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I purchased a titled Mustang last month at a horse auction in TN. She was titled in December 2022 and by April was already in a kill pen in TX. She’s a gorgeous Strawberry roan and has come so far in the short time I’ve had her. It’s heartbreaking to know how many end up in the slaughter pipeline once the $1000 has been paid. I’ve tried to get info on her from the BLM but they don’t respond to my emails. The first two numbers of her registration don’t match any number on their website. I guess once they are titled, the BLM doesn’t feel obligated to respond to inquiries. Thank you for making this video and for caring about the Mustangs. I think raising public awareness is so important as I was unaware of any of this-BLM and roundups, kill pens and slaughter pipeline, etc.-until 2 years ago!! I really thought mustangs just roamed the west wild, beautiful, and free. Man, was I naive.
I am not American, but as a horse lover (and generally an animal lover) I was vaguely aware of the mustang programme. Your video was sensitively done and very informative, and I think it is positive as a whole, (and certainly gives many horses another opportunity, versus culling which occurs in other places). I’ve now also watched several of your training videos and admire your patience and dedication to your horses, and I’m sure your heart breaks when moving them on to their permanent homes. I’ve great respect for your approach and effort, and try to use your methods, but probably not as patiently as you. Wonderful effort and I hope you continue this good work. Wishing you all the best.
I worked as a horse trainer for years before I had the opportunity to work with mustangs. I was STUNNED by how easy they are to work with! If you are an experienced trainer, these ponies are worth a try. With patience, veterinary, farrier care, they are great! In Maryland, they were some of the best hunter trial ponies around!
I just wanted to say that you don't have to be an experienced horse trainer to gently these Mustang's, maybe not all of them. My boy was so willing he let me do just about everything after the first month I got him in March from the internet adoption I sat in his round pen for hours just to get to know him, he was so easy to teach to lead backup pick up all four feet my ferrier jumped right in on trimming him he did wonderful. These horses I must say are so willing I believe it's because they aren't wrecked in training and being passed from owner to owner. I have an Arabian he is so spooky,, so glad the Mustang didn't pick that up from him. My Mustang loves kids dogs just about everything he is the first one to the gate even with a stranger. I could go on and on about the Mustang. Utube videos have helped me along the way.
I attended and adopted my first mustang! Glad you got the videos of what went on as I was in a whirlwind of emotions and barley took pictures. Thank you for sharing!
I bet!!! haha I felt that way my first time too! It was actually really nice to go and just film, because I felt I could be fully present this time around 😂 Congrats on your first! Who did you get? If you'd be interested in sharing your story, let me know! ;)
The horse that let you briefly touch him heard how soft and non threatening your voice was to him !! I believe horses know when good humans are around !! And geez how to pick just one ???? when right away I want like five lol. Thanks for the vid !!! ❤️🐴
Very nice video❤ there is nothing better then rideing a mustang. My favorite horse was a strawberry roan gelding i adopted from the south steins hma . There is alot of draft blood in those horses they cover the ground with grace and strengthhamd an endurance that is unmatched . My pecos Bill is old and retired now as am i but what i wouldnt give for another like him.❤❤
If I may... Let's see if I can tell my story... actually "Calypso's story without absolutely loosing it.... My name is Don Galloway and I'm almost 66 years old... I live about 20 miles south of Houston Tx on a couple acres of land... I grew up in the heart of Amish country in Northern Indiana, and have been around horses off and on for most of my life... I'm a 100% Service Connected Disabled Vet on full disability... a few years ago my now 24 yo daughter was abled to get "Calypso"... We received her from my Son, as they were moving from Arkansas to Baton Rouge La. and could not take her with them... Calypso was a 15 year old BLM Wild Capture Mustang Mare... Her official color was Flea Bit Gray, but for the most part was white with quarter size faded dark spots under her coat... She was maybe 14-1/2 hands, and around 1,000 lbs... She was absolutely the single most amazing animal I have ever had the honor of owning... We believe we were her 3rd owner... There are records of her online, but I haven't researched them fully yet... In the last 5 years... I have been diagnosed with 5 separate cancers... 3 in the last year... and #5 as we speak right now... Calypso has kept me alive during some of the darkest times of my life... as she did with my daughter... and a couple other young people who have had struggles... I live in a semi-rural area, and all my neighbors knew her well and would even go as far as tying her up on their properties, to help with weed control..LoL... She was Bare back trained... Saddle trained, and halter trained... and absolutely loved carrots... and would give you snuggles for said carrots... She loved apples also... but when you pulled your hand back from feeding her an apple... you were guaranteed to have the slimiest hand you have ever had... Now as you are reading this... you may have noticed that I am talking about Calypso in "Past Tense"... Here's the sad part to this story... On Tuesday May 9th just before 7am in the morning Calypso had broken free from where she was tide off on a 30 ft lead... Not unusual as she was a Mustang... and would get loose on a regular basis... but always staying within eye shot of our property, mostly going to the neighbors for the sweet grass in their yards... and always coming back home when called... Everyone knew this, even the local PD, although I am outside of city limits... the local Law Enforcement would cruise down our roads, just keeping an eye on things... and they all knew her... Unbeknownst to me sometime before 7am she not only got loose... but for reasons we still can not answer she traveled close to a mile down a couple of roads, and out onto a local 2-lane hwy... Now comes the part that still doesn't add up, and a part that the local PD even question... Just prior to 7am, in heavy morning rush our traffic, and individual hit Calypso with such speed and force that she was knocked 75-80 ft across the road and onto the berm on the other side... I arrived on scene shortly after the incident happened, and upon seeing her laying there and in un-imaginable pain...I threw myself on top of her, and absolutely went hysterical, holding her. Loving on her, and just devastated on a level that there are no words for... After a short while I asked the officer on scene if I could end her suffering... He informed me that he would have to contact a supervisor, but a Ft Bend County Livestock Deputy was in Route... The Deputy knew me, and Calypso, and we knew him, so I opted to wait for his arrival... 30-45 minutes later, the whole time I'm on the ground, holding her, and loving on her, and yes.. bawling like I have never bawled before... When the Deputy showed up, Upon asking him if I could put her down... he informed me that she was in fact my horse, and I was allowed to do as I deemed necessary. During the time leading up to this, each officer from the local PD who were on scene, all came up to me, and laid their hands on me, telling me how sorry they were, and how much they understood what I was feeling... They protected Calypso and I during this entire situation, Blocking us from rush hour commuter traffic... When it came time to end her suffering, The Deputy offered to do it for me, but I thanked him... told him this was not only something "I had to do".. But I had already told Calypso, that I would do it, and had already expressed to her just how sorry i was for what I was going to do next... Me knowing this was not something the commuters needed to see... I asked all the officers if they would mind taking their patrol vehicles and making a barrier if you will, around us, which they willingly did... At that time... I did the single hardest thing I have ever done in my entire life, and I ended my sweet Calypso's suffering... I know people are just being "normal"... in this day and age, But I also know there are at least a couple video's floating around out there of the situation... And that is what it is. Now the next battle... once I did what needed to be done Law Enforcement stayed with her so I could run home and get a large trailer I owned with a winch on it... I covered her with a tarp, and loaded her onto my trailer, then completely covered her up. At this point I truly didn't know what to do with her... The Deputy informed me that the Local dump... would take her, for a fee, and bury her... B.S!!!! Not my Mustang... She deserved better then that!!! I called Texas A & M Equine Center, who had actually worked on her before with a laceration from fencing... Upon Talking to her original Dr... I asked if we could donate her remains to their Vet training facilities!!! Dr. Major's was blown away by my offer.. and was beyond honored to receive her... So I called my Daughter, picked her up from work, and for the next 3 hours we drove and bawled our way to Texas A & M Equine Center in College Station Texas... Where she was donated... Just the other day we received a long braid of her tail hair... We also received a hoof impression which they had sent to the art department, which was painted on one side with her imprint, and a painting of her on the other side... It's coming up on a month now... and we're still not over it... I'm dealing with cancer #5 knowing she won't be there to bring me through the tough days... A dozen times a day i look outside for her... just knowing it's been a nightmare, and I'll wake up to see her standing there, expecting her carrots... Funny... no matter where she was, when I opened my door, she was hollering at me... telling me... hey!!! Fat man!!! I'm over here!!! Carrot's... NOW!!! I will admit, that after watching your video... there were more tears... and an unbelievable urge to load up... and go get another one... Those who don't know... won't understand... And I get that!!! I take comfort in knowing... those that do know!!! Yeah... right now... their eye's are most likely leaking too!!!! God Bless you for sharing your love of Mustangs!!! As Great as Horses are... in my opinion... Mustangs are the bar which all the others have to strive for!!! Thank you...
I am so impressed by the handler. She reads and sort the horses so softly and with as little stress as she can! I am both blessed and damned not to live in the US - if I did, I would have a hard time leaving anyone of these beautiful horses behind. I'd be a hoarder :O
@@TheProjectEquestrian Beatty NV is famous for its friendly wild burros. Pahrump and Silver Springs has herds of wild horses that come into town sometimes. I've seen them from Hwy 95 and 50.
I don't understand the online auction format. We have THOUSANDS of these horses just sitting in corrals, the govt complains that they cost so much to feed, and yet they're only putting up a handful of them on the auction site. It honestly infuriates me. They need to get off their asses, run the adoptions more frequently, and be listing every single horse available at a certain location. I appreciate your videos! It's nice to see how things are done, and what animals are waiting at every adoption.
Great job on this video!!! Super informative and interesting. Thank you for all the hard work that you put into making this and thanks for sharing your love and passion for these magnificent animals!🐎💓
OMG I AM SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS!! ❤ Edit: I've now watched it and I want to say thank u for sharing ur experience, I really appreciate it, this is very educational and thank u for taking your time into putting together a long video, I really enjoyed this!
So fun to see which ones I would choose !! Someday !! Hopefully I could actually have you help me !! Anyways, great information and they were all so cute. I couldn’t choose just one !! ❤ take care and thank you !!
This is great info! God, I really hope Cheveyo and Choctaw are adopted together, if Choctaw is still alive. It'd be heartbreaking if not. They were rare co-stallions in a band they formed together and have been best friends since a young age. If Choctaw is still alive, they absolutely need one another.
I saw that they were co-stallions - very unique indeed! While he wasn't at this event, I did see in Facebook group that Choctaw was also adopted and is with his new owner now
Aw, I remember the sorrel mare too! Nicknamed her Duchess... I fell in LOVE with that little bay yearling. There was one gelding that seemed like my heart horse on the internet auction, (sadly I don't live in the USA) and he still hasn't been adopted 😭 You saw him though! Tag 4856. From Ella, in the UK.
Thank you for this very informative video. I had no idea you could adopt them in New hampshire. I been to those fairgrounds quite a few times. I live not too far from there in N.H.!
I’m sponsoring a 10 year old girl who adopted a yearling from the South Steen HMA in the 100 day teens TIP challenge. Her Mom is a trainer in OR and posts a lot of videos . She is Cynthia Fish er, and the pinto filly is Mystery. Thanks for this vid, very well done. I learned a lot.
Olá menina do sorriso mais lindo, que maravilha de vídeo, eu adorei ver todas estas informações sobre estes cavalos lindos, parabéns por nos mostra como funciona este sistema. 🙋♂️🇧🇷🐎🐎🐎
Fantastic video!! You did a great job informing people of some of the complex issues surrounding this! Thank you, sincerely, from one horse lover to another! ❤️ 31:4831:4831:4831:4831:4831:4831:48
I am a horse lover and I bet id has been an enormous project to achieve and I congratulate you for it! An interesting report ! I would want to adopt one of those animals if I'd be younger (73)! Where about did you film, was it In Utah and if yes where and in which season? I would love to attend such an event, my son lives in Utah....so.... ; ) Thanks for sharing your video, it was very informative!
Are you in New England? My son and I just visited Wild Ride in Sterling CT and we may participate in their gentling program for BLM Mustangs, it's my dream cone true since we don't have land for these horses. My uncle has land but the cost to care is too much for us, as we don't even have fencing/barns. I loved your video ❤
I really enjoyed your video. Well done with a lot of interesting information. I was really hoping that you would be taking one home, but I understand and they are NOT potato chips and you already have 4 at home.
I am a “cat person,” as you are truly a guardian of horses. I’m too old & decrepit now, but if I were smarter when I was younger, I would have had a few burros living here with me and the cats. This was a horse field, next to the main house, so I’ve got great built-in fertilized soil. Are there programs specifically for burro or mustang adoption specifically in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana? City reference would likely be Covington or Slidell. We’re across that big lake (Lake Pontchartrain) from New Orleans. I’m not leaving my property to any relatives-they consider me sub-human because I prefer cats to people ( I have only 3 now ) and because 1. I had federal government jobs and 2. I’m not a racist. I have never learned to ride but been rolled off in the dust & scraped off on a pine tree, all done very peacefully. I fell in love with the big circle eyed burros when I briefly lived up in north central New Mexico-I think it’s my “spirit home” somehow, but that was back in the 1975- 1980’s. I like to talk to horses, nose rubs, etc. and maybe there’s some way I could help by giving my land to some rescue operation when I pass- I’m 74 now but hope & expect to reach at least 90 or more. As I said, see what’s going on for me hereabouts. I’ve had Great Pyrenees, but each of the 2 I had got out and one disappeared and one got traumatized in a thunder storm. They had nothing to “herd” here & they will search until they come upon a herd. I don’t know when you’ll see this, but I must say I’m enjoying your videos and my bestest & longest time best friend (now in Houston) is a devotee of all things horse. At 77, she’s still taking lessons and going riding regularly. She jumps a bit also. Sadly, she is traumatic about cats but I’m the same about getting in an airplane. Sorry for the ramblings but I wish you & yours a happy & prosperous new year. Please pray for world peace. 😢🙏🏻☮️🕊
I pray all the time and yes for peace thank you for sharing.the government took my family ranch No reason glad to know all the horses i did.God bless you and all animals and people around you.
How I wish I could afford to adopt a few mustangs someday I've always wanted a beautiful mustang to build a bond with but I can't afford a domesticated horse let alone a mustang😢
I'd totally grab 4877 because he laid down, especially flat out like that. Typically they will only lay down if they feel safe, so he was probably a bit more confident than the others Since when are they microchipped? I thought that was only Forest Service stangs?
Itd be great if you could perform Marty Roberts "Join-Up" method on the adopted horses! They's be following you around and will be your friend forever!
I'm in Nevada and the horses are fat and sassy in my area this year. We have some really gorgeous ones... I'd love to have one, but I'm too old for a green hoss...😬. Also, not a fan of BLMs methods. Would love to see it managed by a horse person, not a bureaucrat. Nuff said.
I love the scrawny messy yearling that maybe was 1076. Such a mess i know her glow up to adulthood will be striking. Reminded me of the paso fino i saved when he was a yearling. He was my heart horse. Miss him.
I do realize you have to manage population on the open ranges. But recently I have become aware that when culling herds you round up mares with small foals. And if the foals are to young to keep up they are left behind to starve or die from predators. Please can a better way be found? I see a lot of mustangs going through the slaughter pipeline. Can you advocate for better treatment? There must be Alternatives to this. Thank you .
Euthenics is now the now if government says mustang is too populated the resources given away and No input from public is accepted or comments listen to
@@michellewells971 there are legal groups dedicated to fighting for their rights for this reason the BLM consistently goes against their own word exploiting these animals to let more cattle have more land then when the land dries up because of it more wild mustangs die anyways it's a losing fight as long as they continue to refuse to negotiate legally with any real rights to freedom for these horses
Love the video I would love to adopt one but I have no room here. I would love to see some relocated to the Buffalo River National Park. There are thousands of acres and open fields where people once lived ( me being one) that would afford good grazing. Room for two or three 25 to 30 horse bands there probably wouldn't even be noticed. Would give more horses not adopted to have a place to live. Wonder who I could talk to about that. Thanks for sharing with us.
Fellow mustang lover who lives not so far away! OMG I think that's a CURLY palomino right in the beginning!! I lost my Curly (domestic bred) gelding last winter. Hoping to get set up for a new horse soon. Wish I had more info on how to get a Curly Mustang. Is the Palomino the one you bid on and lost??
Thank you for this video, and for showing this facility in the USA. Do you know if it would be possible to adopt animals as a herd? It hurts my heart to see horses and burros torn from their herd and I think I could only adopt them as a group. Are animals sold as groups, or would you have to bid on each individual?
They do it individually. It would probably really hard to do it as a group, as it’s common for herds to change as stallions loose and acquire mares. But some people do seek out horses they know where in the same herd and adopt them separately to bring back together
I adopted a couple four year old mares a long time ago, and ended up having to shave their necks to clearly identify their freeze brand a week after getting them home... when I realized that neither one of them matched the markings listed on their paperwork. The horses were right, the markings were recorded wrong, but I had to have the BLM rep come out and examine them to confirm the correction. The number of forehead whorls on one, the face marking on the other, and the number of socks on both, were all incorrect. I would have ended up bringing 1076 home with me given the chance.
I know there is a lot of controversy around this, but I really wish we had something like this in Australia, we have huge problems with our wild horses
@@TheProjectEquestrian yeah, it's a huge problem because they have no predators and are causing huge problems with native wildlife. I hope that the government looks into catchment facilities instead of culling like they keep talking about
Sorry for bothing but I was wondering if you can help me step by step on adopting a mustang OR what I have to do to pick one up, I’m in California but I’m not sure how to work the BLM website
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I purchased a titled Mustang last month at a horse auction in TN. She was titled in December 2022 and by April was already in a kill pen in TX. She’s a gorgeous Strawberry roan and has come so far in the short time I’ve had her. It’s heartbreaking to know how many end up in the slaughter pipeline once the $1000 has been paid. I’ve tried to get info on her from the BLM but they don’t respond to my emails. The first two numbers of her registration don’t match any number on their website. I guess once they are titled, the BLM doesn’t feel obligated to respond to inquiries. Thank you for making this video and for caring about the Mustangs. I think raising public awareness is so important as I was unaware of any of this-BLM and roundups, kill pens and slaughter pipeline, etc.-until 2 years ago!! I really thought mustangs just roamed the west wild, beautiful, and free. Man, was I naive.
The BLM is just usually very slow to respond..Like any other organization they are overwhelmed.
Thank you everyone! We did it and here we are still doing what we do best, saving animals, now in 2024!
I am not American, but as a horse lover (and generally an animal lover) I was vaguely aware of the mustang programme.
Your video was sensitively done and very informative, and I think it is positive as a whole, (and certainly gives many horses another opportunity, versus culling which occurs in other places).
I’ve now also watched several of your training videos and admire your patience and dedication to your horses, and I’m sure your heart breaks when moving them on to their permanent homes.
I’ve great respect for your approach and effort, and try to use your methods, but probably not as patiently as you.
Wonderful effort and I hope you continue this good work. Wishing you all the best.
Thank you for such an kind and meaningful comment! That was so encouraging for me to read! 🙂
@@TheProjectEquestrian You very much deserve it, and thank you for sharing your experience with others!
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I worked as a horse trainer for years before I had the opportunity to work with mustangs. I was STUNNED by how easy they are to work with! If you are an experienced trainer, these ponies are worth a try. With patience, veterinary, farrier care, they are great! In Maryland, they were some of the best hunter trial ponies around!
I just wanted to say that you don't have to be an experienced horse trainer to gently these Mustang's, maybe not all of them. My boy was so willing he let me do just about everything after the first month I got him in March from the internet adoption I sat in his round pen for hours just to get to know him, he was so easy to teach to lead backup pick up all four feet my ferrier jumped right in on trimming him he did wonderful. These horses I must say are so willing I believe it's because they aren't wrecked in training and being passed from owner to owner. I have an Arabian he is so spooky,, so glad the Mustang didn't pick that up from him. My Mustang loves kids dogs just about everything he is the first one to the gate even with a stranger. I could go on and on about the Mustang. Utube videos have helped me along the way.
I attended and adopted my first mustang! Glad you got the videos of what went on as I was in a whirlwind of emotions and barley took pictures. Thank you for sharing!
I bet!!! haha I felt that way my first time too! It was actually really nice to go and just film, because I felt I could be fully present this time around 😂 Congrats on your first! Who did you get? If you'd be interested in sharing your story, let me know! ;)
The horse that let you briefly touch him heard how soft and non threatening your voice was to him !! I believe horses know when good humans are around !!
And geez how to pick just one ???? when right away I want like five lol.
Thanks for the vid !!!
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Very nice video❤ there is nothing better then rideing a mustang. My favorite horse was a strawberry roan gelding i adopted from the south steins hma . There is alot of draft blood in those horses they cover the ground with grace and strengthhamd an endurance that is unmatched . My pecos Bill is old and retired now as am i but what i wouldnt give for another like him.❤❤
The south steens horses have such an amazing build! They have such a presence!
If I may...
Let's see if I can tell my story... actually "Calypso's story without absolutely loosing it....
My name is Don Galloway and I'm almost 66 years old... I live about 20 miles south of Houston Tx on a couple acres of land...
I grew up in the heart of Amish country in Northern Indiana, and have been around horses off and on for most of my life...
I'm a 100% Service Connected Disabled Vet on full disability...
a few years ago my now 24 yo daughter was abled to get "Calypso"...
We received her from my Son, as they were moving from Arkansas to Baton Rouge La. and could not take her with them...
Calypso was a 15 year old BLM Wild Capture Mustang Mare... Her official color was Flea Bit Gray, but for the most part was white with quarter size faded dark spots under her coat... She was maybe 14-1/2 hands, and around 1,000 lbs...
She was absolutely the single most amazing animal I have ever had the honor of owning...
We believe we were her 3rd owner...
There are records of her online, but I haven't researched them fully yet...
In the last 5 years... I have been diagnosed with 5 separate cancers... 3 in the last year... and #5 as we speak right now...
Calypso has kept me alive during some of the darkest times of my life... as she did with my daughter... and a couple other young people who have had struggles...
I live in a semi-rural area, and all my neighbors knew her well and would even go as far as tying her up on their properties, to help with weed control..LoL...
She was Bare back trained... Saddle trained, and halter trained... and absolutely loved carrots... and would give you snuggles for said carrots...
She loved apples also... but when you pulled your hand back from feeding her an apple... you were guaranteed to have the slimiest hand you have ever had...
Now as you are reading this... you may have noticed that I am talking about Calypso in "Past Tense"...
Here's the sad part to this story...
On Tuesday May 9th just before 7am in the morning Calypso had broken free from where she was tide off on a 30 ft lead...
Not unusual as she was a Mustang... and would get loose on a regular basis... but always staying within eye shot of our property, mostly going to the neighbors for the sweet grass in their yards... and always coming back home when called...
Everyone knew this, even the local PD, although I am outside of city limits... the local Law Enforcement would cruise down our roads, just keeping an eye on things... and they all knew her...
Unbeknownst to me sometime before 7am she not only got loose... but for reasons we still can not answer she traveled close to a mile down a couple of roads, and out onto a local 2-lane hwy...
Now comes the part that still doesn't add up, and a part that the local PD even question...
Just prior to 7am, in heavy morning rush our traffic, and individual hit Calypso with such speed and force that she was knocked 75-80 ft across the road and onto the berm on the other side...
I arrived on scene shortly after the incident happened, and upon seeing her laying there and in un-imaginable pain...I threw myself on top of her, and absolutely went hysterical, holding her. Loving on her, and just devastated on a level that there are no words for...
After a short while I asked the officer on scene if I could end her suffering...
He informed me that he would have to contact a supervisor, but a Ft Bend County Livestock Deputy was in Route...
The Deputy knew me, and Calypso, and we knew him, so I opted to wait for his arrival...
30-45 minutes later, the whole time I'm on the ground, holding her, and loving on her, and yes.. bawling like I have never bawled before... When the Deputy showed up, Upon asking him if I could put her down... he informed me that she was in fact my horse, and I was allowed to do as I deemed necessary.
During the time leading up to this, each officer from the local PD who were on scene, all came up to me, and laid their hands on me, telling me how sorry they were, and how much they understood what I was feeling...
They protected Calypso and I during this entire situation, Blocking us from rush hour commuter traffic...
When it came time to end her suffering, The Deputy offered to do it for me, but I thanked him... told him this was not only something "I had to do".. But I had already told Calypso, that I would do it, and had already expressed to her just how sorry i was for what I was going to do next...
Me knowing this was not something the commuters needed to see... I asked all the officers if they would mind taking their patrol vehicles and making a barrier if you will, around us, which they willingly did...
At that time... I did the single hardest thing I have ever done in my entire life, and I ended my sweet Calypso's suffering...
I know people are just being "normal"... in this day and age, But I also know there are at least a couple video's floating around out there of the situation... And that is what it is.
Now the next battle... once I did what needed to be done Law Enforcement stayed with her so I could run home and get a large trailer I owned with a winch on it... I covered her with a tarp, and loaded her onto my trailer, then completely covered her up.
At this point I truly didn't know what to do with her... The Deputy informed me that the Local dump... would take her, for a fee, and bury her...
B.S!!!! Not my Mustang...
She deserved better then that!!!
I called Texas A & M Equine Center, who had actually worked on her before with a laceration from fencing... Upon Talking to her original Dr... I asked if we could donate her remains to their Vet training facilities!!!
Dr. Major's was blown away by my offer.. and was beyond honored to receive her...
So I called my Daughter, picked her up from work, and for the next 3 hours we drove and bawled our way to Texas A & M Equine Center in College Station Texas...
Where she was donated...
Just the other day we received a long braid of her tail hair...
We also received a hoof impression which they had sent to the art department, which was painted on one side with her imprint, and a painting of her on the other side...
It's coming up on a month now... and we're still not over it...
I'm dealing with cancer #5 knowing she won't be there to bring me through the tough days...
A dozen times a day i look outside for her... just knowing it's been a nightmare, and I'll wake up to see her standing there, expecting her carrots...
Funny... no matter where she was, when I opened my door, she was hollering at me... telling me... hey!!! Fat man!!! I'm over here!!! Carrot's... NOW!!!
I will admit, that after watching your video... there were more tears... and an unbelievable urge to load up... and go get another one...
Those who don't know... won't understand... And I get that!!!
I take comfort in knowing... those that do know!!! Yeah... right now... their eye's are most likely leaking too!!!!
God Bless you for sharing your love of Mustangs!!!
As Great as Horses are... in my opinion... Mustangs are the bar which all the others have to strive for!!!
Thank you...
Don 👋
I know horses that have done what no person could do for me and saved me in many ways.I am so glad you shared this Mustang.
I am so impressed by the handler. She reads and sort the horses so softly and with as little stress as she can! I am both blessed and damned not to live in the US - if I did, I would have a hard time leaving anyone of these beautiful horses behind. I'd be a hoarder :O
Thank you for this wonderfully done smart video.please enjoy your Christmas this year
Watching from rural Nevada. Passed by a small herd of mustangs and three small herds of burros just yesterday. They sometimes come into town.
I’d love to see that someday!!
@@TheProjectEquestrian Beatty NV is famous for its friendly wild burros. Pahrump and Silver Springs has herds of wild horses that come into town sometimes. I've seen them from Hwy 95 and 50.
Excellent video. Thanks for posting. I shared your link to Wisconsin Mustang Adoptions. Cheers!
Thank you for sharing! I appreciate that! 😊😊
I adopted my Mustang mare as a yearling - 14 years ago. She's a great horse. I still have her tag!
That's awesome! I love having the tags as keepsakes!
How much did you pay for her if you don't mind me asking? Thank You
Im watching that handler as someone above mentioned. She loves them, and knows horses.
You did a great job on this video. Would love if you make more like this. This was truly inspirational. keep making your content.
Thanks for sharing this feedback! Much appreciated :)
So very helpful. Very educational, well presented. Thank you for helping mustangs. I'm sure this video took a lot of work.
Thank you for the feedback! Much appreciated :)
I believe advertising the horses are the most important and supporting farmers and ranchers
Great video! Thank you for helping get the word out so that more people adopt. K owing what to expect is a huge help.
I don't understand the online auction format. We have THOUSANDS of these horses just sitting in corrals, the govt complains that they cost so much to feed, and yet they're only putting up a handful of them on the auction site. It honestly infuriates me. They need to get off their asses, run the adoptions more frequently, and be listing every single horse available at a certain location.
I appreciate your videos! It's nice to see how things are done, and what animals are waiting at every adoption.
Great job on this video!!! Super informative and interesting. Thank you for all the hard work that you put into making this and thanks for sharing your love and passion for these magnificent animals!🐎💓
Thank you for your kind comment!! That was very encouraging for me to read ! 💜
Thank you for your informative video.
Thanks for watching 😊
Yay! It’s here!
i love these videos so much!!! so interesting to watch and honestly even if it was two hours long i'd still watch it in one sitting!!
haha thanks for the feedback!
Awesome information video.
Thank you for explaining. ❤😊
You bet! Thanks for watching!
@@TheProjectEquestrian Your welcome
OMG I AM SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS!! ❤
Edit: I've now watched it and I want to say thank u for sharing ur experience, I really appreciate it, this is very educational and thank u for taking your time into putting together a long video, I really enjoyed this!
You're welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)
I learned so much, thank you for a well documented video!
I"m so glad! Thanks for watching!
Chery 👋
You did a great job doing this video. Loved it! I will have to keep track of the 20 yo since I really liked him in this video.
Thank you! I really hope he got a home!
So fun to see which ones I would choose !! Someday !! Hopefully I could actually have you help me !! Anyways, great information and they were all so cute. I couldn’t choose just one !! ❤ take care and thank you !!
Haha I’d go to one of these events any day! 🤪 let me know if you ever do 😊
Adams 👋
YAY ITS HERE!!!!! im soo happy you made this video!!! the footage you got is amazing and very informational! Great job!! 🥰
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
This is great info!
God, I really hope Cheveyo and Choctaw are adopted together, if Choctaw is still alive. It'd be heartbreaking if not. They were rare co-stallions in a band they formed together and have been best friends since a young age. If Choctaw is still alive, they absolutely need one another.
I saw that they were co-stallions - very unique indeed! While he wasn't at this event, I did see in Facebook group that Choctaw was also adopted and is with his new owner now
Aw, I remember the sorrel mare too! Nicknamed her Duchess...
I fell in LOVE with that little bay yearling. There was one gelding that seemed like my heart horse on the internet auction, (sadly I don't live in the USA) and he still hasn't been adopted 😭 You saw him though! Tag 4856.
From Ella, in the UK.
All of the babies were so cute! It made me wish so badly I had a farm and endless pastures to support more 💜
Thank you for this very informative video. I had no idea you could adopt them in New hampshire. I been to those fairgrounds quite a few times. I live not too far from there in N.H.!
Yea! It’s been in NH before, but has been a few years. I hope they have it there again soon!
You obviously have a real love of horses which is admirable 😊
Enjoyed the vid and have been interested in the mustangs for yrs.
Glad you enjoyed it- thanks for watching 😊
Thanks for highlighting this process. I wish you could have taken them all home with you.
Hey I live there I live right down the road that’s pretty cool you weren’t here maybe one day you could stop by I would love to see horses
Hello here from Romania I greet you with respect Marius 🇹🇩🖐️☀️❤️
Thanks for watching 😊
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God bless your family
Wow!! This was so informative!! Thank you. (:
I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!☺️
I’m sponsoring a 10 year old girl who adopted a yearling from the South Steen HMA in the 100 day teens TIP challenge. Her Mom is a trainer in OR and posts a lot of videos . She is Cynthia Fish er, and the pinto filly is Mystery. Thanks for this vid, very well done. I learned a lot.
That’s awesome! I see a lot about the teens challenge out that. Awesome if you you help support that!
Thank you❤
The Palominos are so wonderful😍
Leeh 👋
I felt so bad for those yearlings! They're obviously so terrified! 😢 That is so sad.
So interesting, thank you for sharing
Olá menina do sorriso mais lindo, que maravilha de vídeo, eu adorei ver todas estas informações sobre estes cavalos lindos, parabéns por nos mostra como funciona este sistema. 🙋♂️🇧🇷🐎🐎🐎
I would love to have a horse again (perhaps a mare & a stallion)
Fantastic video!! You did a great job informing people of some of the complex issues surrounding this! Thank you, sincerely, from one horse lover to another! ❤️ 31:48 31:48 31:48 31:48 31:48 31:48 31:48
Thank you so much for this information, I wish I could adopt. But right now I'm renting and hope to buy a place big enough for at least 2 horses.
You bet! I hope it happens for you!😊
I am a horse lover and I bet id has been an enormous project to achieve and I congratulate you for it! An interesting report ! I would want to adopt one of those animals if I'd be younger (73)! Where about did you film, was it In Utah and if yes where and in which season? I would love to attend such an event, my son lives in Utah....so.... ; ) Thanks for sharing your video, it was very informative!
Thank you!
Hey I’m right across the border! In Vermont 😊
My granddaughter would love one these but I’m not sure I could afford to feed. This video was well done!
Are you in New England? My son and I just visited Wild Ride in Sterling CT and we may participate in their gentling program for BLM Mustangs, it's my dream cone true since we don't have land for these horses. My uncle has land but the cost to care is too much for us, as we don't even have fencing/barns. I loved your video ❤
That would be awesome for you to become involved in that! And yes, I’m in Vermont! 😃
I LOVE wild horses!!
I really enjoyed your video. Well done with a lot of interesting information. I was really hoping that you would be taking one home, but I understand and they are NOT potato chips and you already have 4 at home.
Oh believe me! I wish I had a farm with lots of acreage - I would have adopted another in a heartbeat!
I am a “cat person,” as you are truly a guardian of horses. I’m too old & decrepit now, but if I were smarter when I was younger, I would have had a few burros living here with me and the cats. This was a horse field, next to the main house, so I’ve got great built-in fertilized soil. Are there programs specifically for burro or mustang adoption specifically in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana? City reference would likely be Covington or Slidell. We’re across that big lake (Lake Pontchartrain) from New Orleans. I’m not leaving my property to any relatives-they consider me sub-human because I prefer cats to people ( I have only 3 now ) and because 1. I had federal government jobs and 2. I’m not a racist. I have never learned to ride but been rolled off in the dust & scraped off on a pine tree, all done very peacefully. I fell in love with the big circle eyed burros when I briefly lived up in north central New Mexico-I think it’s my “spirit home” somehow, but that was back in the 1975- 1980’s. I like to talk to horses, nose rubs, etc. and maybe there’s some way I could help by giving my land to some rescue operation when I pass- I’m 74 now but hope & expect to reach at least 90 or more.
As I said, see what’s going on for me hereabouts. I’ve had Great Pyrenees, but each of the 2 I had got out and one disappeared and one got traumatized in a thunder storm. They had nothing to “herd” here & they will search until they come upon a herd. I don’t know when you’ll see this, but I must say I’m enjoying your videos and my bestest & longest time best friend (now in Houston) is a devotee of all things horse. At 77, she’s still taking lessons and going riding regularly. She jumps a bit also. Sadly, she is traumatic about cats but I’m the same about getting in an airplane. Sorry for the ramblings but I wish you & yours a happy & prosperous new year. Please pray for world peace. 😢🙏🏻☮️🕊
Wishing you the very best always
I pray all the time and yes for peace thank you for sharing.the government took my family ranch No reason glad to know all the horses i did.God bless you and all animals and people around you.
Great job!
Thank you for the info I wish I were in a position to adopt one
I wish I had property, I would definitely adopt.
That bay has had human interactions. Just looking at his build for starters
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I loved Marquee..
Thank you ❤
You are welcome 😊😊
The only reason why I sometimes wish, I'd live in america is for the mustangs. Sadly getting them to europe is too complicated (and costly) atm
I love that pinto!!!
I wish you further progress and prosperity at your address
I'm surprised by how easily they load onto trailers...
I was a bit surprised by this too, when I first got into mustangs!
I like both of them
4:28 I like the seal brown!
How I wish I could afford to adopt a few mustangs someday I've always wanted a beautiful mustang to build a bond with but I can't afford a domesticated horse let alone a mustang😢
I'd totally grab 4877 because he laid down, especially flat out like that. Typically they will only lay down if they feel safe, so he was probably a bit more confident than the others
Since when are they microchipped? I thought that was only Forest Service stangs?
Totally! He was quite comfortable!
Yea, it’s a newish thing I think, where the blm has the brand and microchip. USFS still just has the chip.
Itd be great if you could perform Marty Roberts "Join-Up" method on the adopted horses! They's be following you around and will be your friend forever!
The fact that I live in New Hampshire and never heard about this 😢 it’s probably a good thing tho 😂
Haha I don’t think it was promoted super welll😂
The buckskin!!
If you are able to spend time with them the minute they get at the correl i think you can learn a lot
So many branded mustangs end up in kill pens and ship to slaughter!
#3431 is very flashy if you ever get a chance at him. Interesting colors on him.
Geld and leave the wild mustangs and burros alone....the population will reduce quickly.
They should not be sent to slaughter!!!
I'm in Nevada and the horses are fat and sassy in my area this year. We have some really gorgeous ones... I'd love to have one, but I'm too old for a green hoss...😬.
Also, not a fan of BLMs methods. Would love to see it managed by a horse person, not a bureaucrat. Nuff said.
Check out mustang rescuers
I love the scrawny messy yearling that maybe was 1076. Such a mess i know her glow up to adulthood will be striking. Reminded me of the paso fino i saved when he was a yearling. He was my heart horse. Miss him.
1076 was sooo cute !
I would like to adopt a wild mustang someday when I'm older and have more expiriance with horses, but I live in Canada so Idk how it would work :(
Most likely not possible.
A question for you:
Are Canadian residents eligible for the adoption program?
Long term meaning 10+ years
I would take that palomino mare
I love the black and white pinto one ❤
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I do realize you have to manage population on the open ranges. But recently I have become aware that when culling herds you round up mares with small foals. And if the foals are to young to keep up they are left behind to starve or die from predators. Please can a better way be found? I see a lot of mustangs going through the slaughter pipeline. Can you advocate for better treatment? There must be Alternatives to this. Thank you .
Euthenics is now the now if government says mustang is too populated the resources given away and No input from public is accepted or comments listen to
@@michellewells971 there are legal groups dedicated to fighting for their rights for this reason the BLM consistently goes against their own word exploiting these animals to let more cattle have more land then when the land dries up because of it more wild mustangs die anyways it's a losing fight as long as they continue to refuse to negotiate legally with any real rights to freedom for these horses
Love the video I would love to adopt one but I have no room here. I would love to see some relocated to the Buffalo River National Park. There are thousands of acres and open fields where people once lived ( me being one) that would afford good grazing. Room for two or three 25 to 30 horse bands there probably wouldn't even be noticed. Would give more horses not adopted to have a place to live. Wonder who I could talk to about that. Thanks for sharing with us.
I hope you get success
Anyone interested in Mustangs just a plus is they are easy keepers and also are very self preserving you qill not be going broke on vet bills.
I'm afraid if l went there l'd try to buy all
Pauline 👋
Fellow mustang lover who lives not so far away! OMG I think that's a CURLY palomino right in the beginning!! I lost my Curly (domestic bred) gelding last winter. Hoping to get set up for a new horse soon. Wish I had more info on how to get a Curly Mustang. Is the Palomino the one you bid on and lost??
I’d recommend watching the internet adoptions for them! They do come up time to time!
Thank you for this video, and for showing this facility in the USA. Do you know if it would be possible to adopt animals as a herd? It hurts my heart to see horses and burros torn from their herd and I think I could only adopt them as a group. Are animals sold as groups, or would you have to bid on each individual?
They do it individually. It would probably really hard to do it as a group, as it’s common for herds to change as stallions loose and acquire mares. But some people do seek out horses they know where in the same herd and adopt them separately to bring back together
I adopted a couple four year old mares a long time ago, and ended up having to shave their necks to clearly identify their freeze brand a week after getting them home... when I realized that neither one of them matched the markings listed on their paperwork. The horses were right, the markings were recorded wrong, but I had to have the BLM rep come out and examine them to confirm the correction. The number of forehead whorls on one, the face marking on the other, and the number of socks on both, were all incorrect. I would have ended up bringing 1076 home with me given the chance.
Also I found a spot in California but I don’t know the times. Can you tell me the times i can go ? Again sorry for bothering
I loved the bay mares
Clearly the cruelest of all animals is the “human being.” 😭
I know there is a lot of controversy around this, but I really wish we had something like this in Australia, we have huge problems with our wild horses
Don't they? How do people acquire brumbies? I feel like I've heard of people training them, but I don't know much about how and if they are managed.
@@TheProjectEquestrian people catch them themselves. There are no government facilities or programs really
@@AnimeWolf56 wow, really? I didn’t know that!
@@TheProjectEquestrian yeah, it's a huge problem because they have no predators and are causing huge problems with native wildlife. I hope that the government looks into catchment facilities instead of culling like they keep talking about
First time I heard of Off Range Holding and I love that taxpayer dollars are going to that.
Rooney 👋
1027 looked good 🎉
Just got my application approved what do I do next?!?!?! Please reach back out!!!
Yes let us know please
Sorry for bothing but I was wondering if you can help me step by step on adopting a mustang OR what I have to do to pick one up, I’m in California but I’m not sure how to work the BLM website
That Little filly is so beautiful poor thing she looks so dirty!! She needs a loving home!!