Nation's Horse World

STOP WILD HORSES FROM GOING TO SLAUGHTER

Thousands of wild horses are being sent to slaughter in overcrowded trailers. The old, young, mares with foals, stallions, the healthy ones, along with the sick. Many foals are trampled while trying to stay upright in a hot, overcrowded trailer. There are blind and crippled horses and horses no one wants, all cramped in together on a very long, torturous journey to slaughter.
BLM is now selling some wild horses as sale-authority horses for $25, some as young as 2 or 3 years, if they have been passed over for adoption 3 times. Many BLM horses are now being sent to auctions and sold for less than the cost of a cup of coffee and a hamburger. People at the auction will buy them cheaply, then turn around and sell them to the kill buyers, making a profit. There are no checks and balances. Once the horse is bought, there is no follow-up program on the horses, although it is illegal if a person is caught selling a BLM horse to a kill buyer. Horse rescues fight for the ones in the kill pens to save them from a cruel, unnecessary death. The kill buyers jack up prices, making it very hard to get these horses out of the kill pen before they ship them to Mexico. To see what happens to these horses in the Mexican slaughter plants is horrific. There is something we can do to stop this: one is to hold BLM accountable for horses that end up in the slaughter pipeline, and the other is to help pass the Safe Act. I will post a link with more information on what this is and how you can help.

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The Horses Behind the Books

The Twenty-Five Dollar Soul is a powerful and emotional tribute to the wild horses of the American West. Written by Jeanne Bencich Nations, the book captures the beauty, struggle, and urgent need for protection surrounding these magnificent animals.

From breathtaking encounters in the Great Basin country to the heartbreaking realities of roundups, holding pens, and government mismanagement, this book gives readers a closer look at the lives of wild horses and the people fighting to preserve them.

It is more than a book. It is a call to awareness, compassion, and action.

“The Desert Is Growing Quiet. Wild Horses Are Disappearing. Their Story Must Be Told Before It’s Too Late.”