Wild Horse Roundup Updates

Wild horse roundups are cruel, unnecessary and costly. Better on the range management protocols and more public-private partnerships are just two of the humane alternatives available to keep America’s horses safe and free on public lands allocated to them by law.

As of July 1,over 6,600 wild horses and burros, including young foals, have been captured from seven brutal roundups conducted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). At least 89 deaths were initially documented; that number is likely to increase.

Recent roundups in the Sulphur (UT), Marietta (NV) and South Steens (OR) Herd Management Areas (HMAs) were completed. As a result, over1,600 horses and burros were captured and 19 of them lost their lives.

In Oregon’s South Steens, 9 horses died of traumatic injuries or were euthanized by the BLM which then increased its capture goal by 120 horses on the last day of the roundup.

Nevada’s Blue Wing complex roundup resulted in over 1,650 wild horses and burros captured with tragic news of 42 deaths. The contractor hired to conduct the brutal operation was paid over $624,800.

Reports by the AWHC’s field observers documented shocking abuse, including video of a collapsed horse being struck repeatedly in the head by BLM contractors.

In Wyoming’s North Lander roundup, over 2,570 wild horses were captured which included 471 foals.

Currently, over 1,000 more wild horses and burros are slated for removal. These innocent horses and burros will be traumatized as family bonds are destroyed, and more injuries and deaths occur.

Cruel and unnecessary roundups cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Per the BLM, the Wild Horse and Burro Program cost taxpayers $157.8 million in Fiscal Year 2023.

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