2023 Antelope Complex-North Wild Horse Gather
Purpose of Gather:
The purpose of the gather is to prevent undue or unnecessary degradation of the public lands associated with excess wild horses and to restore a thriving natural ecological balance and multiple-use relationship on public lands, consistent with the provisions of Section 1333(b) of the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. Removing excess animals would also enable significant progress toward achieving the Standards for Rangeland Health identified by the Northeastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council.
Details of Gather:
The BLM will utilize the services of a helicopter contractor to gather and remove up to 2,000 excess wild horses. During the gather, the BLM will collect information on herd characteristics and determine herd health.
Public Observation:
Members of the public are welcome to view the gather operations, provided that doing so does not jeopardize the safety of the animals, staff and observers, or disrupt gather operations. The BLM anticipates that viewing opportunities will begin on or about July 9, 2023, weather and logistics permitting. Please review the "Know Before You Go" and "Visitation Protocol and Ground Rules" documents, located on the right-hand side of this page, before planning to attend.
All media and/or visitors wanting to attend gather operations as an observer must call the “2023 Antelope Complex-North Wild Horse Gather information hotline” at 775-861-6700 for daily meeting times. A Public Affairs Officer and/or a Law Enforcement Officer will meet the public each morning at the pre-determined meeting location to escort the group to and from the gather observation and/or holding sites. Observers must provide their own transportation. The BLM recommends a four-wheel drive, high clearance vehicle with spare tires and an extra can of gas.
Adoption Information:
Horses identified for removal will be transported to the Indian Lakes Facility, Fallon, Nev., where they will be checked by a veterinarian and readied for the BLM’s wild horse and burro adoption program. Those that are not placed into a new home will be cared for in off-range pastures, where they live off the rest of their lives on grass pastures. For information on how to adopt a wild horse, visit www.blm.gov/whb.
Background:
The Antelope Valley (west of Alt. U.S. Hwy 93), Goshute and Spruce Pequop Herd Management Areas (HMA)s. are located southeast of Elko, Nev., in the Elko District on public lands administered by the Elko District, Wells Field Office. The gather may also take place in areas outside the HMAs where wild horses have moved in search of food and water and are creating a public safety hazard by traveling across roads and highways.
The March 2023 estimated population is 6,852 wild horses within and directly outside the management areas – nearly fourteen-times above the low end of the established management level. The BLM plans to gather and remove approximately 2,000 excess wild horses from the Antelope Valley (west of Alt. U.S. Alt. Hwy 93), Goshute and Spruce Pequop Herd Management Areas (HMA)s. AML is the level at which wild horse populations are consistent with the land’s capacity to support them and other mandated uses of those lands, including protecting ecological processes and habitat for other resources.
Access the Antelope and Triple B Complexes Gather Plan decision record and determination of National Environmental Policy Act adequacy at https://bit.ly/42rqNJF.
For more information on the Wild Horse and Burro Program, call 1-866-468-7826 or email wildhorse@blm.gov
- Daily Gather Reports
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Sunday, August 20, 2023
Summary: Shipped the final horses from the gather to the Indian Lakes Off-range Corrals
Animals Gathered: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 72 (25 Stallions, 30 Mares, and 17 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 2
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 2
1) 4-year old, Bay Stallion (Male); (Pre-existing/Chronic); Humanely euthanized due to blindness in the right eye
2) 20+-year old, Sorrel Stallion (Male); (Pre-existing/Chronic); Humanely euthanized due to Physical Defect/Deformity: no teeth/dental abnormality
Saturday, August 19, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 63°- 78°; Mostly cloudy throughout the day; BCS 2-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 51 (20 Stallions, 20 Mares, and 11 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 38 (25 Stallions, 13 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Friday, August 18, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 46°- 79°; Mostly sunny with afternoon breezes; BCS 2-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 32 (19 Stallions, 9 Mares, and 4 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) 20+-year old, Sorrel Stallion (Male); (Pre-existing/Chronic); Humanely euthanized due to Physical Defect/Deformity: no teeth/dental abnormality
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 74°- 86°; Mostly sunny with isolated thunderstorms; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 12 (4 Stallions, 7 Mares, and 1 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 43 (13 Stallions, 19 Mares, and 11 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 67°- 91°; Partly cloudy and breezy throughout the day; BCS 2-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 45 (16 Stallions, 21 Mares, and 8 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 2
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 2
1) 15-year old, Sorrel Mare (Female); (Pre-existing/Chronic); Humanely euthanized due to low Body Condition: Unable to maintain or improve
2) 4-year old, Sorrel Mare (Female); (Pre-existing/Chronic); Humanely euthanized due to Physical Defect/Deformity (Club Foot)
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 56°- 72°; Sunny and breezy; BCS 2-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 12 (2 Stallions, 7 Mares, and 3 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 42 (13 Stallions, 22 Mares, and 7 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) 5-year old, Sorrel Stallion (Male); (Pre-existing/Chronic); Humanely euthanized due to blindness in the right eye
Monday, August 14, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 57°- 90°; partly cloudy and breezy; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 48 (19 Stallions, 22 Mares, and 7 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Sunday, August 13, 2023
Summary: No horses were gathered / 63 shipped
Animals Gathered: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 63 (24 Stallions, 27 Mares, and 12 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) 20-year old, Sorrel Stallion (Male); (Pre-existing/Chronic); Physical Defect/Deformity: Humanely euthanized due to Equine Lordosis
Saturday, August 12, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 56°- 83°; Overcast to partly cloudy and breezy all day; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 64 (25 Stallions, 27 Mares, and 12 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Friday, August 11, 2023
Summary: No horses were gathered
Animals Gathered: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 32 (20 Stallions, 12 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Summary: No horses were gathered
Animals Gathered: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 81 (36 Stallions, 27 Mares, and 18 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) 9-year old, Sorrel Stallion (Male); (Pre-existing/Chronic); Physical Defect: Humanely euthanized due to a deformity on the left front leg
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 74°- 84°; Sunny to partly cloudy in the afternoon and breezy all day; BCS 3-5 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 94 (37 Stallions, 39 Mares, and 18 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Summary: No gather operations (trapping or removal of horses); a resource flight was conducted by staff.
Animals Gathered: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 35 (12 Stallions, 19 Mares, and 4 Foals)
Animals Released: 1 (1 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Monday, August 7, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 70°- 79°; Sunny and clear, operations ceased early due to winds gusting up to 25 mph; BCS 3-5 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 39 (17 Stallions, 18 Mares, and 4 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 38 (13 Stallions, 17 Mares, and 8 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Sunday, August 6, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 82°- 85°; Partly cloudy and breezy; BCS 3-5 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 30 (9 Stallions, 14 Mares, and 7 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Saturday, August 5, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 64°- 83°; Sunny and breezy; BCS 4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 8 (3 Stallions, 4 Mares, and 1 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 41 (6 Stallions, 28 Mares, and 7 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Friday, August 4, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 44°- 82°; Partly cloudy and breezy; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 56 (23 Stallions, 26 Mares, and 7 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 125 (52 Stallions, 58 Mares, and 15 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 2
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 2
1) 12-year old, Gray Mare (Female); (Pre-existing/Chronic); Humanely euthanized due to Cancer/Tumor
2) 20-year old Sorrel Stud (Male); (Pre-existing/Chronic); Humanely euthanized due a Physical Defect / Deformity (Lordosis)
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 60°- 82°; Partly cloudy and breezy; BCS 2-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 130 (54 Stallions, 61 Mares, and 15 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 73 (28 Stallions, 36 Mares, and 9 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 2
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 2
1) Chestnut, 15-year old Mare (Female); Death (Pre-existing/Chronic); Humanely euthanized due to a pre-existing Fracture (Hip)
2) Sorrel, 1-year old Stud (Male); Death (Pre-existing/Chronic); Humanely euthanized due to a pre-existing Fracture (Shoulder)
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 60°- 75°; Overcast and breezy; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 71 (30 Stallions, 32 Mares, and 9 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 86 (23 Stallions, 41 Mares, and 22 Foals)
Animals Released: 2 (2 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 69°- 85°; Overcast to isolated showers; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 72 (24 Stallions, 31 Mares, and 17 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 39 (39 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released: 1 (1 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Monday, July 31, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 63°- 92°; Mostly sunny and breezy; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 17 (4 Stallions, 8 Mares, and 5 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 166 (76 Stallions, 67 Mares, and 23 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 1
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
1) Bay, 20-year old Mare (Female); Death (Acute/Sudden); Humanely euthanized due to a Fracture; Neck
Sunday, July 30, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 63°- 87°; sunny and breezy; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 165 (70 Stallions, 71 Mares, and 24 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 116 (63 Stallions, 44 Mares, and 9 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) Bay, 4-month old Colt (Male); Death (Chronic/Pre-existing); Humanely euthanized due to a Physical Defect/Deformity - Equine torticolis (Neck)
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 65°- 78°; sunny and breezy; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 92 (52 Stallions, 31 Mares, and 9 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 183 (56 Stallions, 96 Mares, and 31 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 3
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 3
1) Bay, 12-year old Stud (Male); Death (Chronic/Pre-existing); Humanely euthanized due to a blindness in the left eye
2) Bay, 2-year old Mare (Female); Death (Chronic/Pre-existing); Humanely euthanized due a Physical Defect/Deformity; Sarcoid tumor on the head
3) Bay, 3-month old Filly (Female); Death (Chronic/Pre-existing); Humanely euthanized due a Physical Defect/Deformity; both front legs
Friday, July 28, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 68.8°- 90°; sunny and breezy; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 177 (52 Stallions, 93 Mares, and 32 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 85 (24 Stallions, 44 Mares, and 17 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) Bay, 3-month old Colt (Male); Death (Chronic/Pre-existing); Humanely euthanized due to a physical defect (deformity); Right, front leg
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 72°- 87°; sunny and breezy; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 165 (82 Stallions, 65 Mares, and 18 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
* NOTE: A second helicopter was brought into the operation allowing for two trap site locations; trap site viewing for the public was determined in regard to safety precautions, topography and the best viewing opportunity therefore, the public observers were escorted to the northern trap site location for the days' operation. In addition, the public was also escorted to the temporary holding corrals as done each day since inception.
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Summary: N/A - gather operations did not occur at a trap location
Animals Gathered: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 68 (27 Stallions, 33 Mares, and 8 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 51°- 89°; sunny in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated rainstorms; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 41 (18 Stallions, 17 Mares, and 6 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 39 (12 Stallions, 16 Mares, and 11 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) Bay, 20+-year old Stud (Male); Death (Chronic/Pre-existing); Humanely euthanized due blindness in the left eye
Monday, July 24, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 75°- 89°; cloudy in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated rainstorms; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 41 (18 Stallions, 17 Mares, and 6 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 39 (12 Stallions, 16 Mares, and 11 Foals)
Animals Released: 1 (1 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) Bay, 3-year old Stud (Male); Death (Chronic/Pre-existing); Humanely euthanized due to a physical defect; hernia
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 55°- 94.3°; sunny am to partly cloudy pm with very light precipitation, gusty winds and virga; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 42 (14 Stallions, 20 Mares, and 8 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 74°- 93°; Sunny in the morning with partly cloudy at the end of gather operations; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 16 (7 Stallions, 5 Mares, and 4 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 59 (31 Stallions, 24 Mares, and 4 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) Sorrel, 1-year old Stud (Male); Death (Chronic/Pre-existing); Physical Defect; Deformity - Equine Scoliosis
Friday, July 21, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 74°- 93°; Sunny in the morning with partly cloudy at the end of gather operations; BCS 4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 59 (30 Stallions, 25 Mares, and 4 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 35 (12 Stallions, 16 Mares, and 7 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mare, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 2
- Sudden / Acute: 1
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) Bay, 4-year old Stud (Male); Death (Acute/Unexpected); fractured, right rear leg 2) Bay, foal Colt (Male); Death (Chronic/Pre-existing; fractured, right rear leg
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 46°- 86°; partly cloudy; BCS 3-4 for the wild horses
Animals Gathered: 38 (15 Stallions, 16 Mares, and 7 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 68 (24 Stallions, 34 Mares, and 10 Foals)
Animals Released: 1 (0 Stallions, 1 Mare, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) Bay, 9-year old Stud (Male); Death (Chronic-Pre-existing); blind in right eye
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 62°- 87°; partly cloudy with afternoon thundershowers; BCS of wild horses ranged from 3-4
Animals Gathered: 59 (14 Stallions, 35 Mares, and 10 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) Bay, 15-year old Mare (Female); Death (Chronic-Pre-existing); mare blind in left eye
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Summary: N/A - There were no gather operations due to moving trap location
Animals Gathered: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 34 (0 Stallions, 26 Mares, and 8 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Monday, July 17, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 51 – 90.2, mostly sunny skies with light breezes; BCS of wild horses was 4.
Animals Gathered: 40 (8 Stallions, 24 Mares, and 8 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Summary: N/A
Animals Gathered: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 41 (13 Stallions, 20 Mares, and 8 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 57°- 87° Sunny with a steady gentle breeze; BCS of wild horses ranged from 3-4
Animals Gathered: 22 (3 Stallions, 13 Mares, and 6 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Friday, July 14, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 70°- 83°; Sunny and breezy with increasing gusty winds later in the day; BCS of wild horses ranged from 3-4
Animals Gathered: 25 (13 Stallions, 10 Mares, and 2 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 71 (31 Stallions, 38 Mares, and 8 Foals)
Deaths: 1
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) Sorrel, 10-year old Mare (Female); Death (Chronic-Pre-existing); mare blind in right eye
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged 69°- 89° Sunny and breezy with increasing wind speed later in the day.; BCS of wild horses ranged from 3-4
Animals Gathered: 49 (16 Stallions, 25 Mares, and 8 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 77 (38 Stallions, 30 Mares, and 9 Foals)
Deaths: 3
- Sudden / Acute: 2
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 1
1) Black foal (Female); Death (Acute-Sudden); diagnosis is due to Colic 2) Bay foal (Female); Humanely Euthanized (Chronic-Pre-existing); due to a Lameness causing severe infection with low prognosis of survival 3) Palomino, 7-year old Stud (Male); Humanely Euthanized (Acute-Sudden); Fractured Leg due to compound break in the left rear leg
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged 68°- 83°, Sunny and breezy with increasing wind speed later in the day.; BCS of wild horses ranged from 3-4
Animals Gathered: 82 (27 Stallions, 44 Mares, and 11 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 45 (0 Stallions, 30 Mares, and 15 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Summary: Temperatures ranged from 73°- 92°; BCS of wild horses ranged from 3-4
Animals Gathered: 49 (20 Stallions, 20 Mares, and 9 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Provide short description of each animal death
Monday, July 10, 2023
Summary: There were no gather operations performed today due to high winds impacting the aerial resources. Members of the public were again able to view the temporary holding corrals where they were able to see wild horses from two different gather operations (Antelope Complex North and South).
Animals Gathered: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Sunday, July 9, 2023
Summary: 75 - 91° F, breezy and sunny
Animals Gathered: 22 (6 Stallions, 10 Mares, and 6 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Gather Status
As of Sunday, August 20, 2023
Animals Gathered: 1,971 Wild Horses
(769 Stallions, 893 Mares, and 309 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 1,936 Wild Horses
(749 Stallions, 883 Mares, and 304 Foals)
Animals Released: 6 Wild Horses
(5 Stallions, 1 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 29
-Sudden / Acute: 4
-Pre-existing / Chronic: 25
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