"Rescuing an American Icon" (The Story of El Mariachi)

Links to my documentation of our 4 days at the Pryor Mountain Roundup:
9/6/09: Day 1 9/7/09: Day 2 9/8/09: Day 3 9/9/09: Day 4

Please write and call the White House daily - ask for an Immediate Moratorium on Wild Horse Roundups (Link to Easy to Fill Out Form and Numbers)

6/18/10: Renowned Wildlife Ecologist Calls for Drastic Changes in BLM Wild Horse Program (R.T. Fitch's Blog)
“Slaughterhouse” Sue Wallis Puts Wild Horses on the Menu (R.T. Fitch's Blog)
Cloud Foundation: Video of BLM Workshop and Meeting Online (R.T. Fitch's Blog)
Wild Horse Advocates Call for a Moratorium on Deadly BLM Roundups (R.T. Fitch's Blog)
Wild horses at upcoming Warm Springs Indian Reservation auction could face a gruesome future (Maureen Harmonay)
The BLM Distorts Truth but the Facts Speak: The Calico Herd is GONE (R.T. Fitch)
Calico mustangs now out of sight and out of reach, in spite of advocates' pleas (Maureen Harmonay)
Wild Horses and BLM's promise of a new day dawning (Carrol Abel)

5/27/10: Another faltering Calico foal brought to the safety of a rescuer's sanctuary (Maureen Harmonay)
Calico's wild horse lawsuit: understanding the ruling (Carrol Abel)
CCSO looking into complaints against wild-horse holding pen (Lohontan Vally News)
Is it time for Salazar to resign? (R.T. Fitch)
Push to save America's Wild Horses continues after judge dismisses case on technicality (The Cloud Foundation on R.T. Fitch's Blog)

I apologize for having gotten a little behind on my information...

5/20/10: A Stallion's Courage video about Freedom, the Calico Mustang
BLM Announces: The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Will Conduct Public Workshop and Meeting in June in Denver
Secretary Ken Salazar Named in Suit for Arrogant Irresponsibility (R.T. Fitch)
A message from Karen Sussman of the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros (ISPMB).
Ken Salazar: Up to his neck in Wild Horses, Oil, Gas and Whales (R.T. Fitch)
Calico mustangs are expendable, based on their treatment by BLM (Maureen Harmonay)
Wild Horse foal dies at the Broken Arrow (Laura Leigh)
The month of May turns deadly for captive Calico mustangs (Maureen Harmonay)
Young mustang mares continue to perish from foaling complications at Fallon feedlot (Maureen Harmonay)

4/25/10: New video from Elyse Gardner shows gelded Calico colts looking dazed and defeated (Maureen Harmonay)
Calico: Past, Present and Future II (American Herds Blog)
BLM Calico Complex Roundup: A Case Study of a Broken System for Horses and Taxpayers (American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign)
Last Chance for Animals Documents the Pain and Suffering Endured by Wild Horses Held by the BLM (Maureen Harmonay on R.T. Fitch's Blog)

3/31/10: Federal Lawsuit Against Wild Horse Roundup Seeks Return of 1800 Horses to Nevada Range (In Defense of Animals as posted on R.T. Fitch's Blog)
Infectious disease now confirmed among captive Calico mustangs (Maureen Harmonay)
Seven days of silence on the fates of the captive Calico mustangs can't be good (Maureen Harmonay)
Marching in memory of La Belle, the first Calico mare shot by the BLM (Maureen Harmonay)
BLM Calls Wild Horse Death Stampede at Calico “Humane”(by Steven Long on R.T. Fitch's blog)
Stop the Roundup of 1000 Wyoming Mustangs Please sign the petition (The Cloud Foundation)

3/26/10: The federal government is under fire for allegedly mistreating thousands of wild horses.CNN-HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell reports - click on the video link: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/03/25/jvm.horse.round.up.cnn
Fallon Foal Death (Terri Farley)

3/25/10: Elyse Gardner gets up close and personal with captive Calico wild horses (Maureen Harmonay)
Wild Horse Documentary Wows Crowd in DC (R.T. Fitch)
BLM faces further criticism amid wild horse deaths (My4News)
March for Mustangs gains international appeal (Cheryl Hanna)
Wild horses: management or stampede to extinction? (RGJ.com)
Calico mares continue to perish while others are injured during adoption processing (Maureen Harmonay)Lacy Dalton Speaks About Our wild Horses @ The "Horse Heart" fundraiser (Cat Kindsfather)

3/18/10: Stars and Public March for Mustangs in Washington D.C. (The Cloud Foundation)
"Herd Wisdom" is the Intangible Casualty as more Calico Wild Horse Elders are Eliminated (Maureen Harmonay)
Wild Horse Death Toll for Calico now at 115 and Counting (Seven Long via R.T. Fitch's blog)
Why the Wild Horses are Vanishing (ex BLM employee's telling video)

3/6/10: Urgent Action Needed For Wild Horses by March 8th (In Defense of Animals)
Stress of Captivity Still Taking a Toll on the Calico Mustangs (Maureen Harmonay)
Lightening and a Man Named Downer (Laura Leigh's Blog)
March For Wild Horses (TheGirlsHorseClub.com - a place for horse-crazy girls)
Calico Roundup Activity Report (BLM)
Surviving Wild Mustangs from 3-Strikes Adopted by Willie Nelson (R.T. Fitch)
Deaths of Wild Horses Abate, but not the Lingering Sadness of Freedom Lost (Maureen Harmonay)

3/1/10: For Everyone Who Wants to Help Wild Horses Stay Wild (Maureen Harmonay)
Urgent Action Needed For Wild Horses (IDA)
March For Mustangs - March 25, 2010 (The Cloud Foundation)
Say NO to Federal Funding for Wild Horse Salazoos ( R.T. Fitch)

2/24/10: Six More Wild Horses Perish, Some Under Gruesome Cconditions (Maureen Harmonay)
Jason Meduna: For What It’s Worth (by Jerry Finch - posted on R.T. Fitch's Blog)

2/22/10: BLM Wraps Up Huge Wild Horse Roundup video (LasVegas NOW)
Tomorrow Convicted Horse Murderer Jason Meduna is Sentenced (R.T. Fitch)
BLM Rock Springs and Rawlins Offices Requesting Public Input on Plans to Gather Excess Wild Horses (please submit comments against yet another unnecessary roundup)

2/16/10: I-Team: Wild Horses Forced into a Stampede of Death (by George Knapp)
Mustang Outrage Update - Las Vegas (3 Wild Horse Protests this week in Nevada)
BLM Restricts Wild Horse Observers to Sunday Only Visits at Fallon Nevada Holding Facility (by Maureen Harmonay)
Obama Rides into Wild Horse Protests this Week
BLM establishes Comments Page on the Wild Horse and Burro Program
Keep Wild Horses on the Range (The Humane Society of the United States- HSUS)

2/11/10: Humane Observer Elyse Gardner Denied Access to Fallon Facility Horses
Please Send An E-mail To Help Wild Horses (In Defense of Animals)
Another Stallion Found Dead as BLM Prepares to Shut off Public Observers at Fallon, Nevada Facility (Maureen Harmonay)
Calling an Immediate Halt to the Proposed Gather of Thousands of American Wild Horses & Burros (Madeleine Pickens)

Wild Horse and Burro Roundup Protest - Saturday, February 13, Noon-3 PM - Estes Park, CO. Meet in front of Bond Park across the street from City Hall, which is at the intersection of MacGregor and Elkhorn, (the main street through town)

2/9/10: Death by Helicopter: BLM Vet Releases Report on Calico Foal’s Death (Steven Long)
Disappointment Valley. . .A Modern Day Western" Exposes the Cruelty of BLM Roundups (Maureen Harmonay)
Are There any Wild Horses Left in Nevada's Calico Mountains? (Maureen Harmonay)
One Wild Horse Round-up Canceled, Another Scheduled (R.T. Fitch)
Department of the Interior is Asking for Input, Ideas - here is an opportunity to make ourselves heard about the wild horse issues

2/7/10: Please Sign the Petition: Stop The Eagle Wild Horse Roundup (The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to remove another 595 horses from the Eagle area near Las Vegas starting on Valentines Day. BLM claims that this stunning area the size of Rhode Island can only support 100 mustangs... but the 2,700 privately-owned welfare cattle can stay.)
BLM Faces New Lawsuit to Stop Proposed Wild Horse Roundup (Maureen Harmonay)
The End of the Calico Wild Horse Roundup is No Cause for Complacency (Maureen Harmonay)
Wild Horses and Burros on White House Radar! Please Call! (The Cloud Foundation)

1/24/10: Boulder, CO Protest/Rally - January 30th (1:00-4:00) @ the corner of Broadway and Canyon
BLM Criticized Over Wild Horse Deaths in NV Roundup
Comments on Planned Eagle Roundup Needed
Opinion: Just When You Thought it Couldn't get any Worse (R.T. Fitch)
Opeds, Misinformation and Excellent Rebuttals– Wild Horses & Burros in the Spotlight
Freedom Flight (new, non-graphic anti-slaughter video from my friend Sandy Elmore)
Wild Horse Annie- One Inspirational Little Lady who did more for our wild herds than anyone else…
New Articles and Information (from The Cloud Foundation)
Write Letters to the Editor (from The Cloud Foundation)
New KLAS Report: Calico (from The Cloud Foundation)
New American Herds Blog Report: Eagle Roundup (from The Cloud Foundation)
New Humane Observer Blog from Elyse Gardner

12/27/09: BLM's Conundrum - What to do with 27,000 Captured Wild Horses (by Carrol Abel)

12/23/09: Judge Friedman Denies Preliminary Injunction But Questions BLM Policies | Animal Law Coalition
Lawsuit to Protect Wild Horses Continues Despite Denial of Injunction Against Massive Roundup ( IDANews.org)

11/12/2009: Open Letter to the BLM: Stop the Calico Complex and Other Gathers (from the Animal Law Coalition)
Read the Calico Complex Comments (from The Cloud Foundation)

9/29/09: Video: The Final Destruction of Our Wild Horses (by R.T. Fitch)

9/27/09: Famous Cloud the Stallion Wild Herd Still Suffering Damage from BLM Capture (from The Cloud Foundation)
Update on Pryor Mountain Horses Adoption/Sale (from The Cloud Foundation)
The Adoption is Over (from The Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center)

9/25/09: Mustang Lovers Head to Capitol Hill
Senator Mary Landrieu addresses the management of wild horses (the first 8.43 minutes)
Billings Gazette article about the pending Pryor Mountain horse adoption scheduled for Saturday, September 26th, 2009

9/1/09: Roundup Delayed for Cloud's herd (from The Cloud Foundation)
Congressman Raul Grijalva's letter calls for suspension of roundup
Watch these YouTube videos for more information:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a9yUJ5S8IE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuAcPoi9f0w
Read this story: http://rtfitch.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/the-blm-uranium-and-the-pryor-mountains-a-perfect-mix-for-a-collusion-cocktail/

New Book - "Twelve The King" (by Michael Blake - author of "Dances With Wolves" and several other novels)
From the website:
Less than one percent of humans who live in America have ever seen wild horses running free. I have spoken with many of the few who have and each has said the view they made will never be forgotten.As remarkable as a distant sight of wild horses can be it remains the tip of a glorious iceberg. The actual lives of wild horses reveal to humanity the privilege having a life on the planet earth and how vital it is to respect the privilege. Twelve the King is not a novel or a non-fiction study. It is a short memorial based on a wild horse stallion in whose presence I spent nearly fifteen years of my own life. He never had anything put on his back and was given all-access to the ranch he lived on after surviving a brutal capture in Nevada.The book has been written to honor his existence and share with anyone the inspiration and knowledge he exhibited each day of his life. It is hoped that those who read about horse number 1202’s intimate state of being will feel something that will provoke action. Action that will oppose the link between politicians and corporations which has been playing a shell game for generations to kill and remove every wild horse in America.

Available from Perceval Press

4/12/09: From Deanne Stillman: "I urge you to watch this heart-rending PSA from award-winning documentarian James Kleinert, whose years-in-the-making chronicle of the mustang, "The American Wild Horse," is nearing completion.  This excerpt from Kleinert's film summarizes the plight of the wild horse and includes information about the bills that can help right the wrong.  Please take a look, and then pass it on, in the spirit of Easter and Passover."  http://vimeo.com/4057311

2/21/09: New Legislation:
The Restoring Our American Mustangs (ROAM) Act (H.R. 1018)

11/23/08: The BLM policies must change or wild horses will continue to be at risk.
From "The Cloud Foundation" - What You Can Do Now:
With a new administration we have the chance to change BLM’s poor management of our wild horses.
Please contact President-Elect Obama’s office at: http://change.gov/page/s/yourvision
•Request that Mr. Obama appoints a Secretary of the Interior who cares about our public lands and our wild horses - the BLM needs change from the top down!
• Write about your hopes for the future of wild horses in America—the BLM’s “management to extinction” policies must be changed.