MY RIGHT HORSE MOVIE

Publicly available documents indicate that BLM spent:

The current estimated population of more than 82,883 animals (some estimates place this number at 100,000-plus animals) is more than 3 times greater than what BLM-managed public lands can support. Slightly more than $150 million was earmarked for the Wild Horse and Burro Management program. The agency manages 245 million acres of public lands - the most of any Federal agency - primarily in 12 Western States, which includes 28 national monuments, 23 national conservation areas and 260 wilderness areas.ĭuring the past three budget cycles, the BLM has experienced modest increases from a total budget of 1.336 billion in 2021 to 1.596 billion in 2023. Funding and (adequate) staffing levels are also a big part of what I don’t like so much.” The challenging part is keeping up with facility maintenance. Keeping the animals that come here healthy is the easy part. “For me, I don’t have anything to do with the gathers - my job is all right here. “Our program is all about giving the animal a good home and that’s what I’d like to think we do,” Frost said.

George NewsĬary Frost, wild horse specialist and facility manager of the Delta Wild Horse and Burro Corral said even though finding a talking donkey may be a long shot – if not impossible – after 30 years working for the BLM, the seasoned cowboy has been through the good, the bad and the ugly of political maneuvering.

MY RIGHT HORSE MOVIE

“We know the BLM is tasked with getting a whole bunch of them off the land, so we’d like to do our part in providing a good home for a special animal.”Īlthough Wilson had his doubts that he would adopt any animal during this event, he looked down at his pint-sized daughter with a broad smile and said, “All she wants is a donkey who can talk – you know, like Donkey in the movie ‘Shrek’ – now that shouldn’t be too hard to find.” Cary Frost, wild horse specialist and facility manager of the Delta Wild Horse and Burro Corral saddles his 6-year-old mare Willow for a productive day of work, Delta, Utah, J| Photo by David Louis, St. “We have a fascination with them, where they’re from, how they’re managed and what happens to them after living on the range,” Wilson said. Looking down at Charlotte, her father Chuck Wilson– who seemed to be measuring his words carefully – said his family has always been taken by the allure of a wild horse. One horse and three burros were eventually adopted during the two-day event.Īt no more than 4 feet tall and weighing considerably less than her dad, Charlotte Wilson, 10, from West Jordan, came armed with a short but important list of what makes the perfect animal. Included in those kicking the tires on bringing home a new horse were ranchers looking for the quintessential working horse to equine aficionados with a desire to help animals live out a gentler existence instead of the hardscrabble life out on the range. GEORGE - For the small yet passionate crowd that attended the recent Bureau of Land Management wild horse and burro adoption event in Delta, chances were good that some would bring home an animal of tremendous potential.Īlthough untrained and for the most part adept at keeping humans in their rearview mirror – having lived off the range in tight-knit herds their entire life – the 130 animals rounded up from Cedar Mountain southwest of Tooele for adoption Friday and Saturday attracted a variety of potential owners.

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