On a beautiful fall day we drove up from the Bay Area, over the Sierras to Reno on interstate 80. We stopped for some coffee and then continued north on 395. The smell of sage was everywhere while we forged ahead towards Susanville, California. Eventually we arrived at the BLMs Litchfield facility, called the Eagle Lake Field Office, to visit the young wild horses who had not been chosen in the internet adoption. 3 times offered for adoption = 3 Strikes and they would no longer be protected. They could be sold by the truckload. Americas icons of freedom had been turned into a commodity with an expiration date. We found good homes for most of the leftovers. The majority had already departed for their new lives. Some were still there. We got close to Blondie, Stuart, Rubin, Brownie and another filly to see how they were doing since our last visit. They all looked like BLM had fattened them up. At least now they were safe from getting another strike and being sold for $10 a head by the truckload . . . You know who buys truckloads of WILD horses . . . Blondie was very curious about people and since no one was going to save her we decided to welcome her into our outreach program. After signing the paperwork in the rickety BLM field office that smelled like decades of old dust, we knew we would need to come back with a trailer to pick her up. We eventually found a volunteer with a truck and trailer who would bring Blondie and some others down for their new life at sea level. Someone donated the use of a tall corral in their yard so we could gentle several wild horses there. After Blondie could be haltered she could join Val and Sol in the wild horse pasture on 14 acres. What a relief it was to know Blondie had somewhere to live that would help her heal from the trauma of the roundup and loss of her herd. Please HELP the wild horses keep the pasture with aTAX-DEDUCTIBLE donation today at the fundraising site: gofund.me/fujloc Next please share the link gofund.me/fujloc with friends on social media and by email. Thank you for spreading the word. It takes a village to help the wild ones. The wild horses thank you for helping them keep their pasture and are grateful for your help. Many blessings, Anne Anne Novak Executive Director ProtectMustangs.org Facebook/ProtectMustangs
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:15:44 +0000
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