/tags/horses Horses en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-09-17/wild-horses-remain-a-hot-topic-in-colorado-after-recent-roundup-of-west-douglas-herd The Bureau of Land Management recently gathered more than 100 wild horses from northwest Colorado. The entire West Douglas herd was removed last week and transported to a holding facility in Cañon City. Sun, 17 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-09-17/wild-horses-remain-a-hot-topic-in-colorado-after-recent-roundup-of-west-douglas-herd Beau Baker /news/2023-07-11/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-mustang-overpopulation-and-thriving-fireflies Each week, we talk with our colleagues at The Colorado Sun about the stories they're following. This time, The Sun's Editor and co-founder, Larry Ryckman, joined us to discuss some Colorado wildlife stories. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:44:23 GMT /news/2023-07-11/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-mustang-overpopulation-and-thriving-fireflies Nikole Robinson Carroll /regional-news/2023-07-06/horse-debate-raises-questions-of-anti-indigenous-bias-in-research When did horses become a part of Western Indigenous communities? That’s the focus of a recent study that challenges long-held ideas. But it also highlights the importance of decolonizing science. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:43:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-07-06/horse-debate-raises-questions-of-anti-indigenous-bias-in-research Emma Gibson /regional-news/2023-04-18/blm-oks-two-fertility-control-vaccine-trials-for-wild-horses The Bureau of Land Management is increasing its efforts to rein in the number of wild horses roaming the Western U.S. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 17:46:41 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-18/blm-oks-two-fertility-control-vaccine-trials-for-wild-horses Kaleb Roedel /news/2023-04-08/horses-were-part-of-the-american-west-and-indigenous-culture-well-before-european-records-study-says A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder takes a second look at how horses spread throughout North America. It found that horses were in the West and part of Indigenous culture as much as a century earlier than previously thought. Sat, 08 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-04-08/horses-were-part-of-the-american-west-and-indigenous-culture-well-before-european-records-study-says Beau Baker /news/2023-03-05/meet-colorado-cowboy-keenan-hayes-the-worlds-no-1-bareback-rodeo-cowboy Keenan Hayes of Hayden, Colorado just became the No. 1 bareback rodeo cowboy in world. Sun, 05 Mar 2023 11:38:00 GMT /news/2023-03-05/meet-colorado-cowboy-keenan-hayes-the-worlds-no-1-bareback-rodeo-cowboy Rae Solomon /regional-news/2023-02-16/colorado-animal-sanctuary-acquires-land-to-give-wild-horses-refuge The Wild Animal Sanctuary acquired the land needed for its Wild Horse Refuge last month and plans to open in the spring, providing more than 22,000 acres for wild horses to roam. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 23:32:46 GMT /regional-news/2023-02-16/colorado-animal-sanctuary-acquires-land-to-give-wild-horses-refuge Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2022-09-16/wild-horse-activists-focus-on-fertility-control-as-blm-pulls-horses-from-western-rangelands There are tens of thousands of horses running wild in the Mountain West. The U.S. government mainly uses roundups to keep them from overgrazing public lands. But advocacy groups want more of a focus on fertility control. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 17:52:22 GMT /regional-news/2022-09-16/wild-horse-activists-focus-on-fertility-control-as-blm-pulls-horses-from-western-rangelands Kaleb Roedel /regional-news/2022-06-29/wild-horse-stakeholders-discuss-fertility-control-public-land-use-and-herd-management As part of Wyoming Public Media’s ‘I respectfully disagree’ series, four panelists discussed issues surrounding wild horses in the state on a Facebook live. Stakeholders spoke for an hour about topics like herd management, fertility control and holding facilities. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:32:04 GMT /regional-news/2022-06-29/wild-horse-stakeholders-discuss-fertility-control-public-land-use-and-herd-management Caitlin Tan /regional-news/2022-06-23/study-gelding-wild-horses-is-not-easy-solution-to-overpopulation A study released recently by the U.S. Geological Survey and Colorado State University shows gelding wild horses didn’t really affect their behavior or have a long-term impact on herd size. But it's another tool worth considering while addressing the overpopulation of wild horses and burros on public lands. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:57:20 GMT /regional-news/2022-06-23/study-gelding-wild-horses-is-not-easy-solution-to-overpopulation Emma Gibson