Laura Leigh & Robin Warren, aka "Wild Mustang Robin", visiting some of the Diamond HMA captured wild horses @ BLM's facility in Palomino Valley, Nevada.

These are not current images. I believe this was shot in Springtime of 2014, by me of course.

http://olsonfarlow.com/blog/news/wild-horse-short-film National Geographic photographer Melissa Farlow, goes Hollywood for wild horses! :) Please copy & paste the link to your browser & view this update on her blog!

Sweet Memories of Diva & Moon Shadow

Rocky ~ abandoned foal rescued.

Palomino & Matt on their way home with Rocky in the trailer. Palomino will care for him in her rescue until he is old enough to be adopted out to a loving home. Sure that Matt will be helping too!




Rocky in the trailer, heading to Shingletown, California, with Palomino & Matt to their Chili Pepper Miracle Mustang Rescue.



"ROCKY" & Shirley Allen at her foal rescue in Nevada.

Rocky was found alone on the range, only days old. His band could not be located so he was brought into a local rescue in Nevada with Shirley Allen. Palomino, Shirley & Matt monitored the foal constantly for about 3 or 4 days, before he was allowed to travel to Shingletown, to Palomino's foal rescue.

Tax deductible paypal donations of $5.00 & up, can be made for his care & for other foal rescues to come @ Palominodancer@yahoo.com.

Thank you in advance for supporting rescue foals!

Wild Horse Meets Milo

Wild horse meets tiny domestic dog Milo. ; )

Love comes in all sizes, & this sweet little dog loves horses! Looks like the mustang loves Milo as well.

; )

World Gem Society Industry Alert!

World Gem Society Industry Alert!

Please keep your eyes open for these stolen gems! These people worked hard digging them & their entire inventory was stolen! The Gem Society is offering a reward.

Click on the deep red link....

Thank you!

Horse Diving Event Canned ~ Nipped in the Bud!

This is old news by now, but still wanted to put it up on the blog.

THERE WILL BE NO HORSE DIVING IN ATLANTIC CITY!

Woo Hoo, we can make a difference. Thanks so much to all who participated to get this nipped in the bud.

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/02/14/atlantic-city-steel-pier-cancels-plans-for-diving-horse-show/

Appointee wrong choice for Wild Horse & Burro Board!

http://rtfitchauthor.com/2012/02/17/public-outraged-over-blms-anti-horse-appointee-on-wild-horse-and-burro-board/

Please copy & paste to your browser!

The Barbi Twins ~ fighting for America's Horses.

The Famous Barbi Twins Fight for America's Horses!

http://globalgrind.com/news/todays-war-horse-war-horses-barbi-twins

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=135674366495142&set=a.134215316641047.25303.100001577374647&type=3&theater

Thank you Shane & Sia for your universal animal advocating & especially now for all of America's horses, wild & domestic. Your voices are so appreciated!


Apologies to all. You must copy & paste the link to your browser.
When you do you will be able to read the entire report & see the stunning photo of the Barbi Twins.
Its takes work to stay in such great shape! Impressive, please share your secrets..... ; )

Excerpt from the ~ Barbi Twins.....

"Horses are as symbolic as the country they built, America. It is a shame we don’t give them the respect they have earned. For centuries, horses shed their blood to give their service to us. It says a lot when a country has better laws for its flag (that doesn’t have a spine or feel pain), then it does for the horses. Horse slaughter and the wild-horse round ups have been the buzz in the media recently."

Read more: http://globalgrind.com/node/825700#ixzz1lpWSqSbf

Celebrities speak out against Atlantic City's planned horse diving event

Please copy & paste the link to your browser.

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/02/06/celebs-support-petition-to-stop-cruel-diving-horse-event/

Excerpt from the article......

"Celeb animal advocates are throwing their support behind the campaign too. Today, model and animal activist Joanna Krupa shared the petition on her Facebook page, saying “I have no words to human beings that allow this. Please sign the petition.” It has also been tweeted by Running Russell Simmons star and animal activist Simone Reyes, vegan fashion designer John Bartlett, models turned animal activists the Barbi twins, and Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan of Our Hen House."

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION ON CHANGE.ORG

Many thanks to all onboard working to stop this event!

Special thanks to the Barbi Twins - always there for animals needing advocate voices.

Say NO to Horse Diving Event in Atlantic City

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/02/03/cruel-diving-horse-show-to-return-to-atlantic-city-this-summer/

Protect Mustangs!

http://protectmustangs.org/?p=724

Please copy & past the link to your browser to visit Protect Mustangs, a Berkley based wild horse preservation non-profit group.

This link will take you to the current press release & questions from Anne Novak - Protect Mustangs founder - directed to BLM regarding upcoming roundups and onsite adoptions in Nevada.

Craig Downer announces his new book ~ "The Wild Horse Conspiracy"

Proudly announcing the publication of a pivotal book for America’s wild horses and burros that has been over 4 years in preparation
THE WILD HORSE CONSPIRACY
by Craig C. Downer, Wildlife Ecologist and Author (Date of Publication: 1/18/2012)

This stirring and amply illustrated, 300-page book fully justifies America’s magnificent wild horses and burros while countering the biased machinations against them. Written by an ecologist who grew up observing these animals in the West, it presents new evidence concerning their history and evolution in North America then describes their many positive contributions to soils, plants, animals and people. Though true restorers of this continent’s ecosystem, they have been unfairly targeted for elimination. Over the centuries, they have borne our burdens and helped us along life’s way—which makes it doubly unfair that they should be blamed for what we humans have done. As always, they stand ready to help us do the hard work now so desperately needed to restore our shared home. Many of the author’s personal experiences with these animals, their diverse herd areas, and the multicolored people involved with them are herein vividly shared. Urgently required now at the 40th anniversary of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act is a strategy to reverse the negative schemes that are causing their demise the wild. As described, Reserve Design provides a way for establishing self-stabilizing populations through intelligent and caring programs executed with enthusiasm. Their lesson for humanity concerns how to share freedom and the land with such paragons of nature. Soaring beyond mundane pettiness and with an inspired vision for the future of all life, the elevated perspective and compassionate spirit of this book will prove key to accomplishing its critical goal. In the wild the vigor of any kind is preserved. And the entire horse family—as the Earth itself—needs America’s wild horses and burros to continue at vital levels into the future here in their evolutionary cradle and worldwide.

The author has defended wild horses/burros against attacks for over 40 years and observed many of the West’s colorful herds. He has also studied the endangered mountain tapir and is president of the Andean Tapir Fund, also dedicated to saving wild horses/burros (www.andeantapirfund.com). He is a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and board member of The Cloud Foundation & has written popular and scientific articles & books, including action plans for endangered species. He enjoys nature photography and musical composition, lives in Nevada, and is proud companion of mustangs Lightning, a palomino stallion, and Princess Diane, his curly mare. He first knew them in the wilds of NW Nevada before they were captured by BLM in 2010.

To order Craig’s groundbreaking book, make out and send $25 (which includes taxes, shipping & handling) either to Andean Tapir Fund (as a tax-deductible contribution to this 501 c 3 organization) or to Craig C. Downer, both at P.O. Box 456, Minden, NV 89423-0456 USA. Alternatively, you may use PayPal to purchase the book by calling up www.andeantapirfund.com and clicking on PayPal. To order more than one book, please pay $20 per book for up to 5 books, $15 for over 10 books (which includes taxes, shipping & handling). For any questions or to arrange for a speaking, picture showing and book signing event, write the author at the above address, or call (775) 267-3484 or (775) 901-2094 or email ccdowner@aol.com.

MY FUTURE DEPENDS ON YOUR VOICE!






Meet Foal ~ Not Foal Meat!
Click to get to my flickr photo stream.


Apparently foal meat is a delicacy sought after in foreign countries! The thought of our precious baby horses on the menu and dinner plate anywhere, especially abroad, is despicably heartbreaking!
With slaughter on the table again in the USA, we must fight even harder for these precious innocents.

Candlelight Vigil ~ Image of an Angel

We had a wonderful candlelight vigil in Carson City, Nevada, after Craig Downer's epic speech @ Comma Coffee house. This angel is a local foal mama. <3

Keep Their Light Shining by Craig Downer

“KEEP THEIR LIGHT SHINING!”
ATTENTION: ALL WILD HORSE AND BURRO FRIENDS!
UPON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WILD FREE ROAMING HORSES & BURROS ACT OF 1971, PLEASE COME TO HONOR AMERICA’S WILD HORSES & BURROS & THEIR RIGHTFUL FREEDOM. BE PRESENT IN TESTIMONY AGAINST THEIR CURRENT OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT & TO DEMAND MUCH NEEDED REFORM TO REINSTATE WILD HORSES & BURROS IN THE WILD WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN LARGELY & ILLEGALLY REPLACED. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWING SO THAT THE TRUE INTENT OF THIS NOBLE ACT BE RESTORED, MEANING LARGER, TRULY LONG TERM VIABLE HERDS. WILD HORSE ANNIE WORKED TIREDLESSLY TO ACHIEVE THIS GROUNDBREAKING LEGAL PROTECTION & IT MUST NOT BE IGNORED. WE MUST LEARN TO SHARE FREEDOM WITH SUCH NOBLE & FREEDOM-DESERVING ANIMALS AS THESE.

DATE & TIME OF EPIC EVENT: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 2011. 4-7 PM
PLACE OF EVENT: MEET AT COMMA COFFEE HOUSE AT 312 SOUTH CARSON STREET, CARSON CITY, NEVADA. THIS IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET (WEST SIDE) FROM THE NEVADA STATE LEGISLATURE BUILDING & GROUNDS & JUST SOUTH OF THE SILVER-DOMED CAPITOL

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:
4-5 PM: SPEECH BY WILD HORSE ECOLOGIST/ENTHUSIAST CRAIG C. DOWNER, 4TH GENERATION NEVADAN, & AUTHOR OF 2 BOOKS ABOUT WILD HORSES & BURROS, ONE 4 YEARS IN WRITING, NOW BEING RELEASED. SPEECH WILL HIGHLIGHT THE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS BY WILD HORSES & BURROS TO THE NORTH AMERICAN ECOSYSTEM & PROOFS THEY ARE NATIVE TO OUR CONTINENT, AS WELL AS EXPOSE OFFICIAL CORRUPTION IN THE PROGRAM WHILE OUTLINING AN INTELLIGENT SOLUTION TO REFORMING THIS ASPECT OF AMERICAN LIFE –ONE SO LINKED TO ITS SPIRIT & SOUL. SLIDE PHOTOS OF THE EXQUISITE WILD ONES IN THEIR BEAUTIFUL NATURAL HOMES THROUGHOUT NEVADA & THE WEST WILL ALSO BE SHOWN & QUESTIONS/COMMENTS ENTERTAINED.
5-7 PM: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL ON SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE NEVADA STATE LEGISLATURE. THIS WILL HONOR THE TRUE MAGNIFICENCE OF WILD HORSES & BURROS LIVING IN FREEDOM & SIGNAL THE URGENT NEED TO RESTORE THE HEART OF THE LAW –TO RESTORE THE NOW LARGELY EMPTY LEGAL AREAS WITH WILD HORSES/BURROS IN THE WILD, ON BLM & U. S. FOREST SERVICE LANDS WITH FAIR RESOURCES ALLOWED FOR THEM BY OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS.
7 ON: Get together for this wishing. For more information contact Craig at 775-901-2094; ccdowner@yahoo.com; or Cat kindsfather at ~ om.sweethome@yahoo.com

BE THERE FOR OUR NOBLE COMPANIONS OF THE AGES!

Calico Roundups~ Again.

November 19th, 2011, marked the opening day of BLM's Calico roundups, again.

In 2010, 1,922 wild horses were taken from Calico Mountain HMA area, in one of the most controversial & deadliest roundups in history. Now the BLM is back, to take many more from this
half million acre HMA, in the Black Rock Desert of Northern Nevada, the annual site of the Burning Man Festival.

Calico is now being called one of the "Treasured Landscapes" by the U.S. Government. ON November 19, 2011, in temperatures way below freezing, several bands were run in, chased for miles by the contractor's chopper. A light snow fell early that morning, making such a beautiful scene that was ruined by the sight of weary wild horses arriving at the trap site, menacing metal bird above them, whipping bitter winds on their backs, as the pure blanket of snow melted into strange forms.

This is my image of overheated Calico Complex wild horses in the trap site. They have just lost their freedom, following the judas horse into the trap in their last moments as a wild horses.

Keep calling, sending faxes, signing petitions, lobbying in D.C. , voicing for our wild horses & burros. Lets be sure they continue to live wild and free, as they should. Its up to us to make the history righteous. Save our wild herds, protect them as Congress intended in1971.

copyright image 2011 ~ Cat Kindsfather ~ all rights reserved

Wild Horse Angels

Terri Farley & Palomino Armstrong, two of my favorite angels rally in front of the Federal Courthouse, for the Triple B wild horses. We tried once again to stop a roundup. They went ahead with the roundup, after a short TRO was granted.