News from Nevada’s Virginia Range: Vol. 8

Highlighting groups working to protect our mustangs: American Wild Horse Campaign * Blockchains LLC * Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang Rescue * Hidden Valley Wild Horse Protection Fund * Least Resistance Training Concepts * LBL Equine Rescue * Let 'em Run * Virginia Range Wildlife Protection Association * Wild Horse Connection * Wild Horse Preservation League

Welcome to the March Pinto Post!

Spring is fast approaching on the Virigina Range! Keep an eye our for wildflowers, shedding coats and some new babies. Please read on for updates and stories about the Virginia Range mustangs and all the amazing individuals and organizations working to protect them! 

Our next issue will come out April 1, so please submit articles, ideas and feedback by March 20th to ThePintoPost@gmail.com or through this Google Form.

Fertility Control Program Galloping Ahead

Check in here to read about an n exciting upcoming events, including a screening at Patagonia Reno of a mini-doc on the Virigina Range Community Wild Horse Management Program and an upcoming volunteer meeting, and to read all about what AWHC looks for in potential new volunteers. Be sure to check out the most updated PZP darting numbers as well!

As always, huge gratitude and thanks to Blockchains LLC, Assemblymember Jim Wheeler and Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak for getting this program going again, and to the incredible volunteers who continue to show how it's done on the Virginia Range!

Local Happenings

February was a very fun and busy month with lots of productive meetings, exciting events, and fantastic work done on the Virginia Range. Read on to learn about AWHC’s outreach at University of Nevada-Reno Career Day, the fabulously entertaining Mustang Mardi Gras, two very exciting meetings with potential volunteers, and finally, a special submission from LBL Equine Rescue!

Monthly Highlights

There are so many fantastic, devoted volunteers and interesting horses in the Virginia Range, and this month we are proud again to share their stories. Click below to read about a valued member of the Virigina Range Fertility Control team Lauri Duke, and to learn more about a sweet new baby on the range!

Happy Tails Rescues

February saw its fair share of rescues, from horses on the road to a foal getting stuck in fencing… twice! Read on to see how these situations were handled by the experienced teams working hard everyday to protect the Virginia Range wild horses and to learn about new TLAR training classes.

Please use the above number if you see horses or foals injured, sick, or at risk. Where does your call go? Your call goes to a 24/7 answering service that will connect with an on-call volunteer. From there volunteers, proper agencies and organizations will be dispatched. This includes, but is not limited to, local organizations, a large animal rescue team, and the sheriff's office in the corresponding area.

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The Pinto Post is a volunteer-run, electronic publication not branded to any one organization but created to shine a light on the incredible work of the many wild horse organizations in the Reno/Carson City area.

Photo credit to Richie Asencio, Maria Marriott, Tracy Wilson and Steve Paige