Hello and Happy Sunday!

We hope that you are enjoying your weekend AND hopefully you are also taking part in our virtual summit!  We are down to the last TWO days!  We have heard from some incredible speakers and there are still 14 MORE presentations to experience!  You can still sign up for these!  Details and sign-up information is on our website: https://chwha.org/2025-wild-horse-summit/

We have started adding summit videos to our YouTube channel!  This will be a slow process, but you can view them on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyTpwa2Y1yUsTaJ4TU-eNw

If you subscribe to our YouTube channel, you will be notified when new videos are posted.

It will take each presentation about 3-5 hours of my time to get them onto YouTube.  Please be patient as we work to get these up as quickly as possible so that everyone can have access to this information!

Once the summit is over, or once you have watched the presentations on YouTube, please take a moment to take our survey and let us know what you thought of this year’s summit!  It only takes 2 MINUTES!  You can take the survey here:

THIS WEEK we are asking A LOT from you – but we need everyone to help us be successful in these Calls to Action: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WildHorseSummit

1. MOST IMPORTANTLY – submit your testimony for the North Dakota Legislative session IN SUPPORT of SCR 4006 and SB 2331!  We have discussed these two pieces of legislation in detail in our blogs last week: https://chwha.org/2025/01/29/this-is-great/ and https://chwha.org/2025/02/01/your-testimony/ We have also uploaded the video from our Horse Talk on HOW to testify to our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/mhO34CyU4hQ?si=fe-KloNBysAcEd5E Remember: We need you to testify IN SUPPORT of BOTH pieces!  Also – YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A RESIDENT OF NORTH DAKOTA TO TESTIFY!
   1. MANY of you have asked and YES!  You can list yourselves as being a volunteer for Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates!  REMEMBER: Nonprofits belong to the communities they serve!  If you have been advocating with us for 1 day or the 4 years we have been a nonprofit then this is as much your organization as it is ours!
2. This one is NEW – we need as many people as possible to write Letters to the Editor asking that BOTH of these pieces of legislation be passed!  This will help get the attention of the legislators and the media!  We have a timely presentation today by Jen Caudill on how to write letters to the editor!  Jen is first up today and you can sign up for her presentation here: https://secure.everyaction.com/n2XYTI9FEEGLvMXQoxcKag2  I will also upload Jen’s video to our YouTube channel today in case you miss her presentation or need a refresher!  You can submit your letters to the editor to the Bismarck Tribune here: https://bismarcktribune.com/forms/contact/letter_to_the_editor/ The Fargo Forum here: https://www.inforum.com/letters-to-the-editor-and-guest-column-guidelines The Dickinson Press here: https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/letters-to-the-editor-and-guest-column-guidelines The Jamestown Sun here: https://www.jamestownsun.com/letters-to-the-editor-and-guest-column-guidelines The Grand Forks Herald here: https://www.grandforksherald.com/letters-to-the-editor-and-guest-column-guidelines The North Dakota Monitor here: https://northdakotamonitor.com/commentary-submission-guidelines/
3. Please take a moment to do our one click action item – send an email to the National Park Service, Governor Armstrong, and our North Dakota federal legislators demanding that the collars be removed from our wild horses!  We wrote a blog about this last week: https://chwha.org/2025/01/31/breaking-news-superintendent-daniels-responds/  The park has decided the collars will NOT come off and will remain for AT LEAST 2-3 years!  You can take this one click action here: https://secure.everyaction.com/mFnS9JcvoEypRJBKdpxK_w2 You can send this email EVERY SINGLE DAY – AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE!
4. Jon Raby was appointed as the temporary Director of the BLM.  This has sparked outrage among advocates and rightfully so!  He does NOT have a friendly history with wild horses!  Take our one click action to let YOUR federal legislators know this CANNOT be a permanent appointment! Take Action Here: https://secure.everyaction.com/v8W_ytmhGUqsQ5AkCgOVXQ2

It is going to be a VERY busy week for ALL of us!  There is A LOT more happening and we will fill you in on the details as soon as we can!

Thank you for your continued support and dedication to the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and wild horses everywhere!  We hope to “see” some of you at the virtual summit today!

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