10/30/2026
The Red Desert Complex roundup is over. 1,014 Wild Horses were captured from their homes. Torn from their families, their lives never to be the same. 12 horses were killed during the roundup. In years past, a veterinarian was required to be present to assess the condition of each horse as they entered the final trap. At the Wyoming roundup, there was no veterinarian. The assessment was left up to the those creating the terror and causing the damage. Following is the reasons given by those that assessed the horses after the miles of running for their lives, those that held the gun. Please help me to tell the world what hell these horses died from.
On Oct 16 – 1 death –
Yearling pinto stallion shot for ‘pre-existing’ condition – limb deformity, unable to maintain or improve
On Oct 17 – 2 deaths –
Foal pinto filly shot for ‘pre-existing’ condition – limb deformity, unable to maintain or improve
4 year old pinto stallion shot for ‘pre-existing’ condition – club foot
On Oct 19 – 4 deaths -
8 year old gray stallion for ‘pre-existing’ condition – broken right knee (pre existing broken leg? Really?)
2 year old cremello mare shot for pre-existing condition – abnormality, blind
Foal cremello filly – her name was Saffron - shot for pre-existing condition – abnormality, blind
Foal cremello cold - shot for pre-existing condition – abnormality, blind
According to the BLM “The three euthanized cremellos were members of a herd of five cremellos. All three were completely blind, with no reaction to movement toward their face and eyes.”
The 2 year old mare and the filly were sisters – Skydog Sanctuary, who knew this family by name, wrote “She was just a baby, still nursing and I find it very hard to believe she was blind, the way she was following and in some instances leading her mother in the video taken by Wyoming Mustang Institute Her two year old sister who is actually a perlino pinto with blue eyes was also executed.,,,,To cause that amount of pain to the mother, who had to have both her babies ripped away from her and shot is quite frankly monstrous. Especially when there is an offer to take blind horses to Skydog.”
On Oct 23 – 4 deaths -
3 year old Pinto mare – shot for pre-existing condition – limb deformity
20 year old Black stallion - shot for pre-existing condition – abnormality, blind
25 year old black stallion - shot for pre-existing condition – abnormality, blind
9 year old sorrel stallion - shot for pre-existing condition – limb deformity
On Oct 25 – 1 death
2 year old Bay Filly – shot for pre-existing condition – broken right front leg (another chronic broken leg on a horse that ran for miles, being chased by a helicopter for its life… but this was a pre existing condition – hmmm )
12 Deaths – 12 horses that were living, breathing, thriving, free and wild with their families – However, for some reason – all these conditions were pre existing? How on earth did these horse survive in the wild where, according to the BLM, the captured was to manage overpopulation – to prevent starvation, thirst and injuries as horses search for limited resources, contributing to habitat degradation and causing long term resource damage. Chronic blindness? There is video of Saffron (the filly shot on Oct 19) running, playing, even leading her mother at times. Blind? All of these horses were chased, by helicopter, over rough terrain, hills and rocks, running with their families for their lives. How did they do this while blind? On broken legs? The BLM can say anything they want without consequences because no one is allowed to witness what is happening. These horses belong to the public, to you and me. The federal government has given free rein to the BLM to do what they want and it is obvious the BLM want the wild horses gone – lets see how long it takes for this land, the land that was more then adequately providing resources to these healthy horses, to be covered with cattle and sheep. Then lets watch the degradation of the land. The BLM must be held responsible
These pictures of Saffron and her family were taken from the Skydog page - visit their page for video of Saffron, her sister and their family and for more information
https://www.facebook.com/Skydogsanctuary
