for years to come.
Stone Cabin Wild Horse Complex Environmental Assessment Continues to Accept Public Comments
The BLM is still accepting public comments on the environmental assessment proposed for the Stone Cabin Complex outside of Nye, Nevada. You can find the BLM’s full press release here. We urge you to submit your comments so voices of wild horse advocates can be considered.
This complex is home to approximately 930 wild horses, and according to this assessment the BLM would reduce the complex down to only 404 wild horses total. There is over 542,000 acres of public land within this complex, which is more than enough land for upwards of 400 horses. WBF supports that the BLM’s “Appropriate Management Levels” are not based on science and most favor the desires of special interests, such as livestock grazing. We cannot let these special interests control how wild horses are managed and protected on our public lands. Those lands are for everyone to enjoy, not profit by large corporations.
This Environmental Assessment also proposes the use of fertility control methods such as gelding stallions and implementing IUDs for mares, which are irreversible and potentially damaging to natural dynamics of the herd. We believe that any fertility control methods used on the range must be scientifically tested and proven to be reversible, in order to prevent a complete eradication of wild horse populations across our west.
The public review and comment period is open until November 23rd, 2022. We urge those passionate about protecting wild horses to contact the BLM and express their thoughts regarding this assessment. Data and information is highly encouraged to be included. We thank you, wild horses thank you. #IStandWithWildHorses
“A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.”
–Eeyore (A.A. Milne)
This week we honor and celebrate our nation’s wild burros. These lasting symbols of the construction of the American west deserve our appreciation. Stand with WBF, and stand with these magical equines by urging your members of congress to pass the Ejiao Act and by sharing the story of wild burros with your friends by using #IStandWithWildBurros.
Thank you for being a supporter of wild horses, and protecting the wild beauty of our world. – The WBF Team
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The Wild Beauty Foundation welcomes you to the twenty fourth edition of our weekly newsletter!
Read the newest wild horse and burro focused headlines for the week of October 29th, 2022
Wild Beauty Takes Home Awards at DOC LA Film Festival
Our most recent screening of Wild Beauty was at the prestigious Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival (DOC LA), organized by the Parajanov-Vartanov Institute. DOC LA showcases stunning examples of documentary filmmaking in both world and American cinema. The festival was held last weekend, with Wild Beauty receiving two major awards. Ashley Avis was awarded Best Director and Kai Krause, for Best Cinematography. We are so proud to see the overwhelming response Wild Beauty is receiving on the film festival circuit; our wild ones deserve this spotlight.
Wild Beauty Producer, Richard Avis, attended the screening of Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West and hosted a Q&A following the film where audience members learned more about the plight of wild horses in our country. There were several wild horse advocates in the audience, and we thank them for attending and supporting Wild Beauty. We believe that initiating conversation about the cause is a great way to work toward solutions. This is why we at WBF urge you to advocate by using #IStandWithWildHorses to tell your stories of wild beauty.
As Wild Beauty continues to make an impact in cities across the U.S. we would like to thank all of you who have supported this film and our mission to protect America’s wild horses.
Three weeks have passed since the massacre in the Apache Sitgreaves forest. Volunteers have found 38 horses dead, leaving 12 missing. Simone Netherlands of Salt River Wild Horse Management Group reports that horses from different bands are beginning to regroup and find safety in the surviving herd members after this tragedy.
The reward for information concerning the shooting currently stands at $35,000. We at WBF want to see the individual(s) responsible for this crime brought to justice, and that begins with contacting Arizona officials and expressing concerns. Wild horse advocates fear that these absolutely inhumane actions will continue to occur if we do not speak out and demand further investigation.
On October 26th, the Forest Service issued a press release regarding these events. In the statement, The Forest Service reports that they do not have investigatory jurisdiction over livestock in the state of Arizona. Unfortunately, due to the Forest Service’s false narratives that these horses are feral, despite a history of living wild in the forest for hundreds of years, they are unable to follow through with proper investigation themselves. This is yet another reason that we must fight for the label of “unauthorized livestock” to be removed from wild horses on our public lands. Fortunately, the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests have been supporting the investigation. Our wild ones deserve better protection and we can’t reach this unless the Forest Service, the BLM, and the individuals benefiting from private interests are held accountable for their false narratives.
At this time, the Apache County Sheriff has not issued any updates on the investigation. We urge the county sheriff’s office to speak publicly on the massacre against the Alpine wild horses, especially now that a public statement has been made by the Forest Service. The public deserves to be updated on how officials are handling this situation and what developments are being made.
In the meantime, you can continue to express your concerns for the safety of remaining wild horses in this area by contacting the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Supervisor’s Office below:
Judith Palmer
30 S. Chiricahua Dr. Springerville, AZ 85938
(928) 333-6280
or by contacting the Public Affairs Officer, Jeffrey Todd at
(928) 333-6263
We at WBF are frustrated with the Forest Service’s lack of commitment to this investigation and we hope to see changes made as we continue to speak out.
Stone Cabin Wild Horse Complex Environmental Assessment Open for Public Comment
This week the BLM began accepting public comment on the environmental assessment proposed for the Stone Cabin Complex outside of Nye, Nevada. You can find the BLM’s full press release here.
This complex includes the Stone Cabin and Saulsbury Herd Management Areas that are home to approximately 930 wild horses. According to the proposed Environmental Assessment, the BLM plans to reduce the complex to a mere 404 wild horses total living on over 542,000 acres of public land. WBF supports that there is no scientific backing to the BLM’s “Appropriate Management Levels” and most reflect low numbers that favor the desires of special interests, such as livestock grazing.
This Environmental Assessment also proposes the use of fertility control methods such as gelding and IUDs, which are irreversible and potentially damaging to natural herd dynamics. We believe that the only fertility control methods implemented must prove to be reversible, in order to prevent a complete eradication of wild horse populations across our west.
Submit a Public Comment on the Environmental Assessment of the Stone Cabin Complex
When given the opportunity, it is extremely important to express your opinions on how our wild horses are managed directly to the Bureau of Land Management. This is the best way to have your voice heard when it comes to future protection of wild horses.
The public review and comment period is open until November 23rd, 2022. We urge those passionate about protecting wild horses to contact the BLM and express their thoughts regarding this assessment. Data and information is highly encouraged to be included. We thank you, wild horses thank you. #IStandWithWildHorses
Ashley Avis Studies Wild Horses During the Production of Wild Beauty
Wild Horses Grace Leading Entertainment Publication, Variety
We thank Variety for publishing a story on Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West this week. Wild Beauty director and WBF founder, Ashley Avis, spoke with Variety about how her research for Black Beauty (Disney+) lit the flame for her passion and dedication to saving America’s greatest symbols of freedom.
Avis explains the importance of bringing wild horses into the spotlight and the ripple effects that she hopes follow the film’s release. Through Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West, truths about wild horse management are revealed that prove to be shocking to those who care about our wild world. You can read the full article from Variety here.
WBF’s 2nd Annual Short Story Contest’s Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader: Max Raphael
Joining us again this year for our Second Annual Short Story Contest as an Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader is actor Max Raphael!
Max began acting at an early age, starring in A Plague Tale: Innocence, Slaughterhouse Rulez, and School’s Out Forever. He is best known for his role as James in Disney+’s Black Beauty. Max recently booked the role as Festus Creed in the Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds in Snakes that is set to be released in 2023.
We are excited to have Max read one of our winning stories this year and thank him for lending his voice to the wild horse cause.
Submit your writings soon; the deadline has been extended to November 15th, 2022!
Short Story Contest Reminder!
We have been receiving many wonderful submissions to our 2nd annual Short Story Contest over the last few weeks! We encourage you to get your entries in soon, you don’t want to be late! All entries must be submitted by the extended deadline, November 15th, 2022 to be considered.
Our 2022 Short Story Contest theme is “Connection & Wild Horses”. Make sure to do your research on wild horses and their interactions to give your writing authenticity. The creative possibilities are endless, and we look forward to reading all of your imaginative stories as we select a winner!
Winning stories will be read aloud by one of our amazing equine loving celebrities from tv shows and movies such as Black Beauty, Heartland, and many more! We also have a selection of exciting wild horse themed prizes for our grand prize winners and finalists, featuring books, jewelry, art, and gift boxes from our wonderful friends in the wild horse world!
Wild horses present themselves as walking shadows at sunset. Though beautiful at any time of day, the simplistic beauty of the outline of a wild horse is unmatched. Kimerlee Curyl captures this elegance in her photograph of four Outer Banks wild horses, titled “12th Night”.
“The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween”
– Paula Guran
As we celebrate Halloween, we reflect on the magic that surrounds us every day. Wild horses are truly magical and it’s a mystery why someone would want to take their beauty away. Happy Halloween from WBF.
Thank you for being a supporter of wild horses, and protecting the wild beauty of our world. – The WBF Team
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The Wild Beauty Foundation welcomes you to the twenty third edition of our weekly newsletter!
Read the newest wild horse and burro focused headlines for the week of October 22nd, 2022
Short Story Contest Entry Deadline Extended
We have officially extended the submission period for our 2nd annual Short Story Contest! In order to give children & teens a bit more time to craft their best stories, we are now allowing entries until November 15th, 2022.
Top stories will be read aloud by TV & Movie stars on social media, plus receive other amazing prizes! Thank you for using your creativity to stand with wild horses.
Extended Entry Deadline: November 15th, 2022
A still from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
More Updates on the Alpine Wild Horses
It has been approximately two weeks since the alpine wild horse herd suffered a horrifying massacre that claimed the lives of wild horses in the Apache Sitgreaves forest. Since last week, fifteen more horses were found dead by volunteers searching the forest for evidence. This brings the total number of deaths to 35, with 15 still unaccounted for and presumed dead. There are many young foals without parents and bands without lead mares and stallions, so it is assumed that these missing horses have also been shot as wild horses do not abandon their family in this way.
The reward for information concerning the shooting currently stands at $35,000. We at WBF hope the individual(s) responsible for this crime are brought to justice. Without conviction, similar crimes might be committed without the fear of implications. Our wild horses do not deserve to be the targets of their offenses.
So far, the Apache County Sheriff has not issued any updates on the investigation. We urge the county sheriff’s office to speak publicly on the massacre against the Alpine wild horses, the public deserves to know how officials are handling this situation and what developments are being made.
Some good news on the Alpine wild horses is that 65 of the 80 horses captured during recent roundups are confirmed to have found safe, reputable homes. These adopters were in contact with the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group who worked to get the horses into secure homes through individuals and sanctuaries. Though the adopters of the other 15 horses are unknown, we hope that these horses have been given refuge as well.
This Week’s Call To Action
Write to Congress and Urge them to Investigate and Bring Criminal Charges to those Involved in the Alpine Wild Horse Massacre.
We urge you to help the State of Arizona, and the wild horses of the Alpine herd..
This month, a historic herd of wild horses in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest known as the Alpine herd was targeted with fatal shootings by an unknown assailant. Thirty five horses have already been found dead, with fifteen still missing.
The Forest Service deems the Alpine horses as “stray livestock,” and therefore has no intention of abiding by the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, which affords all wild equines a measure of legal protections.
The shocking reality is: this is not the first time a horrific shooting has happened in this same forest — A nearby herd of federally protected wild horses, the Heber herd, has also been targeted with shootings in the past few years, with at least 40 horses killed since 2018 without an individual being brought to justice.
Please stand with these horses now, and send a message to your State Representative and Federal Members of Congress. We must act immediately as this is unfolding.
You can easily write to your Members of Congress using the automated form below, and can customize your message if you would like.
We’ve received hundreds of signatures on this petition so far, and must keep our momentum going to help save the Alpine horses.
To further help the State of Arizona, you can call:
Senator Mark Kelly: 602-671-7901 / 202-224-2235
Senator Kyrsten Sinema: 602-598-7327 / 202-224-4521
According to the advocacy group Advocates for Wild Equines (A.W.E.), on October 20th, 2022, sixteen wild horses were found shot on Bureau of Land Management land in southern Utah. These horses were outside of a Herd Management Area, therefore not federally protected by the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. The bodies were found just outside the Navajo reservation, where two Navajo men reported them to authorities. It is unknown at this time if they were reservation horses, escaped ranch horses, or truly wild horses who migrated to this area.
The San Juan County Sheriff, Jason Torgerson, reported a small number of live wild horses were still in the area and he voiced concern that they may be targeted. In order to prevent this, Utah officials are looking into finding homes for the remaining wild horses if they ultimately need to be removed from the area.
WBF finds it alarming that atrocities like the recent mass killings of our country’s wild horses seem to be ramping up. We must continue to urge local law enforcement and agencies involved to treat these incidents as serious crimes deserving of serious investigation. We are grateful for the hard work and leadership of A.W.E. in bringing this tragic story to national attention and their dedication in seeking justice for the horses who lost their lives.
Last week, the first Free-Roaming Equid Ecosystem Sustainability summit open to the public occurred in Saint George, Utah. In past years, organizers of the summit excluded wild horse advocates, instead inviting only groups and individuals who oppose wild horses on public lands. This year, organizers reached out and invited members of the advocacy community, including Scott Beckstead, program director for the Wild Beauty Foundation.
Scott reports that while the conversations were based on flawed assumptions about supposed “over populations” of wild horses, there were good opportunities for advocates to present the viewpoint of those who want livestock limited on wild horse habitat and healthy populations of wild horses thriving on public land, free of helicopter roundups and other inhumane management practices. Perhaps more promising were the many constructive conversations between advocates, agency staff, and industry groups to find common ground and reach new understandings. Beckstead reports the organizers expressed their appreciation for his input throughout the event and promised to invite advocates back again to next year’s summit.
We are encouraged by the BLM’s steps toward transparency by releasing these images in a timely manner. WBF supports that your voices as advocates in our Wheatland Call to Action were heard and ultimately pressured the BLM to take this action. Unfortunately, these photos were taken in the feedlots during feeding so we are unable to see the behaviors of the horses outside of this time. We hope to see more photos like this released more often, preferably where the public can see how the wild horses spend their days in these facilities.
Thank you for signing our WBF Petition a few weeks ago in a request for transparency – your voices have been heard.
A still from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
Wild Beauty Continues on the Film Festival Circuit
Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West continues to grace the silver screen in major cities across the country. This week saw Wild Beauty in Utah for the Red Rock Film Festival, and California for Newport Beach Film Festival and DOC LA. Scott Beckstead and Erik Molvar, both experts who appear in the film, were on hand at the Red Rocks Film Festival to answer questions and speak with audience members about wild horses and their plight.
We look forward to Wild Beauty’s upcoming screenings in Missouri for the St. Louis International Film Festival on November 7th and Florida for the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival on November 10th! If you are interested in seeing our elegant documentary on our nation’s wild horses in person, we encourage you to get tickets to these upcoming festivals. Be sure to check our website often as we announce new premiere dates, we could be coming to a city near you soon!
WBF’s 2nd Annual Short Story Contest’s Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader: Fern Deacon
Joining us again this year for our Second Annual Short Story Contest as an Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader is actor Fern Deacon!
Born in Hampshire, England, Fern has made quite a name for herself in television and film. Fern has starred as Chloe in Ackley Bridge and Agnes in Hetty Feather since 2017. Additionally, she is known as Georgina Winthorp in Disney+ Black Beauty.
We are delighted to have Fern read one of our winning stories this year and thank her for lending her voice in support of our nation’s wild horses.
Don’t wait! The entry deadline is November 15th, 2022 so be sure to get your stories in now so they can be considered by our wonderful panel of judges. To learn more about the short story contest or submit your story, visit our website!
Last Week to Shop our Wild Wild Halloween Collection
You can share your love of wild horses this spooky season with items from the Wild Beauty Boutique for a limited time. Show off your “favorite nightmare” or “Wild horse lover costume” all while supporting WBF. Our limited edition Halloween apparel will only be available for one more week, so make sure to order now before they are gone forever!
To love; to love each other, to love all live, and to love our Earth”
– Anthony Douglas Williams
October 22nd, 2022 is National Make a Difference Day. We at WBF encourage you to make a difference by standing with wild horses this week. Whether it’s by sending a letter to lawmakers, signing an online petition, or donating to a nonprofit like The Wild Beauty Foundation, we thank you for making a difference for our wild horses and the generations to follow that will be able to witness their wild beauty.
Thank you for being a supporter of wild horses, and protecting the wild beauty of our world. – The WBF Team
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The Wild Beauty Foundation welcomes you to the twenty second edition of our weekly newsletter!
Read the newest wild horse and burro focused headlines for the week of October 15th, 2022
Our 2nd Annual Short Story Contest’s Entry Deadline is Approaching!
Do you know a kid or teen who loves wild horses and enjoys writing creative stories? Tell them to enter our 2nd Annual Short Story Contest!
We have a little more than two weeks before entries close, so there is still time to submit your writing for a chance to win!
Our 2022 Short Story Contest theme is “Connection & Wild Horses”, further illuminating the beauty of a wild horse bond. Write an original short story about the connection between two wild horses, a wild horse and a human, or any creative connection that a wild horse might form.
You could write about encountering a wild horse out on the range yourself, or focus on wild horse families. Your story could be in first person, like Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty, or it could be third person.
The creative possibilities are endless. Make sure to do your research to learn about wild horses to give your story extra authenticity!
Once your story is complete, we encourage you to post about it on social media. Tag WBF and use our hashtags for a chance to get featured on our channels! The more you post, the more we can raise awareness for wild horses who need help today.
Winning stories will be selected by a delightful panel of judges and read aloud by one of our amazing equine loving celebrities! We also have a selection of exciting wild horse themed prizes for our grand prize winners and finalists, so be sure to get your stories in soon so you can be eligible to win!
We at WBF thank you for standing with wild horses and using your voice to champion for their protection. We thank you, wild horses thank you.
Updates on the Alpine Wild Horses
It has been a week since the horrific massacre of the Alpine wild horses. Since then, Salt River Wild Horse Management’s official count has found 20 deceased horses, with 30 still missing. These horrible acts of brutality against our nation’s wild horses must come to an end.
Those investigating this shooting suspect that there were multiple shooters and a driver, considering the amount of horses found deceased in one area. They believe the perpetrators knew the habits of these wild horses and used their knowledge to an advantage. It was also revealed that they illegally killed a bull elk on the property during the same time, even opening and closing cattle gates to access different areas of the forest.
A $25,000 reward is currently being offered for information leading to the conviction of the assailants. Advocates are currently on the ground monitoring the situation and searching for missing horses. We must not let these dangerous individuals get away with such a horrible attack on the wild ones of our country.
This Week’s Call To Action
Write to Congress and Urge them to Stop the Massacre of the Alpine Herd, Investigate, and Bring Criminal Charges to those Involved.
We urge you to help the State of Arizona, and the wild horses of the Alpine herd..
Last week, a historic herd of wild horses in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest known as the Alpine herd was targeted with fatal shootings by an unknown assailant. Twenty horses have already been found dead, with at least thirty still missing.
The Forest Service deems the Alpine horses as “stray livestock,” and therefore has no intention of abiding by the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, which affords all wild equines a measure of legal protections.
The shocking reality is: this is not the first time a horrific shooting has happened in this same forest — A nearby herd of federally protected wild horses, the Heber herd, has also been targeted with shootings in the past few years, with at least 40 horses killed since 2018 without an individual being brought to justice.
Please stand with these horses now, and send a message to your State Representative and Federal Members of Congress. We must act immediately as this is unfolding.
You can easily write to your Members of Congress using the automated form below, and can customize your message if you would like.
We’ve received hundreds of signatures on this petition so far, and must keep our momentum going to help save the Alpine horses.
To further help the State of Arizona, you can call:
Senator Mark Kelly: 602-671-7901 / 202-224-2235
Senator Kyrsten Sinema: 602-598-7327 / 202-224-4521
The Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Protection Act Introduced by Lawmakers
On October 7th, 2022 a new bipartisan wild horse protection bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives. The Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Protection Act of 2022 brings amendments to the 1971 legislation of the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act.
Introduced by US Reps. Raúl Grijalva, chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources; David Schweikert, Joe Neguse, Steve Cohen, Dina Titus, and Brian Fitzpatrick, this bill would protect wild horses from entering the slaughter pipeline, put a focus on humane management, and promote partnerships with nonprofits and American veterans to better manage the American west’s wild horses. Additionally, the bill would work on restoring western rangeland and increase the Bureau of Land Management’s transparency in their wild horse and burro programs.
This piece of legislation is a much needed revision to The Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, and aims to close any loopholes that the BLM has found since its introduction. Any additional protections to our wild horses and their management is extremely important, and we must let our Members of Congress know that. Now that this bill has been introduced, be sure to let your lawmakers know they should support it and the conservation of our wild world. We at WBF look forward to supporting this bill too, and seeing it through to its passage.
Indian Lakes Holding Facility Offering Public Tours
In last week’s newsletter we covered the completed roundup of the Calico Complex wild horses. The captured horses have since been shipped to Indian Lakes Off-Range Holding Facility in Fallon, Nevada. Indian Lakes, called Broken Arrow at the time, came under fire in 2010 after a roundup of the same complex; with mass deaths at the facility causing public outcry. Horses were left to starve, and suffer from injuries caused by the roundups and/or separation from their families.
Now, in 2022, the Calico Complex wild horses are being rounded up and shipped to this facility for holding again. Incarcerated with the Calico horses are those from the Triple B HMA of Nevada. The Triple B roundup was the first WBF was able to witness live and capture for our Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West Documentary. These horses are dear to our hearts and we hate to see them exposed to the potentially inhumane treatment that occurs in these facilities.
This week, the BLM announced the second public tour of this facility this year, slated for November 4th, 2022. The tour is free for anyone to attend and will provide great public insight into the conditions of the horses in this facility. Since Indian Lakes is privately owned, it is closed to the public until BLM scheduled events open the doors. This can lead to a lack of transparency between the BLM and the public who have a right to know how wild horses from their public lands are being managed and treated behind closed doors. Photography is also welcome during this tour, which is encouraging to hear.
WBF’s 2nd Annual Short Story Contest’s Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader: Calam Lynch
Joining us again this year for our Second Annual Short Story Contest as an Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader is actor Calam Lynch!
Calam grew up in England and began acting in stage productions during his college years at Oxford. This led him to a career in acting after booking a role in Dunkirk in 2016. In 2020, Calam starred as George Winthorp, a competitive equestrian empathetic for horses in the Disney+ film, Black Beauty. He is also known for Benediction, Derry Girls, and most recently as Theo Sharpe in Bridgerton.
We are so glad to have Calam back as a celebrity reader this year, and look forward to hearing him read one of our finalists’ incredible stories!
Submit your writings soon; the deadline to enter is only a couple weeks away!
The entry deadline is October 31st, 2022 so be sure to get your stories in now so they can be considered by our wonderful panel of judges. To learn more about the short story contest or submit your story, visit our website!
Don’t Forget to Check Out our Wild Wild Halloween Collection!
To celebrate spooky season and all things wild horses, we have a new limited edition line of Halloween apparel from The Wild Beauty Boutique! Perfect for a night of spellbinding celebrations or taking the family out to trick or treat, you can show your support of wild horses anywhere your witch’s broom takes you!
Our limited edition Halloween shirts are available in both adult and kids sizes, so the whole family can show their support for wild horses!
Check out the new Wild Wild Halloween collection from The Wild Beauty Boutique before they’re gone!
An Onaqui mustang stands regaly, overlooking the wild world he calls his home in Sahna Foley’s gorgeous photo. We thank her for sharing this glimpse into wildness with us and for being a passionate advocate for the protection of our wild beauties.
“Wild Beauty weaves together the intoxicating beauty of our wild world with the horrifying realities that exist due to special interests. / Their existence on the lands they call home enrich our lives and future generations, simply, by being wild and free. Protecting wildlife will forever be up to us”
– Kimerlee Curyl
We at WBF appreciate Kimerlee’s kind words on our documentary, Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West. Her inspiring advocacy continues to influence change and nurture appreciation for our wild world.
Thank you for being a supporter of wild horses, and protecting the wild beauty of our world. – The WBF Team
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Join Us On Our Journey. We’d love to stand beside you.
The Wild Beauty Foundation welcomes you to the twenty first edition of our weekly newsletter!
Read the newest wild horse and burro focused headlines for the week of October 8th, 2022
Shadows of a wild horse herd from Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
Next Week: Utah Premiere of Wild Beauty at the Red Rock Film Festival
Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West will be making its Utah debut at the Red Rock Film Festival on October 14th! If you are in the Cedar City, Utah area you won’t want to miss the chance to watch Wild Beauty on the silver screen.
After the screening, Erik Molvar and Scott Beckstead will speak on wild horse advocacy and environmental protection as well as answer questions from the audience on these topics.
As Wild Beauty continues its run on the film festival circuit, we thank each and every one of you for standing with wild horses and showing your support for our film. Be sure to keep up with www.wbf.tempurl.host regularly to find screenings near you; new locations continue to be added!
Massacre of the Alpine Wild Horses
Unfortunately, another senseless tragedy comes out of the Apache Sitgreaves Forest this week. Simone Netherlands, President of the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group stated that volunteers with SRWHMG had found at least 13 Alpine wild horses shot to death, at least 10 missing and believed to be dead, and at least four that have been shot in the face, neck/and or bellies but are still alive and suffering.
Several foals have lost their mothers and are relying on the protection of other band members, undoubtedly putting stress on the dynamics of this herd.
We covered the auction of previously captured Alpine wild horses in last week’s newsletter after SRWHMG expressed their concern that the wild horses they so closely managed were subject to unreputable bidders. Due to their consideration as “feral” by the U.S. Forest Service, there are no limitations on slaughter. Advocates are calling for better protection of the Alpine wild horses and support that they be managed under the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act.
WBF had the opportunity to behold these alluring wild horses while filming Wild Beauty, and our hearts break seeing the mistreatment that this herd has been subjected to recently. We hope that the individual(s) responsible for these terrible acts of brutality against our nation’s wild horses are found and prosecuted.
This Week’s Call To Action
Write to Congress and Urge them to Stop the Massacre of the Alpine Herd, Investigate, and Bring Criminal Charges to those Involved.
We urge you to help the State of Arizona, and the wild horses of the Alpine herd..
Two days ago, a historic herd of wild horses in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest known as the Alpine herd has been targeted with fatal shootings by an unknown assailant.
The Forest Service deems the Alpine horses as “stray livestock,” and therefore has no intention of abiding by the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, which affords all wild equines a measure of legal protections.
The shocking reality is: this is not the first time a horrific shooting has happened in this same forest — A nearby herd of federally protected wild horses, the Heber herd, has also been targeted with shootings in the past few years, with at least 40 horses killed since 2018 without an individual being brought to justice.
Please stand with these horses now, and send a message to your State Representative and Federal Members of Congress. We must act immediately as this is unfolding.
Write to Members of Congress using the form below, and to further help the State of Arizona, you can call:
Senator Mark Kelly: 602-671-7901 / 202-224-2235
Senator Kyrsten Sinema: 602-598-7327 / 202-224-4521
Your Voices Have Been Heard: Wheatland Holding Updates
The power of our collective voices has proved to be fundamental in the fight for transparency at the Wheatland, Wyoming private off-range holding facility. We thank each of you who tirelessly contacted the BLM and signed our online advocacy form. Your convincing voices led to great change for the wild horses being held in this facility and a win for wild horse advocates across our country.
In last week’s newsletter we urged the BLM to release a public statement on the conditions at the facility as well as allow photographers and a non-affiliated veterinarian to evaluate horses in holding. It seems that the BLM has followed through with these requests and has since promised the following plans.
Additionally, the Public Affairs Specialist is on their way to the facility to take photos of the horses in pens. These photos will become viewable to the public online and provide insight into current conditions at this facility. The District Manager also cited that the BLM contracted veterinarian would come and examine horses two weeks after their symptoms last present and a State Veterinarian, not affiliated with the BLM, would provide an independent evaluation.
After veterinarian clearance, the BLM will host a tour of the facility’s entirety so members of the public can see the horses and the condition of the facility. The BLM website cites that the facility has also expanded, though instead of increasing capacity, they will use the additional space to spread out the horses and provide better separation for sick and healthy horses. Adoptions at this facility are also set to be scheduled, though they might have to be postponed until the spring due to harsh winter weather conditions.
These are great developments that we have believe have been sparked by the outspokenness of wild horse advocates, and your letters sent to BLM officials through our online advocacy form. By contacting the BLM and requesting insight, the wild horses incarcerated in the private Wheatland holding facility are getting the publicity they need. We thank everyone who signed our Call to Action last week and actively champion for our wild horses, your voices truly make a difference.
The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Holds Meeting
Last week the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board met in Phoenix, Arizona to discuss recommendations to the BLM’s wild horse and burro management programs.
WBF Founder and President, Ashley Avis, submitted comments to the Board last week, citing Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West’s recent debut and the awareness that the film will bring to the public.
The meeting lasted for three days and the Board discussed each element of the BLM’s wild horse and burro management, as well as analyzed public comments on the topics. The Board brought focus to the BLM’s 2022 expenditures, population estimates, and facility reports. Updated information regarding wild horse management is vital public knowledge, and we are encouraged to see the materials being shared and open for discussion with the public.
The BLM plans to release a recording of the annual meeting soon, so those unable to attend in person or virtually last week will have access to the information examined during this year’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting.
Helicopters were grounded October 1st as the Calico Complex roundup came to an end. The complex, comprised of five Herd Management Areas (Black Rock Range, Calico Mountains, Granite Range McGee Mountain and Warm Springs) has a BLM set Appropriate Management Level of just 572-952 horses within the more than 584,000 acre complex.
According to numbers from the BLM, this roundup left a total of 863 wild horses stripped of their freedom and en route to the controversial Indian Lakes Off-Range Holding Facility. Indian Lakes made news for mass wild horse deaths at their facility and inhumane management of animals in their care.
The BLM’s roundup plans cited that 1,036 wild horses were set to be removed, though we are heartened that the removal number was marginally less than originally planned.
There were 26 deaths from this roundup, many from BLM euthenazia due to what they claim as “knee deformities”. Additionally, many young horses were euthanized due to blindness, though otherwise in great physical condition.
We at WBF are discouraged to see roundups of this scale still occurring in the American west. These dangerous and deadly roundups via low flying helicopters are not the humane management methods that the Wild and Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act was created to uphold. We must use our voices to demand the grounding of helicopters in consideration of more humane management practices.
WBF’s 2nd Annual Short Story Contest’s Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader: Claire Forlani
Joining us this year for our Second Annual Short Story Contest as an Equine-Loving Celebrity Reader is actor Claire Forlani!
Claire Forlani began her acting career at 19 after moving to the US from London. She has since amassed a large filmography, including films like Meet Joe Black, Mystery Men, and Mallrats. One of Claire’s recent roles was that of Mrs.Winthorp, an upper class stable owner, in the Disney+ film, Black Beauty.
We are so proud to have Claire as a celebrity reader this year, and look forward to hearing her read one of our finalists’ incredible stories!
Submit your writings soon; the deadline to enter is less than a month away!
The entry deadline is October 31st, 2022 so be sure to get your stories in now so they can be considered by our wonderful panel of judges. To learn more about the short story contest or submit your story, visit our website!
Celebrate Halloween with The Wild Beauty Foundation!
Just in time for Halloween, we have introduced four new designs to The Wild Beauty Boutique! Perfect for a night of spooky celebrations or taking the family trick or treating, all while supporting your dedication to wild horses!
Looking for a last minute costume? Shirts are available in both adult and kids sizes, so the whole family can show their support for wild horses this Halloween!
“We call it ‘Nature’; only reluctantly admitting ourselves to be ‘Nature’ too.”
– Denise Levertov
Maria Popova of The Marginalian dives deep into the misconception of our relationship with nature and the wild world around us. We too are a part of nature, and this is precisely why we must protect the beautiful natural creations around us.
Thank you for being a supporter of wild horses, and protecting the wild beauty of our world. – The WBF Team
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Email a ZIP or link to your photos, along with a short written approval to hello@wbf.tempurl.host!
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