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well, i guess every one who knows me, knows that i really like working with those blm mustangs.  and yes, this is a topic that many will get very passionate about.  oh, and just to note here,   white people are not native to western range lands, either, and i am not so sure that they are "managed" any better than the blm horses.   :-)

 

the way i read this new language(recently passed? yet to be voted on?) it refers to horses older than ten years, and those that have been offered for adoption three times, and were not adopted.  i have read a few comments about the ones that arent adopted, i.e.  unmanageable, untrainable, etc., and just wanted to share this.   my most recent adopted mustang is a five year old stallion.  i got him back in may of this year at the marianna florida adoption.  i didnt go over there to get a horse, just saw this stallion and liked his looks, so i got him.  he was cheap because he was a "frequent flyer", that is, he had been through three adoption/sales and nobody wanted him.   five year old stallions scare some people, and quite honestly, they are not for everybody.  well,  long story short,  i rode this horse in a 50 mile endurance ride on nov. 13th, the hahira river run.  he behavior was excellent, and he finished with no problem at all.

i am sure that for every success story with these horses, there may be "failure" stories as well.

there are management issues with these herds, and there must be ways of dealing with these issues. it is not an easy task.   i might not be able to make much of a difference in the grand scheme of things, but i can make a difference one horse at the time, and will continue to do so.       ed