SAND WASH BASIN — Robin Wadhams reviews the list of wild horses that still need to be darted this summer before she sets up for target practice. Each mare has a name: Angel, Bisbee, Calamity, Dust ...

Colorado could take a more proactive and permanent role in managing the wild horse herds that roam the Western Slope under a bill in the state legislature. Advocates hope House Bill 1283 will make the ...

Colorado does not have a wild horse problem as a recent Denver Post headline states. The real issue lies with the meat industry’s grip on our public lands. The federal government authorizes ranchers ...

State and federal leaders in Colorado are trying out a new approach. A series of new state laws comes with an aim of elevating the state’s role in managing the 1,400 wild horses within its borders.

* * * About 1,400 wild horses roam the BLM’s four herd management areas in western Colorado — more than the approximately 800 mustangs the federal agency estimates would make for a sustainable ...