News from Nevada’s Virginia Range: Vol. 23

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 June Pinto Post!

Summer is here and the heat is rolling in. No matter the weather, the work to protect and the Virginia Range wild horses! Read on for stories of dedication, love, heartbreak and wild horse victories.

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

Fertility Control Update

This month AWHC will be holding a dart certification course and will be welcoming new darters to the team! Read about the class, what the participants will be learning and the steps they are taking to becoming a darter! Be sure to check the most updated fertility control numbers as well.

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

There are many exciting things happening on the Virginia Range! Read on to meet adoptable horses, shop cute wild horse merch and join us in a moment of remembrance for little Willow and her mom Keona.

Monthly Highlights

This month, the Pinto Post sat down with documenter, photographer and story-teller extraordinaire to talk all things wild horses! Her story is not one you want to miss!

Happy Tails Rescues

Foaling season is keeping the incredible LRTC Technical Large Animal Rescue Team busy! Read on about a daring cliff rescue as well as the rescue of the aptly named little foal Bitsy!

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 Richie Ascencio, Christine Dallas, Marc Crumpler