In 1971, the federal government passed an act that allows them to pull wild horses and donkeys from land in the west. Ever since 1971, the federal government has been removing wild horses and donkeys from these westward lands. The land that these animals occupy are federally owned pieces of property. While the federal government extracts these creatures from this land, they must consider how these animals are captured, managed and cared for inside facilities, and how it affects the surrounding population of people. The mustang is the lifelong spirit of the wild west ; however, they are not indigenous to the United States. The horses that are here originated from the original horses that arrived in 1492. Once these horses got loose …show more content…
Here the inmates train these wild horses. An inmate named George Reynolds is one of these men who trains wild horses. Reynolds is 53 years old who trains horses as a part of his sentence in prison. Reynolds trains horses that have just been captured from the round ups. He trains them to become comfortable around people and to be well mannered when it comes to being ridden or worked. By working with these creatures people like Reynolds gives them another chance at life (Behar, Michael).
A place that will take unwanted horses is Equine Medical Services. Equine Medical Services is located in Columbia, Missouri. At Equine Medical Services (EMS) they specialize in in-vitro fertilization. In-vitro fertilization is the process of removing an egg from a show mare and the sperm from a stallion of the owner's choice and placing the fertilized egg into a brood mare which is a rescue mare from wild horse roundups. The mare will then carry the foal to full term and care for it as if it was her own. This mare will have no effect on the foals genetic
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Many of the horses are handled as they come through the gates to the facility. The animals are first started on basic ground work such as learning to trot, lope, canter, and walk by command. They are then taken to saddle everyday until the handler feels like they are ready to be advertised. The horses are then ran into a corral where they are recorded and photographed for an online adoption site. Most of the horses that are sold, sell for $125 a piece. Not very many horses are adopted out in a year. The horses that are adopted out however are well cared for because they are sent to homes where they are worked and used (Tucker,
This was passed through a rider inserted by Senator Burns. The bill forces the Bureau of Land Management “to sell "without limitation" every captured horse that is 10 or older or has proved unadoptable” (Murr, 51). Howard Crystal, a lawyer for the Humane Society adds that " [the bill] consigns thousands of horses to death," prompting horse advocates for a more humane solution to the overcrowding of horses in current government management. Also, to manage the excess horses, the BLM also has debated whether to induce euthanasia on the horses. However, due to backlash to animal activist communities, the BLM are inconclusive on using lethal
Although horse assisted therapy is growing in popularity and supporters, there are those that present valid surface-level arguments against it. The most obvious and basic drawback to an equine aid is the accessibility. Horses are large animals that cannot be easily brought to a patient, unlike other smaller and more popular therapy animals, like dogs (Fundukian). A patient in most situations must be brought to the horse in order to participate in the therapy, and for those with severe impairments this may be too great of a challenge. However, although it is true, the accessibility of horses is an issue, it could easily be solved if the therapy received more support. More centers, closer and with methods specifically designed to make the therapy
One way I do this is due to the fact that horses aren’t cheap. Not only is there an expensive upfront cost, but there’s also the all year round expenses like feed bills, expensive hay prices, vet bills, the farrier bill, and the pricy tack (which is all the equipment needed to ride and own horses). Owning and showing horses is one of the most costly activities a person can get into. The majority of my paycheck goes to my horse and into my gas tank to take him places. Kron states that “besides control we use things to compete,”(130). Another way that Boomer’s a sign of my status is through competing with him. To compete, I take him to barrel races and game shows to see who can do the patterns the fastest. At barrel races and game shows we try to get the fastest time to win money and or ribbons. We don’t usually come in first, but all I care about is doing our best and improving our times. This establish a sign of my status because it not only helps me raise it in the horse world, but I also gain more respect because I’m more worried about doing my best and keeping my horse healthy versus just caring about the the money and buying the horses that’ll get me that even if I had to discard horses to get there. Meaning if a horse isn’t good enough or fast enough I wouldn’t sell them unlike some people do. This is a common practice in the horse racing
The U.S. Department of Interior’s, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was appointed to carry out the Act and given the task of managing the herds of wild horses and burros. Consequently, BLM’s management of wild horse herds has been highly criticized by animal rights activists, horse advocates, news media, as well as members of Congress. There have been numerous lawsuits filed against BLM regarding their management practices and their appalling wild horse round-ups. However, unimpeded BLM continues with the controversial issue of wild horse round-ups, resulting in the death and injury of many wild horses and burros. The vast majority of these round-ups occur in Nevada, where an estimated sixty percent of the remaining wild horse herds reside....
The large herds of horses did not pose a particular problem until the western United States became settled and cattle and other grazing animals were added to the native range. The arid lands of the west could not support large population of grazing animals, so it became policy to shoot Mustangs.
Until twenty million years ago, wild horses thrived in North America when they began to migrate across the Bering Strait. Ten million years ago, the wild horse population in North America disappeared. Horses were not seen again on the continent until the Spanish reintroduced them in the 1500s. The Spanish began trading with Native Americans in what would become the southwestern United States in the 1600s. Some of the earliest tribes to acquire horses were the Kiowa, Apache, and Comanche, and because of this, they experienced great advancements in hunting, as well as raiding and waging war.
Vet Tech has always been an option for me, helping animals is something that is very interesting. It was introduced in 1989, the AVMA officially adopted the name “Vet Tech.” In 1998, emergency vets debut on Animal Planet. And in 2008, student population grows from 500 to 700. There are about 17,000 people employed in the career field chosen. Some of the common trends of the job would be, working at Zoos, Aquariums, Boarding Kennels, and Wildlife sanctuaries. These jobs are usually found working in an animal clinic or hospitals and sometimes at farms because that is the “normal” areas for this occupation. In this career there are some general duties such as: Observe animals behavior and conditions, Provide nursing care, Bathe animals, Clip nails, groom animals hair, keep animals calm during exams or procedures. The more specific duties of the job would be to: take x-rays of animals and develop them, get utensils and prepare the animals for surgery, keep and record patient's history. Most of the clinics are open 24 hours. There is not anything that is unusual about the number of hours/nature of the job. (Bls.gov.vettech)
With over nine million types of horses in the United States, the need for quality health care for the horses has never been stronger. It’s certain that more equine veterinarians than ever before will be needed in the years to come to provide the care that owners want for their horses. According to the American Association of equine practitioners (AAEP), nearly half of the equine veterinarians are involved with performance horses(44.8%). The AVMA’S most recent employment survey of 2016 indicated that there were about 3,874 veterinarians in exclusively equine practice, with and additional 4,177 involved in mixed practices.
Riding encourages a child to work with their hands, exercise, and connect with horses and people of all ages, gain confidence, and learn new skills. Courtnee Niggel, an instructor summarizes how “A six year old child was told she will never walk again but after years of equine therapy she is now able to walk with a walker or by holding on to the sides of walls” (Niggel 1). Equine Therapy leaves a child with amazing results and changes their life drastically all the way from growing social skills to helping with motor skills, even to
To be an equine appraiser, a good background in the horse industry is very important. An appraiser must also be certified through the American Society of Equine Appraisers (ASEA) and have a good understanding of the legal system. Having a large network of trainers, veterinarians, breeders, and the like is another extremely important factor in appraising; this is because appraisers must
In the world, there are approximately 75,000,000 horses and 350 breeds of horses that can be found around the world (circlerranch.com). Horses are amazing and beautiful creatures that may be used as show horses or a family pet. Show horses require many hours of daily preparation in order to be competitive in the show ring. I have grown up with horses my whole life. I watched my mother show horses and followed in her footsteps.
The typical way to classify horses is by breed. The American Quarter horse is the most popular breed in America, especially in Texas. They are the work horses on ranches, the most popular for showing and competing in speed events such as barrel racing. Another popular breed is the Paint horse, which to me is nothing me than an American Quarter horse that is not a solid color, usually they are brown or black with white areas on their bodies. There is also the Arabian breed, they are known for their endurance, which I am sure they get from their ancestors being used in the desserts of Arabia. Another popular breed, for kids mostly, is the Ponies of America or POA. These horses are generally small compared to the other breeds I have mentioned and they are well mannered which makes them good for children. My wife and daughter have three horses, a Paint, an Arabian, and a POA. I don't classify them in the typical manner described above; I classify them by their personalities. Their personalities are partly a result of their respective breeds, partly a result of their gender - all males -, partly a result of their age, and partly a result the order in which they became ours.
Shelters take animals in to help them find better families. These families can take better care of them and show them the love they deserve. Seeing the development of shelters and the good they are doing Inga Fricke states, “The progress that we have made in reducing shelter euthanasia rates show not only a huge change in rescue operations but also positive trends that have transformed the way people care for pets”(Mach, 2012, p 1). When recovering animals off the streets and going through the process to prepare them for a family, shelters take their time on finding the animal a family. There is a long process each adopter has to go through in order to adopt an animal. They check the adopters from top to bottom to make sure they are fit for the animal they wish to receive. They want to make sure these animals are going into good caring homes, as Darrell says, “If it’s not the right home, you’re setting up that dog for failure” (Greenwood, 2018, p 2). Shelters many times allow potential adopter to come spend time with the different animals to let them see if they have a connection or not. This makes it more likely for a potential adopter to get attached to an animal finding a home for that certain animal. Another reason to this is to get people use to the different kinds of animals to get them thinking about a breed that maybe they had though would not fit them. They can have them
The horse industry has an annual economic impact around $300 billion dollars, 4.0 million horses, and 1.6 million full-time jobs. The industry is always changing in some fashion to keep up with the forever changing industry. Some of the biggest challenges facing the future of the equine industry are as followed, 1) Horse slaughter, 2) Horse Health, 3) Cost and unwanted horses. There are approximately 9.2 million horses in the United States, according to the American Horse Council, and each year a percentage of these horses become unwanted. Each year about 1% of horses are sent to slaughter (Unwanted Horse, 2008), while others indicate it is closer to 1.5%. Until recently, the vast majority of unwanted horses were slaughtered here in the
I started at a summer camp in North Carolina at the age of eight. I had braids in my hair, lace ankle boots, and the burning desire to ride. The horses made me feel alive, like I had a partner. I was assigned to a gentle retired eventer, he probably wasn’t worth a nickel, but he was priceless to me. He taught me the basics, walk, trot and attempted to canter on accident. By the time I was done with my first week of camp, I thought I was practically ready for the Kentucky Derby.