AMH ID Number:  CO2
Lot: Mare and colt

Found Abandoned on Public Land

Mare, still wearing a halter, was alive when photographed.
There was also a foal found with the mare.

~ Photo Provided by BLM:  6/17/10 ~

Abandoned Horse Found Near Grand Junction

The Bureau of Land Management recovered a horse abandoned in the Winter Flats area Friday, May 15, inside the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Herd Management Area north of Grand Junction. Officials are investigating to see if they can determine the owner of the horse. The male stud horse had experienced injuries from other wild horses in the area, and BLM
is keeping the animal in a pen at one of its facilities until an investigation has been completed. Abandoning any kind of animal—large or small—on public lands is inhumane as
well as illegal and punishable by state and federal law. BLM’s Grand Junction Field Office manages up to 150 wild horses on public lands designated specifically for that purpose.

"If you find that you can’t take care of your horse or no longer want it, please don’t
abandon it on public lands," said Wild Horse Specialist Jim Dollerschell. "Domestic horses
are not adapted to the rugged terrain or to foraging for food in the harsh desert,
and chances of a slow and painful death are high."

Wild horses will typically ostracize and fight off horses that are unfamiliar to their band, increasing the odds for injury to animals. More importantly, domestic horses can
introduce disease to a wild horse herd, increasing the risk of a catastrophic die-off of the
herd. Dealing with abandoned animals diverts BLM resources away from the wild
horses they are tasked with managing.

BLM urges citizens to act responsibly and humanely in caring for your own animals.
If you are struggling with adequate care of large animals, don’t wait until you are faced
with no options. Place an ad in your local paper to find another owner. If it is an older
animal with health issues, have it humanely euthanized. While most rescue organizations in
the country are overwhelmed with too many unwanted horses, you can try researching
organizations online that are still accepting animals.

~ Reported by Colorado Grand Junction Field Office of the BLM:  5/21/09 ~

5/2/08 Colorado:  Dumped appaloosa saved near Grand Junction:  Wild horses will ostracize and fight strange horses. Domestic horses can introduce disease to wild horses  (photo)

AMH ID Number:  CO1
(After Rescue/Rehab)
Lot: 3 head / 1 euthanized 

Sterling, Logan County
Condition: Paint gelding BCS 2; Palomino mare BCS 1; 
Buckskin gelding BSC 2 (euthanized that day)  

Current status:  Paint and palomino were given up by owners. Myself and another
family each took one. Presently, they have gained roughly 150-200lbs.

Follow up:  The individuals who had these three emaciated horses were never brought up
for charges, as long as they signed over ownership to another party. All costs have been absorbed by us as individuals. The total costs for the paint has now surpassed $300 in the
last 2 months. It has cost us more to get this one horse healthy in the last 2 months than to feed two healthy horses for 6 months.

~ Submitted by MF:  3/23/09 ~

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