UPDATE
Wildhorse Roundup
Jarita Wildhorse Territory
El Rito Ranger District
Carson National Forest
April 14, 2003
8:00 AM
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As of this morning six horses have
been captured after three full days of the Wildhorse Roundup on the Jarita
Wildhorse Territory northeast of El Rito, New Mexico.
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Horses captured include l blue
roan stallion, 1 mare with yearling, 1 roan mare, 1 young stallion, 1 mare, and
1 young black stallion.
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After three days completed on the
roundup no foals have been sited.
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Horses have been moved to a
holding pen at Ghost Ranch, and have been evaluated. The horses are in
generally good condition, but showing the effects of the winter. There have
been no injuries to the horses from the Roundup.
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Roundup plans call for capturing
up to 30 horses and will continue through April 30, 2003.
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A Media Tour is scheduled for this
morning, and media wishing to participate are asked to meet at the El Rito
Ranger District Office at 10:00 am. The tour will end at approximately 4:00 pm
and will include visit to Jarita Wildhorse Territory to view rangeland
conditions, horse traps and gathered horses at Ghost Ranch. We will also get as
close to the roundup as possible without interfering with the operation or
creating a safety problem for the horses or cowboys.
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For information on the Wildhorse
Roundup call the El Rito Ranger District at 505-581-4554, an information center
will be staffed through the weekend.