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Recent Posts
- Alpine Wild Horses: Cease and Desist and Moratorium suggested on 9/24/24
- WHOA Updates its Mission Statement as Required due to continuous Unequal Protection of a Political class of Wild Horse Advocates under the law.
- NM State’s Wild Horses Are Legally Protected since 2007 and are therefore subject to the NM Animal Cruelty Law and the NM Fence Out Law as upheld by the NM Appellate Court.
- The False-Alarm-Ordinance to BAN Watering or Feeding, TARGETING “Wild Horses” in Sandoval County NM — It is not law, it is not on the books, and is fraudulently worse.
- Opposition to Sandoval County NM Proposed Ordinance to Ban Feeding or Watering of Wild Horses in Placitas to “improve road safety”. “Cattle” Guards for Safety are prevalent across NM and US, but NONE in Placitas.
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Category Archives: Placitas Wild Horses
Horses Horses Horses –It’s time for some of the Facts!
With less than 500[1] wild horses remaining on all New Mexico’s federal lands, down from over 7,500 in 1974[2], and with an average of only 71 abandoned  horses/yr[3] estrayed across the entire state of New Mexico over the last 6 years, … Continue reading
Posted in Horse Slaughter, Placitas Wild Horses, Press Releases
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WHOA and DOT provide signage for the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Corridor in Placitas, NM
WHOA has worked with the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NM DOT) to provide needed Wildlife Corridor Signage for the mountain community of Placitas, NM. Among the wildlife to watch out for (at night especially) are mountain lions, bears, deer, bobcats, … Continue reading
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Tagged wildlife corridor signage DOT
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WHOA 2011 Newsletter
WHOA Newsletter Sep 2011 Finalized[1]
Posted in Loop Rd / NE Corridor, Newsletters, Placitas Wild Horses
Tagged Albuquerque Journal, BLM, Fencing, Loop Rd, Monero Mustangs, New Mexico, Placitas, Placitas Wild Horses, San Felipe, Sandoval County, Signage, Survey, Survey Results, WHOA Community Survey, Wild Horses
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“Horses on the Loose†The Real Story
The State of NM rightfully filed a charge of criminal trespass against the “perpetrator” (see below) for criminal trespass on posted private property and release of “the Placitas 8”. However, in the January 2012 issue the Sandoval County Signpost chose to … Continue reading
V is for Vendetta: The Albuquerque Journal’s Vendetta Against the Wild Horses
The Albuquerque Journal has now printed, over the past two weeks, six opinion pieces denigrating Governor Richardson’s proposed 12,000 acre expansion of Cerrillos State Park and creation of a wild horse sanctuary. Four of the opinion pieces masqueraded as news articles, with one … Continue reading
Posted in Cerrillos State Park Wild Horse Sanctuary, Placitas Wild Horses, Wild Horse Ecotourism
Tagged Albuquerque Journal, Diane Denish, Governor Richardson, John Arthur Smith, Sanctuary, Susanna Martinez, Thomas J. Cole, Wild Horse State Park
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Sandoval County Gives Up on Loop Rd….(sort of and at least for now)
Sandoval County (NM) has passed a resolution that states: “NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SANDOVAL COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT CURRENT SANDOVAL COUNTY POLICY DOES NOT ADVOCATE THE DEVELOPMENT OR PLANNING OF A NORTHEAST ROADWAY CORRIDOR CONNECTING … Continue reading
Posted in Loop Rd / NE Corridor, Placitas Wild Horses
Tagged BLM, Loop Rd, New Mexico, Placitas, Placitas Wild Horses, Salazar, Sandoval County, Wild Horse State Park, Wildlife Corridor
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Wild Horses are Livestock? County Backs Down
Sandoval County Planning Departement recently proposed changes to the County’s Ordinances which included a new definition of livestock that would have resulted in the Placitas Wild Horses being defined as livestock, and thus being at immediate risk of capture and removal. As has been the norm, … Continue reading
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Tagged New Mexico, Placitas, Placitas Wild Horses, Slaughter Czar, Wild Horse State Park
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Meeting with Governor Richardson
The Committee to Promote New Mexico’s Wild Horse Parks had an opportunity to make a presentation to Governor Richardson, and it went very well. We are hopeful and optimistic for the Wild Horses of New Mexico! Here’s out presentation: Committee for NM … Continue reading
Posted in Cerrillos State Park Wild Horse Sanctuary, Placitas Wild Horses, Wild Horse Ecotourism
Tagged Cerrillos State Park, Ecotourism, Governor Richardson, New Mexico, Placitas, Placitas Wild Horses, Sanctuary, Sandoval County, Wild Horse State Park
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Committee to Promote New Mexico’s Wild Horse Parks
Governor Richardson recently anounced in Washington, DC his intention to establish a Wild Horse State Park in New Mexico. WHOA is much appreciative of his announcement and has aligned itself with several other New Mexico horse advocates in order to urge this project … Continue reading
Posted in Cerrillos State Park Wild Horse Sanctuary, Placitas Wild Horses, Wild Horse Ecotourism
Tagged BLM, Cerrillos State Park, Ecotourism, Governor Richardson, New Mexico, Placitas Wild Horses, Sandoval County, Wild Horse State Park
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Breaking News: Sandoval County Removes Loop Road from Planning Map – State Legislators “Happy”
More: BLM RMP Update Dear Wildlife and Open Spaces Supporters, Statements made on official audio tape[1], by Michael Springfield, Director of Development for Sandoval County , at the Planning and Zoning Meeting on September 24, 2009, assert that the North … Continue reading
Posted in Loop Rd / NE Corridor, Placitas Wild Horses, Press Releases
Tagged BLM, Loop Rd, New Mexico, Placitas, Placitas Wild Horses, Sandoval County, Wild Horse State Park, Wildlife Corridor
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