UPDATE from Facebook groups

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

Friday, March 9, 2018

UPDATE from Facebook groups

Wild Horses of Lincoln County - WHOLC

February 26 at 10:24pm ·

WHOA WON!!
ANOTHER STEP TOWARD FREEDOM
Major Results Today AND a BLAZE Sighting
1. The WILD horses made it through another unforeseen attempt at adoption today, and are still on track for Freedom!
2. The May 14-18 Court Date for this case will not be pushed out any further, no matter what, by either side!
3 The WILD horses will be in the custody of WHOA and the NMLB with 50/50 responsibility in 10 days.
We will keep you updated. We are working to keep them in Lincoln County as well as other considerations like their feet/hooves.
(A complicated day and those are the results - Further Motions were filed today by the Defendants before court. Motions we thought would be heard today mostly were not.)

A Total (19) Motions have now been filed, and still the Plaintiff has filed only (3) of these.

March 7 posting on Facebook group: Bring Ruidoso's Horses Back

The ORDER has been signed and ENTERED. A property HAS been located. When all i's are dotted and t's crossed, more shall be revealed.

Thank you ALL for your support. We can't do this without YOU!

We move FORWARD.

FREEDOM FOR OUR CAPTIVE WILD HERD!!