Wild Horses of Alto. Save the Herd!

WILD HORSES OF ALTO (W.H.O.A!) disclaimer: this blog is in no way associated with the group WHOA (Wild Horse Observers Association). This blog has actually become like a vertical file in the library where important past documents - like newspaper articles - are filed and kept for research when needed. It has become almost a lesson in librarianship for me.

WILD HORSES OF ALTO The herd of wild horses in Alto, N.M., are the offspring of estray horses that roamed Sierra Blanca on Mescalero and National Forest land. Today the herds roam the same territory as well as dropping in to visit some of the subdivisions, such as Enchanted Forest, Sierra Vista, Sun Valley, LaJunta, Little Creek and occasionally Alto Lakes Golf & Country Club. For the most part, the herds are loved and welcomed. But sometimes not.

At this time, it is being decided in a court of law whether the horses are wild or domesticated (and therefore estray). At present, the horses fall under the auspices of the N.M. Livestock Board. We are trying to save all members the herd and other herds that exist in the area. We do NOT want to deny the horses the freedom they have known in the past and the comradeship the herd provides them.

To institute change in the policy and protect the future of our magnificent Wild Horses of Alto herd, we have a petition at https://www.change.org/p/new-mexico-governor-save-alto-wild-horses, a fundraising site for lawyers and feed/care at https://www.gofundme.com/altohorses, an account set up at City Bank-Ruidoso for donations to the "Wild Horses of Lincoln County Trust Fund" and an ongoing facebook group "Bring Ruidoso Horse's Back". Click on the Stallion's photo to go directly there.

PLEASE SPEAK UP, sign petitions, give to the trust fund for the horses. Sign up to this blog to get continual updates and to also post your own comments.

We LOVE our horse herd.

HELP save the Wild Horses of Alto (WHOA!) herd


Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Since the wild horses will be coming home soon...

& the concerned community didn't have to BID on them, the money in the GoGund site will go to pay the lawyer, so the herd will be eventually released out into the wild again.  For now they have to stay corralled up till NMLB changes the horses status to WILD, not ESTRAY.  OR, maybe the horses can come under NM Dept of game & Fish auspices.  But it takes lawyers, courts and...legislature to accomplish this goal.

AND, the herd has to be fed until they are released. Go Fund money will help pay for their care, also. 

 All monies will go to the herd - for care, upkeep, and protecting. 

https://www.gofundme.com/altohorses

Don't trust GoFund site? - then City Bank in Ruidoso has a Trust fund set up for the horses where you can give your contribution.
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  1. Shawna Dobbs BradleyAugust 30, 2016 at 2:10 PM

    The gofund account for the Alto Wild Horses is a lagit account. All the money collected will be put into the back account after the lawer and the upkeep for the heard is taken care of. There is also an account set up at the bank for people who do have access to computers. Don't stop supporting the Wild Horses from one persons opinion

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  2. UnknownAugust 30, 2016 at 2:24 PM

    but if your are out of town please note you can trust the gofundme.com/altohorses page. we will need more funds to help with the legal issues to get them claimed and pronounced wild.
    Thank you for your help in any way

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