Arizona’s Heber Wild Horses by MICHELLE ANDERSON • photography by MARY HAUSER


often have a close relationship with a particular mare or mares, mares also bond with one another. Sometimes this is due to family ties but other times it is by preferential choice. These bonds can last a lifetime.


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When a herd cull takes place family bands and loving bonds between horses are destroyed. This not only affects the horses that are removed but creates chaos in those horses that are left. When the bands are left torn and broken it sets many problems in motion such as compensatory reproduction. Human interference through unnatural culls obstruct na- ture’s ability to self-limit the herd.


We are expecting the Heber Wild Horse Territory management plan to include a major herd cull. At the time of this writing the U.S. Forest Service has not released their man- agement plan.


Heber Wild Horses Freedom Preservation Alliance wishes you all a safe and happy holiday season. Please follow our Facebook page at ‘Heber Wild Horses’ for the latest announce- ments and developments.


e are in the midst of the holiday season which is often a time when we reflect upon the importance of family. Many species of wildlife also have family units and wild horses are no exception. It is more than just safety in numbers, it is also about close bonds being formed between band members. While stallions


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