A Response from Superintendent Richman

chwildhorseadvocates

July 18, 2024

Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone!

We promised to share any response the park gave us with you and today we got one!

Superintendent Richman’s response to our email is below. We are also including our reply to her.

You can send her your own email by clicking this link: https://secure.everyaction.com/4bIr7BLQ60SHxHhJLAI_-Q2

Thank you for your support and have a great day!

Ms Kman,

You can follow this link for our recent update on the stallion and we hope to share more news soon: Horse Approaching Campers – Theodore Roosevelt National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

As shared with you before, it is not our policy to release internal documents without the requester having submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, because they may include private information about incidents or visitors, or other privileged information. You’re welcome to submit a FOIA request here: Freedom of Information Act (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

Angie Richman
Superintendent
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Medora, ND 58645
Office: 701-623-4466

Superintendent Richman ~

Thank you for your response. I have seen the press release. My questions specifically are about both the transparency that Senator Hoeven states that the park needs to have with the public. He also stated that the park needs to engage with the public with respect to the wild horses. He specifically called out Alluvium, and this situation by name.

So again I will ask, what are the park’s plans to engage with the public? And in the spirit of transparency, please provide a copy of the Categorical Exclusion (CE) you signed that called for Alluviums capture. Surely the CE does not have any private information in it.

I look forward to your response so we can let our followers know the proper procedure the park has set up for the tax paying public to weigh in on Alluvium’s fate.

As always, I would be more than happy to meet with you personally to discuss this and other concerns regarding the future management of the wild horses that call the park home.

Sincerely,

Christine Kman
Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates
www.chwha.org

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2 responses to “A Response from Superintendent Richman”

Linda Gooderham

July 19, 2024

It seems we (horses people) know and respect the wild horses and Stallion behavior. If a mare is in season and you still ride the park a bachelor could possibly react as Alluvium did… nature dictates his reaction. It seems to me his punishment is excessive. Please return him to his home. Common sense on the part of riders should be expected. thank you !

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Jana

July 25, 2024

It appears that Superintendent Richman is still staying with her same story and not offering any other update on our dear Alluvium. Poor horse! This animal doesn’t know what he did wrong and doesn’t understand why his freedom was taken from him. Let’s take Richmans freedom away from her with minimal contact with those around her. All she seems to be worried about is that she is making a name for herself. I have been watching the temperatures in Medora and he seriously needs to be able to get his mud bath or get wet to stay cool. Or go under a nice shady tree to stay cool. Run free!

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