News from Nevada’s Virginia Range: Vol. 26

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 December Pinto Post!

After a brief hiatus, the Pinto Post is back!

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

Fertility Control Update

Please join AWHC in wishing a farewell to Deb Walker, Virginia Range Fertility Control Program Coordinator, and a warm welcome Allison Hinkle who has come onboard to fill her position.

Special thanks to 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

Behind the scenes around the Virginia Range, much happens to increase driver awareness and protect both our community drivers and the horses. Check out some new signage and repaired fencing. Then meet three fillies looking for forever homes with their very own special person. Be careful though, they will steal your heart! And mark your calendars for Painting with Ponies for LBL Equine Rescue!

Monthly Highlights

This month, meet Christine, one of the documenters for the fertility control program. Then settle in to read about Deb Sutherland finding a stallion she knew from the past with his family band and the heart stopping moments when one of his colts got separated from the band and the surprise ending of how he got back!

Happy Tails Rescues

Read about the adrenaline pumping rescue of a young stallion who got himself into an upside down predicament! Then learn how the rescue team has been providing some horses with their very own “Uber” ride back to the range.

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 JT Humphrey, Lauri Duke, Richie Asencio,