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able not truly understood the lives of many of the pryor horses during winter remain mysterious and unexplorable until winter releases its firm grip on the land lower sykes november 11 2022 by mid november 2022 even the lower elevations were covered by a blanket of white adventures into these lands were possible through most of the winter the horses were well prepared with their thick double layered coats it is a quiet time and care is taken not to disturb natural horse behavior and cause undue stress the horses spend much of their time seeking out food in the desert lands seeking out shelter from the persistent winds treks into the lower areas of the horse range made it possible to explore and learn about many of the bands of horses to see how they were faring during a time of harsh weather going into winter the pryor herd was large with just over 200 horses little by little with the passage of time most of the horses were accounted for with the winter visits of a group of dedicated horse watchers we work as a team to monitor the horses throughout the year but for a handful of horses patience was a necessity as we waited for winter to release its firm grip to allow spring to reveal the secrets of those horses not visible to human eyes while hard to show every horse this post will capture the springtime reveals it will be a growing post so check back as more photographs and information are added demure and vintage demure and her daughter vintage were with missoula for quite some time in december 2022 they disappeared from that band and had moved to banjo paterson s band however soon they were listed as in transition as they disappeared from view on march 17 katie and i were intent on getting up burnt timber ridge road as far as possible it was then that we saw the challenge for the mare demure and her two year old daughter vintage by three young bachelor stallions sirius ryden and tapadero demure was showing the effects of her age and continued nursing of her daughter the mother daughter pair were seen again on may 3 now with sirius and ryden still not sure which stallion was at the helm valentina what started out to be one of the most poignant stories of the winter of 2022 23 was that of valentina the story began with concern for the beautiful smoky black filly but ended up with a remarkable ending valentina was the first daughter of the mare prospera and stallion mica matoska after the birth of her sister wind river valentina became somewhat isolated from her mother it was late fall when mica s band was in the lower areas of sykes ridge by then it was noticed that valentina was not with her band the word was put out to the watchers with no success at finding the young valentina then on april 28 from my vantage point on cheyenne flats i noticed a small dark horse in a remote area between me and sykes ridge this area known as mateo s island is a large grassy land formation between burnt timber ridge and sykes ridge with lots of scoping it was a surprise to see that the horse was valentina this little horse all alone in this big land generated lots of questions the big questions were how long had she been there and had she been alone all this time the next day phyllis headed up to cheyenne flats she was able to spot valentina in the same area that she was in the day before phyllis being quite an adventurer decided to see if she could hike over to valentina to get a closer look this is no easy hike but phyllis was successful and soon found the young filly in her words phyllis said she actually looks better this spring than she did last spring the photograph shows the two year old has good body condition and is starting to shed her winter coat after that valentina was not spotted on her secluded island of course worry sets in but yet another chapter of valentina s life was about to begin once again it is phyllis who provided this report this time the calendar had shifted to may 20 seeing valentina now in turn solved another of winter s mysteries valentina was with the veteran stallion horizon he had not been seen since the stallion quaid took his band sometime during the winter and now valentina is under the protective care of a wise stallion gringo juniper wonder these three have been on the radar for much of the winter it was on february 11 2023 when scott first reported that patriot s band had expanded to include two more members he had seen them from a distance and wasn t sure on the newcomers on february 17 2023 katie and i headed out to check things out at the admin pasture and see how far we could get up burnt timber and there in the admin pasture right near the fence line we found patriot and his mares aurora and graciana we could see that beulah and galadriel were now with young patriot to make things even more interesting patriot s little brother rio rue was in pursuit of the band february 17 2023 patriot s band from left to right beulah galadriel aurora graciana and patriot this situation brought about yet another winter unknown where were gringo juniper and wonder it seemed hard to believe that beulah and galadriel would leave gringo both had been with gringo for many years in fact galadriel and gringo shared the same natal band as their sire was the handsome bay stallion duke so it was a puzzle to think they had moved onto patriot s band throughout the rest of february into march and all through april eyes were intent on finding gringo and the beautiful buckskin pair of juniper and her daughter wonder the fear of losing them just was incomprehensible after the loss of juniper s daughter talia and talia s foal just a year ago and then on may 19 2023 i received a text and a photo from jack it was juniper and wonder juniper s body condition is typical of nursing mares at this time of the year the good spring grasses will build her up in no time what s more beulah and galadriel were back with them and gringo was in the area too throughout the rest of the weekend jack reported a lot of commotion with the band gringo was being challenged with the verdict still out on which challenging stallion had the band at the end of the day but the good news was gringo juniper and wonder made it through the winter may 19 2023 mare reunion juniper and wonder right back together with beulah and galadriel published in journal on may 28 2023 at 8 03 pm comments 5 tags mustangs pryor mountain wild horses wild horses pryor mountain wild horse range joint herd management plan revision wild horse gather plan and proposed rmp plan amendment on march 15 the blm billings field office released the ea for the plans listed above this opened up a 30 day comment period which lasts until april 14 2023 your comments are very important the blm is looking for good substantive comments as they prepare the final decision for the plans first off the link below to the blm eplanning site will take you to the documents look for the section 30 day comment period on preliminary ea the main document is clear at the bottom it is the 2022 pryor mountain hmap be forewarned these documents are not easy to read the entire plan strictly adheres to wild horse law and blm policy guidance in addition it uses technical concepts of genetics and range management this makes for a pretty challenging read https eplanning blm gov eplanning ui project 1502632 570 the mustang center has been working to read and understand the various parts of the plan and the appendices we will provide main topics for you to review along with recommendations we have in regards to those topics we will also add pages to guide you to the sections within the hmap or the related appendix big picture observation movement from a specialized plan this herd management plan has its roots way back to 2020 when the scoping notice was released perhaps the strength of that plan was this sentence from the introduction due to monitoring and documentation of the pryor mountain wild horses management within the pryor mountain wild horse range jma can be more specialized than that of most blm managed herd management areas unfortunately this statement was removed from the current document the strict adherence to blm guidance has moved from a specialized plan to a very standardized plan that is common in wild horse ranges across the country these plans often rely on statistical measures rather than onsite observation and real time documentation of the horses this concept will be discussed within other topics as we proceed rmp amendment page 5 7 blm lands are managed in accordance with resource management plans the plans establish how the lands will be used for different purposes the blm billings field office rmp has three main management goals and nine management decisions md that specify how the blm should manage the pryor horses due to a 2018 court order it was determined that md 7 needed to be amended the intent of this management decision was for genetic diversity so the blm made a radical departure and are proposing an amendment that changes genetic management to the use of a statistical measure observed heterozygosity ho this is one example of how a specialized plan using bloodlines was changed to the use of a statistical measure all you really need to know is there is a certain level for ho and if the level drops lower than that level one of three actions would happen maximize the number of fertile breeding age wild horses 6 15 adjust the sex ratio in favor of males introduce mares or stallions from other wild horse hmas concerns this is a reactive measure and remedies are taken after the damage is done when the levels dip too low recommendations engage in ongoing monitoring of mare lineage charts aka bloodlines to ensure that no lines are being eliminated or over represented the mare lineages are unique for each founding mare the mustang center has a full set of lineage charts for the current horses on the range use the mare lineage charts as a proactive way to manage genetics the use of observed heterozygosity can then be monitored periodically to ensure that it is meeting the desired level this is an example of a mare lineage chart that shows successive generations from left to right aml appropriate management level appendix c page 1 this one is a tough one as it has the potential for major impacts to the population appropriate management level aml defines carrying capacity of the horse range it is the number of horses that the land can support the aml has been recalculated a number of times throughout the years it is a range of numbers from high to low the aml has changed through the past years as a result of recalculations the upper limit is the maximum number of wild horses the lower number is the number that allows the population to grow to the upper limit over a 4 5 year period without any interim gathers so essentially you manage for the low end when it gets to the high end you have a gather 2009 herd management area plan 90 120 horses 2016 recalculation 98 121 horses current ea recalculation 108 121 horses concerns the current population of the pryors is just over 200 what will the ten year plan look like as the population is moved to the low end of aml the blm has set a target goal of 150 with an initial gather of 56 this is a high number and could have a negative impact on genetic diversity and social structure recommendations don t rush to aml define a cautious approach to meet the low end objective determine the need for multiple small gathers to reach the target number of 150 using population numbers at the time of the gather gather plan alternatives the blm has presented four gather plans which are presented starting on page 13 each plan has an objective to balance color sex ratios and age structures each plan would remove horses with any genetic defects or closely inbred individuals alternative 1 continue existing management with rmp plan amendment selections would be based on a colonial spanish matrix which was last used in 2009 alternative 2 blm proposed action after making the initial removal determinations i e genetic considerations horses would be randomly removed alternative 3 lineage based decisions selective removal criteria would be used with actual lineage data alternative 4 continues existing management no rmp plan amendment no action alternative the appendices show the lists of horses that would be slated for removal under the various alternatives these lists show the impact of each plan appendix e alternative 1 selective removal criteria p 1 3 appendix f alternative 2 horse gather removal list p 1 5 appendix g alternative 3 2023 2024 horse gather removal p 1 9 table 2 alternative 3 horses p 10 24 recommendations alternative 1 is not recommended as it uses scoring based on horses in 2009 this plan would remove all descendants of any horse not scoring high in the rating matrix at that time and could drastically reduce the genetic diversity in the herd alternative 2 is not recommended due to a more rapid potential decline of genetic diversity p 53 it is the blm proposed action with this statement alternative 2 most closely aligns with management guidance in the blm handbook this is another example where standardized practice could replace a specialized plan alternative 3 is our preferred alternative and with revisions could serve as a valuable specialized plan for the pryor horses these are the main concerns of this alternative as written the ambiguous criteria for selection decisions the information in appendix g shows an inconsistent use of the selection criteria for example greta is considered a non responder and would be slated for removal as would five of her seven offspring on the other hand feldspar who has the highest current number of offspring on the range only has three of eight slated for removal feldspar has not been identified as a non responder and she herself will remain on the range in addition the information in this section has many errors which brings into question to the validity of the section the mustang center is willing to work with the blm officials to further develop a clearly defined selection procedure for alternative 3 using lineage charts and other parent offspring relationships 5 28 2023 it has been a month since the end of the comment period for this environmental assessment at this point the bureau of land management has not issued any updates regarding the ea published in management series on march 23 2023 at 7 41 pm comments 6 older entries newer entries august 2026 m t w t f s s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 oct get notified of updates by email subscribe to pryor wild categories dryhead horses journal management series misc news mountain horses pzp uncategorized archives august 2026 october 2025 may 2025 march 2024 february 2024 august 2023 may 2023 march 2023 july 2021 november 2020 october 2020 december 2018 april 2018 february 2018 november 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