News from Nevada’s Virginia Range: Vol. 21

Highlighting groups working to protect our mustangs: American Wild Horse Campaign * Hidden Valley Wild Horse Protection Fund * Least Resistance Training Concepts * LBL Equine Rescue * Let 'em Run * Project Frontier * Virginia Range Wildlife Protection Association * Wild Horse Connection * Wild Horse Preservation League

Welcome to the April Pinto Post!

The year is flying by and it is already April! This means we are heading into the arguably most busy months for Virginia Range volunteers—foaling season! This is a time where we observe bands coming together, mares having their babies and foals are frolicking around. This is also a time where foal rescue is in full swing and volunteers are keeping a close eye on all the horses who call the Virginia Range their home. Although this year we are expecting fewer foals thank to AWHC’s fertility control program, there’s still plenty to be done!

Read on for exciting tales (or tails!) of rescue, happy endings and exciting news from all the groups who work so hard to ensure the wild horses of the Virginia Range stay wild and free.

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

Fertility Control Update

This month, learn how AWHC’s identification database is updated as well as how each darter knows whether a mare needs a PZP fertility control treatment or not. Be sure to checkout the latest fertility control numbers too.

Special thanks to the all the incredible volunteers who make this program happen. Their dedication and love for the horses shines through their hard work. Thank YOU.

Local Happenings

The work on the Virginia Range never slows down and this month was no different! Read all about the local happenings, such a happy ending for Whiskey, and LBL welcoming two new mares (soon to be four new horses!) to LBL Equine Rescue.

Monthly Highlights

For this volunteer highlight, the Pinto Post interviewed Karen Street, a dedicated documenter on the Virginia Range. Be sure to read her interview!

In this ‘Meet the Mustangs of the Virginia Range’ article, Deb Sutherland spins a beautiful story about the stunning pinto, Prince Steener, who Deb first met in 2014 and recently saw again in 2021! It’s a must read!

Happy Tails Rescues

Foaling season has started and that means the LRTC Technical Large Animal Rescue Team is getting busy! Be sure to read about the three successful rescues of Hail, Genesus and Hazel!

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.

Want to contribute to the Pinto Post? Contact ThePintoPost@gmail.com

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 Deb Sutherland, Denise Walker, Marc Crumpler