News from Nevada’s Virginia Range: Vol. 34

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 August Pinto Post!

Check out what’s happening on the Virginia Range during these long, hot, summer days! Our next issue will come out on September 5, so please submit articles, ideas, and feedback by August 20th to ThePintoPost@gmail.com or through this Google Form.

Fertility Control Update

See the latest numbers and information on AWHC’s fertility control program and get a peak at some news from the Year 3 Report.

On The Range

Snakes! Yes, snakes. Did you know they play a role in ecological balance?
Also read about one of nature’s miracles - hoof feathers!

Monthly Highlights

Meet Virginia Range volunteer Bob Holleman!
Then read about a warrior stallion named Triton, and another story of members of Shaggy’s band.

Happy Tails Rescues

LRTC’s Technical Large Animal Rescue team lost one of their own last month.
Read the tribute here.

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 credits to Margaret Dziolek, Kerry Simonelli, Jodie Jensen-Feist, Ellen Albiter