Giving Hearts Day is a 24-hour fundraising event that takes place annually on the second Thursday of February in North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota.  Its sole purpose is to support local charities and nonprofits within those communities.

CHWHA has raised $5,000 in matching funds! We need your help to maximize this matching donation!

Every $10 donation counts toward our Giving Hearts Day goal! 

To have your donation count SPECIFICALLY for Giving Hearts Day, you must make your donation on the Giving Hearts Day website here: https://app.givingheartsday.org/#/charity/1669

EARLY GIVING IS NOW OPEN!!!

Donations can be made NOW through February 12th!

You can also mail your Giving Hearts Day donation to us with a check or money order.  Those donations MUST be received by 2/12/2026 to count toward our Giving Hearts Day goal.  Please make sure you write for Giving Hearts Day in the memo section.  You can mail your check or money order to us at:

Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates
P.O. Box 3562
Dickinson, ND  58602

Have you signed up for our 2nd annual Wild Horse & Burro Virtual Summit?!

Experts and advocacy leaders are once again joining us to discuss wild horses & burros, public lands, and what you can do to help! The dates for the summit this year are 1/3-2/1/2026! You can view the entire schedule and sign up here: https://chwha.org/2026-wild-horse-summit/ This event is FREE but we do require you to sign up for the presentations you wish to attend.

Our goal is to educate as many people as possible to help wild horse advocates on different topics that may come up as we continue to fight for the freedom of America’s wild horses & burros in 2026.

In case you missed our first summit, the videos from the summit have been uploaded to our YouTube channel. You can watch them at your leisure here: https://www.youtube.com/@ChasingHorsesWildHorseAd-vj8hm

Have you heard? The wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park are on their way to getting federal protection! Senator John Hoeven introduced S1377 – The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act. We are grateful to Senator Hoeven for introducing this legislation. We do believe that the legislation needs to be amended. CHWHA is working with our partners to get the legislation amended so that the BEST piece of legislation that actually protects these historic wild horses is what is in the final legislation.

There is A LOT of work to do to get this passed. CHWHA has already invested 2 years in this process! Please consider making a tax deductible donation to help support our advocacy work for these iconic wild horses!

Donations can be made by clicking the image to the right or by clicking here: https://secure.everyaction.com/pIMNkwr21021HO0xWm0UOg2

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Thank you for your continued support!


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The Latest from Our Blog

  • Updates for this week 12/22/2025

    Hello and Happy Monday! This is a much shorter week, but it promises to be busy nonetheless! First, we want to say THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our matching fund last week!  We had a Secret Santa who offered to match any donations we received last week, up to $1,000!  With your help,

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  • What a week! What a year!

    “Thanks again for your hopeful, optimistic thinking about all this. You are a remarkable advocate for many of the same causes as me, and I admire and respect your stamina, persistence, gracious fair-mindedness, and diplomacy in continuing to try and work through a cumbersome and unresponsive system.” ~ Steve Martens Hello and Happy Friday to everyone!

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  • Update on S1377

    Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! I personally had a very long and passionate phone call with Senator Hoeven’s office today.  S1377 – The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act DID pass the Energy & Natural Resources Committee yesterday, for which we are very thankful.  The version of the legislation that passed went

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  • Today’s Hearing

    Hello again! As you know, TODAY, the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee voted on S1377 – The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act.  S1377 was voted on and passed along with a bulk of other bills “As Amended/If Amended.”  There was no discussion in the committee that explained any amendments to S1377,

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  • Updates for the week 1/20/2026

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! We hope that you have been taking advantage of the vast knowledge being shared in our 2nd Annual Wild Horse & Burro Virtual Summit!  We had more great presentations this past weekend and more planned this weekend starting this Friday (1/23)!  You can view the current schedule and sign

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  • Updates for the week 1/12/2026

    Hello and Happy Monday!  Have you participated in our 2nd Annual Wild Horse & Burro Virtual Summit?  We have had AMAZING presentations from 11 different speakers so far!  We have 8 more for you this coming weekend, beginning on Friday!  You can view the entire schedule and sign up for the presentations you want to

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  • This & That – A few end of the week updates

    Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! Just a reminder that TOMORROW – Friday (1/9/2026) our 2nd Annual Wild Horse & Burro Virtual Summit continues!  Most presentations take place on Saturday & Sunday, but we do have a few on Fridays and Mondays! Have you signed up for the awesome speakers we have lined up this

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  • Updates for this week 1/5/2026

    Hello and Happy Monday! This is the week that we all officially go back to reality!  The holidays are over and it’s time to get back to the grindstone! We have meetings with some of our partners to discuss strategies as we continue to work on getting our amendments added to The Theodore Roosevelt National

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  • A Look Back at 2025

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! This is it!  Today, we say goodbye to 2025! It seemed to be a quieter year for us here at Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates.  We were actually busier than ever! Even before the park announced that they were abandoning their plans to eliminate the ENTIRE herd of wild horses from

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  • Updates for this week 12/29/2026

    Hello and Happy Monday! It’s another short week!  It will still be a busy one for us! We will be meeting with some of our partners this week to discuss next steps as we continue our work to get S1377, The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act, amended so that it gives these

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  • 2026 Virtual Summit Registration is OPEN!!!

    Hello and Happy Friday! We hope everyone enjoyed a GREAT holiday this week! As promised, we have been working on the website for our 2nd Annual Wild Horse & Burro Virtual Summit!  We are continuing to add signup links!  We are also waiting for day/time confirmations from several other people, so the website will be

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  • Guest Blog: Kuntz Nokota Ranch Update

    Today we have a special guest blog with an update from our friends at Kunta Nokota Ranch! You can stay up-to-date by following them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090066303428 There are also EXCITING things brewing on the Nokota Experience Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584249419262 Be sure to like and follow BOTH pages for exciting updates! Chasing Horses Wild Horse

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  • Hearing #2 for S1377 is TODAY!

    “Celebrate how far you’ve come, and believe in how far you can go.”— Unknown Hello and Happy Wednesday! TODAY is the day!  The 2nd committee hearing for S1377 is happening at 9:30 am Eastern time!  You can watch the hearing live on the committee website: https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2025/12/business-meeting-to-consider-pending-legislation We got a phone call from Senator Hoeven’s office

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  • Hearing #2 – S1377

    “You’ve done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.” ~ Ralph Marston Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! HOW EXCITING!!!!  TOMORROW – S1377 will have its second hearing!  The Energy & Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee

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  • Stressed

    “You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.”~ Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! I have said before that I wished as we moved along the last few years in our fight to save the historic herd of horses that call Theodore

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  • URGENT!!! It’s GO time!

    Hello again! We just received notification that THIS Wednesday – December 17, 2025, the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on National Parks will be hearing testimony on our bill S1377 – The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act! HOW EXCITING!!!! This hearing will be different from the last.  The BIG difference

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  • Secret Santa

    Hello and Happy Sunday! We have some exciting news to share! An Anonymous Donor has offered to donate UP TO $1,000 to Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates!  The donor stated that they would match DOLLAR for DOLLAR every donation we receive through 12/19/2025 up to $1,000!!! That means your $5 donation AUTOMATICALLY becomes $10 –

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  • It’s National Day of the Horse!

    Hello and Happy Saturday!  NOT just ANY Saturday!  TODAY is National Day of the Horse!  A day set aside to honor the incredible contributions horses have made to our nation’s history, culture, and spirit. This year, this day is even more special to us here at Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates as we are working

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  • The CHWHA Story (so far)

    “On Friday, in lieu of the week’s news, I’ll dive into Part 2 of this story – the grassroots movement unleashed by Chasing Wild Horses that rallied wild horse advocates, tribal nations, state legislators, business leaders, and a governor who became Interior Secretary. It’s a story about what’s possible when regular people decide something matters

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  • You are AWESOME!!!

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! I had to do a double take to make sure I had the right day!  It has been a LONG week already – and it’s ONLY Wednesday!! We just heard back from American Wild Horse Conservation and their final numbers for the Action Alert was 6,654!  Our Chasing Horses Wild Horse

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  • Hearing #1 S1377

    Hello again! Did you have the chance to watch the hearing today for S1377 – The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act?  If you missed it, you can still view the video here: https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2025/12/national-park-subcommittee-to-receive-testimony-on-pending-legislation The video should be moved to this website at a later time: https://www.congress.gov/ If you fast forward to 1:05:30

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  • TODAY is the day!

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! THANK YOU to everyone who took time to speak up for the wild horses that call Theodore Roosevelt National Park home as we begin our journey through the federal legislation process! Over 3,000 emails have been sent from our site to members of the Subcommittee on National Parks!  We

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  • The Next 24 Hours

    “All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.”~ Martha Graham Hello and Happy Monday! Are you ready? THIS is our moment! Our roller coaster ride is about to begin! TOMORROW, the Senate Energy & Natural Resources

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  • Updates for this Week – 12/7/2025

    Hello and Happy Sunday! Last week was a busy one and this week will start off busy again! As you know, our journey to FINALLY get federal protection for the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park has officially begun!  The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on National Parks will meet THIS TUESDAY

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  • Civic Duty

    “Silence isn’t neutral—it’s betrayal. When politicians, community leaders, and ordinary citizens ignore, allow, or cheer on lies, they aren’t just complicit. They’re worse than the liars themselves. Stand up. Speak out.”~ George Stamatis Hello and Happy Saturday to everyone! THANK YOU to the over 1800 people (so far) who have taken a moment to take action

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  • S1377 Federal Legislation – =>WE ARE HERE<=

    “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”~ Martin Luther King Jr. Hello and Happy Friday to everyone! THANK YOU to the over 1300 of you who have taken a moment to take action and let the Senators on the Energy & Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on National Parks

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  • Moving Right Along…S1377 Federal Legislation

    Hello again! It’s been a very busy day! In case you missed our blog earlier today, The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act is moving right along through the federal legislation process! THANK YOU to the 700 of you who took the time to take our one click Call to Action TODAY!!! CHWHA

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  • IT’S TIME – The TRNP Wild Horses NEED Your Voice!!!

    Hello and Happy Thursday! We have been talking A LOT about federal legislation for the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  We promised you that there would be a Call to Action when the time was right. THE TIME IS RIGHT – NOW! THIS TUESDAY – 12/9/2025 – S1377 – The Theodore Roosevelt National

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  • THANK YOU!

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! We wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our Giving Tuesday fundraising campaign! We are about halfway to our goal of $5,000! We will be accepting donations for this campaign through this FRIDAY 12/5/2025!  We are hoping that you can make a tax-deductible donation

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  • It’s Giving Tuesday!

    Thanksgiving Black Friday Small Business Saturday Cyber Monday Cyber Week And now Giving Tuesday I know, it has been a long week already!  Today is important. TODAY is the day that nonprofits like ours get their moment. We need your help!  Our work to protect the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park is at

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  • Tomorrow

    TOMORROW is Tuesday! Not just another Tuesday – it is Giving Tuesday! We hope that we can count on your support to help us meet our Giving Tuesday goal of $5,000. Our work for the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park is not over!  The goal of CHWHA has always been to work for

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  • Updates for this week 11/30/2025

    Hello and Happy Sunday to everyone!  We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! Mother Nature has laid a fresh blanket of snow here in Southwestern North Dakota!  We have a lot happening this week, so we wanted to share some updates with you! Things are coming together for our 2nd annual Wild Horse and

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  • Updates for This Week

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! We have a few updates for the week for you! Now that Congress is back in session, we are currently working on gathering materials to start lobbying Congress for S1377 – The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act!  How exciting!!!!  As you know, this herd is NOT

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  • Updates for this Week

    Hello and Happy Tuesday! We hope you are having a great week! We have a few notes for you for this week: Have you checked out our social media pages?  We have been posting about a different TRNP wild horse every day.  You can follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/ChasingHorsesWHA and on Instagram @chasinghorseswha We

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  • Updates for this week

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! The government shutdown looks like it is coming to a close.  We have reached out to Senator Hoeven’s office to see if they still think it is possible for there to be a vote on the Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act in 2025.  We have also been speaking

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  • Updates for this week

    Hello and Happy Wednesday to everyone! We are continuing to work on the amendments we would like to see for The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act. We have more meetings with members of Congress and should have an update for you soon on the amendments we are asking for.  As the government

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  • Updates for this week

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! Thank you to everyone for the positive feedback on our Federal Legislation blog series last week.  If you missed them, you can find them on the homepage of our website at www.chwha.org Many of you have asked and yes, we will have a condensed version of the amendments we would like

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  • Federal Legislation – last part

    Hello and Happy Friday! As promised, we will be finishing up our series on Federal Protection.  At a later date, we will share our version of what we would like to see amended and passed.  We will also have a Call to Action surrounding this coming soon, so please make sure you subscribe to our

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  • Federal Legislation – Part 4

    Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone!  We are continuing our conversation about the proposed federal legislation for the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  This is the 4th blog in this series.  The previous blogs in this series can be found on the homepage of our website at www.chwha.org Today, we are going to

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  • Federal Legislation – Part 3

    Hello and Happy Tuesday! We are continuing our conversation on the proposed federal legislation for the Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild horses.  This is the 3rd blog in this series.  As we stated in our previous blogs, the legislation, as it is currently written, does not protect the unique herd of wild horses that call

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  • A few notes for this week

    Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! First, we want to say THANK YOU to everyone who helped make our Fall Online Silent auction a HUGE success!  We raised $2,300!  We are trying to raise enough money to participate in Giving Hearts Day in February of 2026.  This requires us to have at least $3,000 in

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  • Federal Legislation – Part 2

    Hello again!  We are continuing our conversation on the Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act.  The next few blog posts will go over our concerns about the legislation as it is currently written and amendments we are hoping the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will consider.  We are continuing to communicate

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  • Grateful, Thankful & Blessed

    Hello and Happy Thursday! We shared this on our social media pages, but we also wanted to share this with all of you here too. We are honored to have been featured in Magnate View Magazine as one of the Top 5 Pioneering Leaders Shaping the Future in 2025.  We are honored and wanted to

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  • Federal Legislation: The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horse Protection Act

    Hello!  As we have said, it seems like it has been more of a quiet year.  Our advocacy has taken the role of one-on-one conversations with Secretary Burgum’s office, members of Congress, including Senator Hoeven’s office as well as the new TRNP Superintendent Rachel Daniels.  As you know, earlier this year, Senator Hoeven introduced The

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  • This week’s updates

    Hello and Happy Thursday! We have just a few reminders for you! This Sunday(10/12/2025) at 6 am Mountain Time our fall online silent auction begins! We will once again be participating in Giving Hearts Day February 12, 2026.  This is our largest fundraiser of the year.  We are preparing for that now and part of

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  • A Quick Update

    Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! I know it has been pretty quiet here.  Thank you to everyone who has continued to check in on me with my pneumonia diagnosis.  The reason for the seemingly long battle is that I was actually misdiagnosed!  I was actually having an allergic reaction to new medication.  It’s been

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  • Luna

    Hello and Happy Monday to everyone!  If you are celebrating in the US, we hope you are enjoying the last bits of your Labor Day weekend! We do want to take a moment to update you on one of the horses in the park.  2023 Filly Luna who was born to Mare Little Gray and

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  • What’s Next?

    “At the end of each day, as you prepare for the next, take an inventory of your life, your thoughts and where you’re headed.”~ Richie Norton Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! As promised, we have some updates to share on what we are working on and the future direction of Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates.

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  • The Devil’s Garden wild horses need your help!

    Hello and Happy Thursday! We mentioned earlier this week that we would have a NEW Action item for you. The Devil’s Garden wild horses need your help! Please read our friend Mary’s words below and take a moment to take our one click action and send emails to California Governor Gavin Newsom and California Senators

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  • The Department of the Interior’s Response

    Hello and Happy Monday! If you remember, back in May, we had a meeting with the Department of the Interior that included Associate Deputy Secretary Karen Budd-Falen and NPS Regional Director Bert Frost.  We discussed several of our concerns with Karen and she promised to bring our concerns to Secretary Burgum and get back to

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  • Happy Sunday!

    “Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.”  ~ Parker Palmer  Hello and Happy Sunday! I apologize for the silence, but I did what most of you emailed and said to me – I took some

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  • Keep Moving Forward

    “This is the moment to speak up about things you care about. You are going to see voices increasingly start talking about the same things. THIS is literally how it works – how you get political change. People who are unhappy with the system speak up about it.  Politicians hear that – ESPECIALLY the ones

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  • Starting the week off with some GOOD news!

    Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! Mare Dolly is the featured horse in today’s blog.  Dolly was born in 2006 and is still living wild and free in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, ND.  Dolly is an iconic mare in this herd and is a fan favorite for sure! We are starting the week

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  • TRNP and Wyoming Updates/NEW CTA

    Hello again!  Earlier today I shared a quote by Mel Robbins.  I want to share the rest of that quote with you here: “All it takes is one person to do the right thing and if it bothers you enough, THAT PERSON IS YOU! Something can always be done.  You CAN make a difference. And,

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  • Please speak up for the Muddy Creek Wild Horses!!

    Please help support our critical advocacy work! Click our logo below to make your tax deductible donation to Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates.

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  • Weekend Request      

         Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! As we in the US are getting ready to spend the weekend celebrating the birth of our country, we are asking that you make sure that we have your name on our petition for the Checkerboard wild horses.  If we have your name, please take some time this

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  • Welcome Superintendent Daniels

    “I’m not crazy about your position on “X” but man, don’t you agree on “Y”.  Let’s work on that for a while. That I think is where you start seeing hope. When people actually meet and get to know each other and they work on a common endeavor then what Lincoln called those better angels

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  • Come Together

    “I’m not crazy about your position on “X” but man, don’t you agree on “Y”.  Let’s work on that for a while. That I think is where you start seeing hope. When people actually meet and get to know each other and they work on a common endeavor then what Lincoln called those better angels

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  • How are you doing?

    Hello and happy Thursday to everyone! I wanted to take a moment and simply ask – How are you doing? I hear from many of you via email and I know many of you are not happy with many things happening in our world today, no matter what your political affiliation is.  For me personally,

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  • CALL TO ACTION – PLEASE HELP WYOMING’S WILD HORSES!

    “That better story of America is alive and well.  It is in the hearts and minds of people everywhere.  If we are willing to attach ourselves to that better story in our own individual lives, in our communities, in our business, our law firms, universities, in our places of worship, then I think the good

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  • The East Side Bachelors – Part 5 – Stallion Maverick

    Hello and Happy Sunday! Happy STALLION SUNDAY that is! Today we are going to finish our update and story from the last of the 4 East Side Bachelors.  Meet 2014 Stallion Maverick.  Maverick was born to Mare Lightening and Stallion Satellite.  Another TRNP handsome stallion for sure! Maverick started his journey as a band stallion

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  • Things will never be the same

    “A horse does not ask for permission to be wild—its soul is born free.” ~ Unknown Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! I was with a client this morning enjoying the scene of some of the TRNP wild horses enjoying the morning as the day began.  They were lying in the grass; some were grazing and

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  • The East Side Bachelors – Part 4 – Stallion Remington

    Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! Today we are continuing our East Side Bachelor’s series with the handsome stallion pictured in this blog. 2014 Stallion Remington was born to Mare Little Brother’s Girl.  The late Stallion Blaze has been his presumed sire BUT as he has grown, and really looks more like the late Stallion

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  • New Beginnings

    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis Hello and Happy Friday to everyone! Today, we wanted to share some details from a very exciting meeting we had yesterday.  When we had our meeting with the Department of the Interior a few

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  • This week’s updates…

    Hello and Happy Wednesday to everyone! It is that crazy-busy time of the year for all of us! We have some updates on our advocacy work that we wanted to share with you! We promise to get back to the East Side Bachelor’s story in the next day or so.  Thank you to everyone who

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  • The East Side Bachelors – Part 3 – Stallion Flash

    Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! Today we are going to continue with our East Side Bachelor’s Series.  Today we will be highlighting the handsome stallion you see featured in this blog – 2014 Stallion Flash! Flash was born in 2014 to Mare Domino and the late Stallion Blaze.  He was the last of the

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  • The East Side Bachelors – Part 2 – Stallion Gunner

    Hello and Happy Saturday to everyone! As promised, we are continuing with our East Side Bachelor’s story and today we are starting with 2014 Stallion Gunner. You can read the first blog in this series here: https://chwha.org/2025/06/04/the-east-side-bachelors/ Gunner was born in 2014 to Mare Papoose and the late, great, Stallion Mystery.  When we met Gunner

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  • Call to Action: Coloring Campaign!

    “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are” ~ Theodore Roosevelt Hello and Happy Friday to everyone! We shared a Facebook live this morning talking about a NEW campaign we have launched! You can view our Facebook live here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16bBpNPfWA/ A few months ago, a wonderful woman named Linda contacted me asking if

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  • URGENT CALL TO ACTION: FY 2026 Interior Budget Concerns!

    Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! We are going to momentarily veer from our new blog series to discuss something EXTREMELY important with regards to our wild horse and burros! You will remember that in January of this year we held a virtual summit with the goal to empower everyone to speak up for our

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  • The East Side Bachelors

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! First, I want to say THANK YOU to all of you for your warm thoughts and prayers for me and my mom.  My mom is doing great and is expected to recover at least 90% if not make a full recovery. I am now on my 3rd dose of meds to

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  • Friday’s Meeting Clarification

    Hello and Happy Saturday! We posted a blog about a meeting we had yesterday.  We have received several emails, and we want to give some clarification on this meeting.  If you missed our blog from yesterday, you can read it here: https://chwha.org/2025/05/30/todays-meeting/ First, I want to say that we have been working on getting a

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  • Today’s Meeting

    Hello and Happy Friday to everyone! TODAY – we had a meeting with Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Karen Budd-Falen.  Also attending our meeting was NPS Regional Director Bert Frost and Matthew from the Congressional Oversight office. Karen Budd-Falen is currently directly under Secretary Burgum.  The conversation was really good, and we felt that

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  • Those Collars!

    Hello and Happy Wednesday!  We have had some people on our social media page touting how safe and necessary the tracking collars that were put on the 15 mares during the October 2024 helicopter roundup are.  We decided to make a blanket statement based on FACTS we found as we have done our own research

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  • Breaking our Silence

    Hello and Happy Thursday! I apologize for the silence this past week.  As you know, I am still recovering from pneumonia.  A week ago today, my mom suffered a stroke and she has been my main focus this past week.  She is doing better but she had a stroke – we are on the road

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  • Sad News to Share

    Hello and a not so happy Tuesday to everyone. We have some sad news to share with you today.  Last week, my husband was in the park and when he shared a video of Stallion Flax’s band that he took with me, I immediately noticed that someone was missing.  2024 Filly Ivy, the last foal

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  • URGENT TIME SENSITIVE CALL TO ACTION!

    Hello and Happy Friday! I am sure all of you remember that during the wild horse helicopter roundup in Theodore Roosevelt National Park last October, 15 mares were fitted with GPS tracking collars.  The park claims it needs to collect this data to properly manage the horses. We have all heard about the negative impacts

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  • Can you help us?

    “The only mistake you can make is not asking for help.”~  Sandeep Jauhar Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! We are working on our next blog series that will talk about what’s next for Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates.  It will go over our humble beginning and also highlight some of what we have accomplished,

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  • GonaCon Recap

    Hello and Happy Tuesday! Thank you to everyone for letting us know that you found our series on GonaCon educational and informative.  We appreciate the feedback.  Once again, for your own reference, we do recommend watching the following videos: We had a Horse Talk with Dr. Dan Baker in 2023 – this is an extremely

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  • GonaCon and the TRNP herd – part 6

    Hello and Happy Monday! Today we have the last blog in this series. As a reminder, we are asking everyone to take time to do your own research. We have some great starting points for you: You can learn more about GonaCon on our website: https://chwha.org/gonacon/We had a Horse Talk with Dr. Dan Baker in

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  • GonaCon and the TRNP herd – part 5

    Hello and Happy Friday! I wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all of you for your well wishes. I am starting to feel better so we will be more regular in our posting here and on social media. We do ask that as we continue this series on GonaCon that you

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  • GonaCon and the TRNP herd – part 4

    We do ask that as we continue this series on GonaCon that you check out the following working links: You can learn more about GonaCon on our website: https://chwha.org/gonacon/We had a Horse Talk with Dr. Dan Baker in 2023 – this is an extremely insightful talk: https://youtu.be/kdLHvgVmIuw  In January, Ginger Fedak spoke at our virtual summit

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  • Exciting News!!!

    Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! Today has been a quiet day for us.  I have been feeling under the weather for the last week.  Those feelings were heightened over the weekend.  A trip to urgent care diagnosed me with pneumonia.  I spent yesterday and today giving my body some much needed rest.  The meds

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  • GonaCon and the TRNP herd – part 3

    “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” ~ Albert Einstein As a reminder, we are asking everyone to please make sure you educate yourself – don’t just take our word for things.  Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates continues to bring in experts to help us

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  • GonaCon and the TRNP herd – part 2

    “Atticus, you must be wrong…”“How’s that?”“Well, most folks seem to think they’re right and you’re wrong…”“They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions,” said Atticus, “but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.” ~  Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird As promised,

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  • GonaCon and the TRNP herd – part 1

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! We wanted to start a series talking about GonaCon.  This is the preferred method of birth control that Theodore Roosevelt National Park uses on the wild horses that call the park home. I want to start by saying, as many of you have pointed out, that no, there is no mention

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  • A Moment to Pause

    “Pause and remember – If you just keep moving forward, everything you need will show up for you at the perfect time.” ~ Jennifer Young Hello and Happy Thursday! Today we have something different for you.  Earlier this week, I took a day to just sit with some of these iconic horses that we are

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  • Four

    Hello and Happy Monday! We mentioned yesterday that there have been 4 foals born into the Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild horse herd.  Mare Patience and Stallion Flax had a colt that was given the name “Legend” Mare TeePee and Stallion Teton had a filly the same day that was given the name “Sable” Mare

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  • Call to Action S1377

    “The power of the people is greater than the people in power.”~  Senator Cory Booker Hello and Happy Thursday! Have you come out of the surreal feeling from yesterday that the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park are on their way to FINALLY getting federal protection?!  In case you missed it, we talked about

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  • S1377: The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act

    “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”~  Margaret Mead Hello and Hap – Hap – HAPPY Wednesday to everyone! If you have not heard the news yet – Senator John Hoeven introduced legislation today calling for federal protection for the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park!!!!  The Theodore Roosevelt National

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  • A Few Updates

    “At present there is much work to do to build a new movement for public land.  I’d venture that most Americans still don’t know or understand the issues.  The don’t even know they own the land.” ~ Christopher Ketchum, This Land Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! Locals North Dakota new stations are covering the

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  • Can you help…Have you seen this?

    “Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” ~ John Lewis Hello

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  • Meet Ivy!

    Hello and Happy Thursday! This is Ivy – the NEWEST member of the TRNP herd.  She was born in December to Mare Bess and Stallion Flax.  WHAT A CUTIE! Ivy is ONE OF FIVE female horses in this herd that HAS NOT received a dose of GonaCon!  1 OF 5!! But don’t worry!  We started

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  • What now?

    Hello and Happy Wednesday to everyone! Thank you to everyone who sent emails sharing their excitement about SCR 4006 making its FINAL pass through the 2025 North Dakota legislative session!  That’s right – in case you did not hear, SCR 4006, the resolution that puts the state of North Dakota on record requesting federal protection

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  • The FINAL vote on SCR 4006

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! Have you heard the news?! After spending 3 days watching live video of the North Dakota House floor, I am excited to announce that SCR 4006 passed the North Dakota House TODAY in a full floor vote! What does that mean?  It means that with your help, SCR 4006

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  • SCR 4006 – YOU ARE HERE ->

    Hello and Happy Friday to everyone! Yesterday was an exciting day!  If you did not hear, the North Dakota House Agriculture Committee gave a “DO PASS” to SCR 4006 – a resolution asking for federal protection for the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. What does that mean? What does ANY of this mean?

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  • We need your help      

       Hello and Happy Wednesday! We need your help! The wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park need your help! This week, the North Dakota House Agriculture Committee will hear testimony on SCR 4006.  This is a resolution that Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates drafted and had introduced this legislative session with our state legislators

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  • Call to Action – SCR 4006

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! As you know, North Dakota Senate Concurrent Resolution – SCR 4006 UNANIMOUSLY passed the North Dakota Senate last month.  Now, it is time to get this to pass the North Dakota House! The North Dakota House Agriculture Committee will hear testimony on SCR 4006 this THURSDAY – MARCH 20TH

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  • Last Chance!

    TODAY is the last day of our first online silent auction!  What you need to know:Bids can be placed through 8 pm MOUNTAIN TIME TODAY – March 17, 2025 on our auction website here: https://chwha.betterworld.org/auctions/2025-chwha-spring-auction “Popcorn bidding” is enabled!  This means that the system will automatically extend the bidding time on an item by another

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  • It’s Time!

    Hello and Happy Friday! It’s Time! SCR 4006 has been scheduled for its committee hearing in the North Dakota House NEXT THURSDAY – March 20, 2025, at 10:45 am (central time) in front of the Agriculture Committee. This means that you can now submit your testimony!  Testimony can be submitted here: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-hearings/bh4006.html?bill_year=2025&bill_number=4006 IF you already

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  • TODAY is the day!

    Our online silent auction is now OPEN!  There are over 100 items waiting for your bid!  You can view all of the items and place your bid on our auction website here: https://chwha.betterworld.org/auctions/2025-chwha-spring-auction YES!  You can still add items to our auction, if you have something you would like to donate!  You can donate your

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  • SCR 4006 update

    Hello and Happy Saturday! It has not been listed on the North Dakota legislative website yet, but we talked with our legislators yesterday and the committee hearing for SCR 4006 in the North Dakota House should be on Thursday, March 20, 2025.  We will update you on the time as soon as that is confirmed. 

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  • A few reminders…

    Hello and Happy Friday! We have a short and sweet blog today with a couple of reminders! First, as we celebrated Wild Horse Protection Day/Wild Horse Annie’s Birthday and other calendar days – we gave a list of active Calls to Action you can do to help support wild horses and burros everywhere.  You can

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  • The Fabric of Community

    Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! We have some fun and exciting news to share today!  Keeping wild horses in general and the Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild horses specifically, in the news these days is a challenge!  There does not seem to be a shortage of daily news! We shared with you over the

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  • Happy Birthday Annie!

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! Today is a special day – it is Velma Johnson – aka Wild Horse Annie’s birthday! There are many great books that have been written about this amazing woman.  As you read the books, you will see that she was a normal person – just like you and me.  In fact,

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  • Good News and other updates!

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! I thought we would start with some GOOD NEWS today! Yesterday, American Wild Horse Conservation announced that a federal court just ruled in favor of their lawsuit, and overturned the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Adoption Incentive Program (AIP)!  This is something that AWHC worked hard on for years

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  • National Horse Protection Day

    “Strong people stand up for themselves, but stronger people stand up for others.”~ Suzy Kassem Hello and Happy Saturday! As we all start our Saturday, the divide in our country continues to grow.  Some of you woke up very proud to be an American this morning, while others are far from feeling the same pride. 

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  • News to Share!

    Hello and Happy Friday! As we mentioned earlier this week, there is A LOT happening that we have not been able to publicly talk about – but we promised when we could, we would.  Today I am so happy to talk about something that has been being worked on for YEARS now! This one is

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  • Hurry Up & Wait!

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! There is a lot happening at Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates and A LOT of “hurry up and wait” also happening!  Hurry up and wait is my least favorite thing to do! While we are in this waiting time, there are things that you can be doing to help

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  • SCR 4006 and other updates

    Hello and Happy Friday to everyone! We wanted to take a break from the legislative talk to let you know a few ways you can help! As you know, SCR 4006 passed the ND Senate.  It will now move over to the ND House for a hearing in front of the Agriculture Committee.  That committee

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  • Legislative Recap – part 3

    Hello and Happy Thursday! Now that we have talked about SCR 4006, we thought we would talk about Senate Bill SB 2331. This bill was drafted for us by Holly Bice from Bice Policy Group, who has been hired by CHWHA to head of our Government Relations team.  Holly is amazing at writing legislation!  Once

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  • Legislative Recap – part 2

    Hello and Happy Wednesday to everyone! We wanted to let everyone know that we just uploaded a video that explains SCR 4006 in more detail and also shares video from the ND Senate legislative sessions.  I apologize for the video, there was no easy way to grab the video from the website, so I recorded

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  • Legislative Recap Part 1

    Hello and Happy Monday! It has been a busy couple of weeks and a lot has happened.  Many of you have asked questions and we want to take some time to both explain things further and answer some of the questions we have received regarding the current state legislation.     First, I want to go

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  • Silencing the Stampede

    Hello again! As you know, our friend Mary has been fighting for the Devil’s Garden wild horses. Mary did a talk about this herd at our virtual summit. You can watch the video of her presentation here: https://youtu.be/x6NZdafWef0 We also have an open petition that we will be sending to Governor Newsom next week. If

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  • 155.9%

    “Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return.”– Ralph Marston Hello and Happy Friday to everyone!  Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone who celebrates!! Today we have to say a HUGE THANK YOU to each and every one of you who helped

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  • Giving Hearts Day is here!

    Hello and Happy Thursday! TODAY is the day!  Giving Hearts Day is here!! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and we hope we can count on your support! We have raised $5,000 in matching funds which means that every $1 you donate through MIDNIGHT TODAY (2/13/2024) is AUTOMATICALLY DOUBLED!  Every donation of $10

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  • SB 2331 & SCR 4006 Update from the ND Senate Chamber

    “If you are not in the arena getting your ass kicked on occasion, I am not interested in or open to your feedback. There are a million cheap seats in the world today filled with people who will never be brave with their own lives, but will spend every ounce of energy they have hurling

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  • 4006 & 2331 Updates

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! We just have a quick update for you. SCR 4006 was on the calendar for a vote today, but they ran out of time, so it got pushed to tomorrow.  SB 2331 is also on the calendar for tomorrow.  The ND Senate DID vote to approve the amended version

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  • Updates from the Capitol

    Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! We were back at the Capitol and also on the phone today talking to Senators trying to get support for SB 2331. We also have a few updates! SCR 4006 DID NOT get voted on today.  The Senate ran out of time.  It will be up for a vote

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  • Down to the wire

    Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! We spent the weekend emailing and calling all of our North Dakota senators. Today we will spend the afternoon at the ND Capitol trying to get in front of as many of them as possible with one last plea for them to vote yes on SB 2331 AND SCR

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  • The Countdown to 24

    Hello again! There are 47 senators in the 2025 ND Legislature.  We ONLY need 24 of them to vote “YES” to SB 2331! Thank you to our North Dakota followers who have contacted their legislators!  It is really all of you who will be ablet to help the most right now!  ND residents can use

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  • Our work continues

    “It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your

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  • SB 2331 UPDATE

    “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hello everyone! Thank you to everyone who did decided to put their concerns about the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park into action this week!  Special thanks to those of you who found a few

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  • Updates from the Capitol

    Hello and Happy Friday to everyone! I wanted to share some updates both from testimony for SCR 4006 yesterday and a request and what to expect today. Yesterday the Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony for SCR 4006.  180 of you took time to submit written testimony ALL in favor of passing SCR 4006.

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  • THIS IS IT!

    Hello and Happy Thursday! We are packing up and heading to Bismarck today to give in person testimony for SCR 4006.  This is the resolution that asks our federal legislators to help secure federal protection for the wild horses that call Theodore Roosevelt National Park home.  We have talked to the media in different aspects

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  • $37,500,000.00!!!

    For years many of us, especially the last 3 years, have been trying to quantify the value the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park bring to the state of North Dakota.  I am sure many of you have seen a post by the Facebook Group Rare Equine Breeds that talks about a formula the

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  • Call to Action: SB 2331

    Hello and Happy Wednesday to everyone! We told you that we would have a NEW Call to Action for you today, and here we are! Today, we are asking that you take a moment to send this one click email to the North Dakota Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee.  We are asking for a

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  • Mission Accomplished!!!! PART 1

    Helllloooooo again!!! Earlier this morning – less than 12 hours ago for sure, I posted a new blog with a NEW Call to Action suggested by our legislators to help get SCR 4006 passed.  We asked everyone to send an email to the committee members for SCR 4006 asking them to pass the legislation. This

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  • CALL TO ACTION: SCR 4006

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! I feel like I CANNOT say THANK YOU enough to everyone who participated in our virtual summit over the last 5 days!  It was truly incredible to be a part of this event!  We have started uploading videos to our YouTube channel.  You can view the videos that have

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  • Your Assignments for this week

    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

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  • Your Testimony

    Hello and Happy Saturday! Today I wanted to take a few moments to answer some questions about what your testimony should look like and WHY you need to testify for BOTH SB 2331 and SCR 4006. I think everyone understand SCR 4006 – it is a resolution that asks our federal legislators to get federal

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  • BREAKING NEWS: Superintendent Daniels Responds!!!

    Hello and Happy Friday! One of the things we have been working on is communicating with the park with the hopes of having them compromise with the public regarding the current management practices in the park.  Specifically: Those F***ing collars we all hate so much!  We KNOW from  the March 2024 report that these collars

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  • It’s Time to Testify!!

    Hello and Happy Friday! We just received news that both pieces of our legislation have been scheduled! As a reminder, we did a Horse Talk that explains how to testify: https://youtu.be/mhO34CyU4hQ SCR 4006 – the resolution asking for federal protection for the herd of wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park will go before the

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  • OH-NO!

    “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” ~ Barack Obama Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! Are you ready for our virtual summit?! I can’t believe it starts TODAY!!!! Ou8r virtual summit:

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  • This is GREAT!

    Hello and Happy Wednesday everyone! In case you missed it, we announced on social media yesterday that our resolution was OFFICALLY introduced into the 2025 ND Legislative Session!  SCR 4006 is a resolution that asks: “That the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly urges Congress to enact legislation establishing federal protections for the wild horse herd of Theodore

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  • Another week in the books!

    “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt Hello and Happy Saturday! We made it through another week!  This week was a little easier now that our legislation was given a number!  SB 2331 has officially been filed!  Our resolution also came out of legal counsel!  It will be introduced on Monday!  We

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  • **A Legacy of Love and Nokota Horses: Remembering Uncle Leo**

    Hello and Happy Friday to everyone! Today we have a special guest blog from our friend Christa Ruppert from Kuntz Nokota Ranch.  Yesterday, one of our local news stations featured her dad, Frank Kuntz, as “Someone You Should Know” we encourage you to check out the story here: https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/frank-kuntz-keeper-of-the-nokota-horse/ There are hints of Christa’s uncle

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  • SENATE BILL NO. 2331

    Hello again! I didn’t think we would have this information until tomorrow – but SURPRISE! Senate Bill No 2331 was officially introduced today! You can read the updated legislation here: There will also be a resolution coming soon!  Resolutions have a later due date, so we have time for that. This bill already has bipartisan

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  • Summit Schedule

    “Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! Hopefully you are staying warm in your area of the world!  I spoke to friends and relatives

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  • The week ahead…

    Hello and Happy Sunday to everyone! Hopefully you are staying warm in your part of the world!  Our current “feels like” temperature is -22 this morning!  We are coming into another very busy week!  We have a ton of meetings again this week and a very long “to-do” list!  As you know, our main focus

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  • Senate Confirmation Hearings

    I was listening closely today to the Senate Confirmation Hearings for Secretary of the Interior nominee: Governor Doug Burgum.  At the very end – there it was!!! Senator Hoeven: “As you know I passed legislation to keep horses in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  I am a horse fan; you and your wife are horse

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  • Connecting with Congresswoman Fedorchak’s Office

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! We made it to the middle of another crazy week! Our busyness continues!  We were at the North Dakota Capitol building yesterday.  We arrived at just the right time to be able to meet with ND House Majority Leader, Mike Lefor.  We also met with Senator Josh Boschee.  Both men have

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  • Can you join us?

    By now we are sure you have heard all about our virtual summit: Putting the “A” in Advocacy –  Arming Yourself with Knowledge to Effectively Advocate in 2025 Virtual Summit that will take place January 30th – February 3, 2025! One of the best parts about this event? IT IS FREE!!!! We now have 34 different speakers

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  • TODAY is THE Day!

    Hello and Happy Monday! TODAY is THE Day!  Giving Hearts Day early giving is officially open! We have raised just under $5,000 so far in matching funds!  TODAY we can officially start receiving donations to match those funds! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we hope we can count on your support

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  • Because of you…

    “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”~ Jane Goodall I heard a snippet of a conversation on tv last week that talked about how to be happier

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  • Legislative update

    Hello and Happy Saturday! We hope everyone had a great week! Ours was busy, as usual, as we continue to raise awareness about our legislation and work with our legislators to finalize our bill for this session.  The deadline for submitting legislation in the ND Senate is 1/27/25.  The deadline for submitting legislation in the

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  • Virtual Summit UPDATE!

    Hello and Happy Friday! Late night post – it was a day!!! Who am I kidding!  IT WAS A WEEK!!! I will have a recap of the events of the week tomorrow! I wanted to let you know that you can start signing up for some of the speakers we have in the virtual summit:

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  • Keep Doing What You’re Doing!

    “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”~ Sam Levenson Hello and Happy Thursday! It has been a very interesting week, to say the least! The National Park Service seems to have an issue with some state legislation being introduced during the 2025 North Dakota Legislative Session! => INSERT SHOCKED FACE HERE <=

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  • Mid-week updates     

    Hello and Happy Wednesday to everyone! The first full week of 2025 is proving to be just that – FULL! We have been on the run all week with meetings and that schedule continues through the end of the week!  We will have some updates this weekend, so be sure to check back! The North

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  • Ongoing Communications with TRNP

    “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” – Peter Drucker Hello and Happy Sunday! As promised, we are back with a new blog to talk about our current communications with Theodore Roosevelt National Park management.  To recap – we met with THREE different superintendents at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in 2024: Superintendent

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  • This week’s meetings

    “To get through the hardest journey, we need to take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.” ~ Chinese Proverb Hello and Happy Saturday!  What a week this has been! As we mentioned in our blog yesterday, we had a great meeting with Senator Hoeven’s office yesterday.  We spent about a

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  • 30!

    “There’s a plan in everything, kid, and I love it when a plan comes together.” ~ Col. John ‘Hannibal’ Smith (From the “A” Team TV Series) Hello and Happy Friday! FINALLY!  IT IS FRIDAY!! I feel very much like 2024 Colt Casey in this photo after the business of the last 2 weeks with holidays

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  • Inight into the Legislative Process

    “My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused.”~ Ashton Eaton Hello and Happy Thursday! Hopefully everyone is recovering from 2 wacky holiday weeks!  As you know we are working on state legislation for the 2025 North Dakota Legislative Session that starts on TUESDAY! In 2023 when we worked on

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  • Ohana

    “Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten” ~ Lilo and stitch Hello and Happy New Year to everyone! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season!  Is everyone ready to get back to work Thursday?! I want to start by saying THANK YOU to each and every one of you for all

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  • Bye Bye 2024!

    Hello and Happy New Year’s Eve to everyone! As we come to the end of an incredible year, we wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU for all of your help and support this year! Together, we accomplished so much!  WE STOPPED THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’S PLANS TO ELIMINATE THE ENTIRE HERD OF

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  • Meetings, meetings and more meetings!

    “In the tapestry of time, each generation adds its own vibrant color.”~ Author Unknown Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! We hope you had a great weekend while we gear up for another wacky week with a holiday right smack in the middle! I took this photo of the late, great, Stallion Singlefoot in 2017. 

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  • 4 DAYS!

    Hello and Happy Friday to everyone!  We hope you had a wonderful holiday! We have 4 days left until this year comes to a close.  We are still about $5,000 short of our 2024 fundraising goal.  We are hoping you can help us reach that goal before the clock strikes MIDNIGHT on 12/31/2024! We have

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  • Yes, Virginia: There is a Santa Claus

    “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there

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  • Holly Jolly Merry Everything!

    Hello and Merry Christmas to you and yours! We wanted to take a moment to thank you this holiday season for your generosity and all of the support you have given Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates in 2024!  2025 promises to be just as busy as ever!  The North Dakota Legislative Session begins January 7th

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  • The Most Popular Living Things in ND!

    “The wild horses inside the park are the most popular living things in our state, including every politician, every coach, every sports team. They’ve got a following like none other. Maybe the NDSU Bison have a similar following. Horses are well supported.” ~ former ND Governor Doug Burgum, to KX News December 2024 Hello and

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  • A few reminders

    Hello and Happy Friday to everyone! We wanted to take a moment to remind you that we have a few active Calls to Action.  We know it is a busy time of the year, but our wild horses still need our voices!  Please take a moment to do the following actions below.  Better yet!   As

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  • Don’t Forget!

    “Learn from the past, but don’t live there. Build on what you know so that you don’t repeat mistakes.” ~ Harvey Mackay Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! It is time for us to start wrapping up 2024 as we set goals for 2025.  What a year 2024 was! Together we accomplished so much!  Notably:

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  • Wild Beauty

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! Thank you to everyone for sharing their excitement about our virtual summit – Putting the “A” in advocacy – Arming Yourself with Knowledge to Effectively Advocate in 2025 Virtual Educational Summit January 31st – February 3, 2025 Just a reminder – this entire event will be FREE!!  Our goal is

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  • A HUGE Announcement!!

    “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Meade Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! That quote by Margaret Meade has been something that I feel our organization has been honored to realize over the last couple of years. 

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  • More Troubles for the Devil’s Garden Wild Horses

    Hello and Happy Sunday! As many of you know, the Devil’s Garden wild horse round up is over for this year. There is still a very real threat to these wild horses! Our friend Mary has written today’s blog which includes a couple of ways that you can speak up and take action for this

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  • Celebrating National Day of the Horse

    “We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Hello and

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  • Checking in…

    Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our online silent auction this past weekend!  We raised $2,117!  This money will go towards our Giving Hearts Day Matching Fund. Giving Hearts Day is February 13, 2025!  This is our biggest fundraiser of the year!  We have added information about Giving

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  • DEVIL’S GARDEN ROUNDUP CONCLUDES

    Hello and Happy Monday! Our friend Mary is back with a guest blog about the Devil’s Garden roundup. The roundup concluded on 11/30/2024. See Mary’s blog below. We DID speak with Representative Ted Lieu last week. We are hoping to work with his office to help the remaining Devil’s Garden wild horses. Please stay tuned

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  • Time to Say Goodbye

    “I came to understand that… while happiness is an emotion that is a result of something, gratitude is a choice. You can choose to be grateful. You can build it into your routine, and your organizations, and your companies,” “There’s so many things in the world that you can’t control. You can’t control the weather,

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  • Meeting Superintendent Daniels

    Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! We had our meeting with the new Theodore Roosevelt National Park interim Superintendent Daniels.  She will be at Theodore Roosevelt National Park for not more than 120 days.  She did say that we may have another interim superintendent before the park finds a permanent replacement. We welcomed her to

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  • THANK YOU!!

    “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”~ John F. Kennedy Hello and Happy Wednesday! THANK YOU!!! We appreciate each and every one of you who helped make our Giving Tuesday a HUGE success! We raised $4,000 in matching funds before Giving Tuesday and we used

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  • It’s Giving Tuesday!

    Hello and Happy Tuesday!  Not just ANY Tuesday – GIVING TUESDAY! Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates hopes that you will take a moment on this day of giving to support our critical advocacy work as we continue our Fight for the Spirit of the Badlands! Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates is the only organization fighting

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  • This week

    Hello and Happy Monday! We have another busy week this week! Our final silent auction of the year started yesterday!  Have you checked out the amazing items we have in this auction?  You can view the items in the auction, and place your bid here: http://chwha.betterworld.org/auctions/2024-winter-silent-auction?_gl=1%2Ajr3uqm%2A_gcl_au%2AODIwOTE4MzI0LjE3MjU2NDc1NDguMTY4MjU5Mjk0LjE3MzMxNTM5OTYuMTczMzE1NDQzNg..%2AFPAU%2AODIwOTE4MzI0LjE3MjU2NDc1NDguNzA4NjExMjIwLjE3MzA2ODE3NzEuMTczMDY4MTc3MA.. The auction runs through 8 pm Mountain Time on

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  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Hello and Happy Thanksgiving! We wanted to take a moment to let you know how thankful we are to each and every one of you for your continued support for the proper management of the wild horses that call Theodore Roosevelt National Park home.  We have put in A TON of hard work over the

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  • Those collars!

    Hello and Happy Wednesday to everyone! We wanted to give a quick update.  We have a meeting set up with the new interim superintendent next week.  One of the things we continue to work on is getting these collars of the 15 horses that the park placed on them during the October 2024 round-up.  Superintendent

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  • There is a New Sheriff in Town

    Hello again!  We didn’t talk about this too much before because we were waiting for our NEW interim superintendent to arrive.  She’s here! When we met with Deputy Director Lands, he told us that he had reached out to NPS Regional Director, Bert Frost, and told him that he needed him to send THE BEST

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  • Washington DC Update #2 – Call to Action

    Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! We hope you had a great weekend! As promised, we have more to share from Washington, DC.  We have listed below all the offices we contacted while we were in Washington DC a few weeks ago.  We have also listed all the contacts by state.  We made it to

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  • Can you help us meet our Giving Tuesday goal?

    Giving Tuesday is fast approaching!  Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates (CHWHA) has secured $4,000 in matching funds.  This means that this Giving Tuesday every $1 donated to us, up to $4,000, will automatically be DOUBLED!! Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates has been leading the fight to save the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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  • We Need Your Help!

    Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! In our quest to be as transparent as possible with our followers, we have to be honest, we need your help! While we ARE making progress in our quest for the proper management of the wild horses that call Theodore Roosevelt National Park home, staying on top of day-to-day

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  • Mid-week updates

    Hello and Happy Wednesday to everyone! We know it has been quiet here – that is because it is really busy at the moment! Our North Dakota state legislation is in the hands of the legislative council now!  They have had some questions, and we have a meeting with one of our legislators to go

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  • DC Recap Part 1

    “You must be the change you want to see in the world.”~ Mahatma Gandhi Hello and Happy Saturday! We left Washington DC early yesterday morning.  We spent 2 jam packed days lobbying Congress for wild horses everywhere and also having meetings with several offices including Senator John Hoeven and The National Park Service (NPS) Office. 

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  • What It All Means – Part 6

    Hello and Happy Thursday! TODAY is the day! We have meeting with Senator Hoeven AND The National Park Service here in Washington DC! We will share updates on our meetings in the next few days! We are going to spend the next few days talking in detail about GonaCon.  We believe that giving the park

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  • What It All Means – Part 5

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! The October 2024 roundup of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild horses is over.  The park issued their reports that we have not been able to decipher because we do not know which numbers correlates to which horse.  We were able to put together our own list of numbers based on

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  • What It All Means – Part 4

    Hello and Happy Tuesday!  The October 2024 roundup of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild horses is over.  The park issued their reports that we have not been able to decipher because we do not know which numbers correlates to which horse.  We were able to put together our own list of numbers based on

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  • What It All Means – part 3

    “Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” —Paul J. Meyer Hello and Happy Monday!  The October 2024 roundup of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild horses is over.  The park issued their reports that we have not been able to decipher because

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  • What It All Means – part 2

    Hello and Happy Sunday!  The October 2024 roundup of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild horses is over.  The park issued their reports that we have not been able to decipher because we do not know which numbers correlates to which horse.  We have received a list of numbers and have added numbers to the

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  • What It All Means – part 1

    Hello!  The October 2024 roundup of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild horses is over.  The park issued their reports that we have not been able to decipher because we do not know which numbers correlates to which horse.  We have received a list of numbers and have added numbers to the horses we know

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  • Updates from a very busy week!

    “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” —Stephen King Hello and Happy Friday to everyone! This week has been INSANE!  I managed to breathe my way through it though!  There is still so much to get done to be ready to leave for Washington DC

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  • BE the Magic!

    “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hello and Happy Thursday! I just received confirmation that we WILL have a meeting with the National Park

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  • Calling all “Wild Horse Advocates”

    “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hello and Happy Wednesday! It has been an insanely busy week already and it doesn’t look like it is getting any easier!  I have a few different things to share so please take the time

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  • Devil’s Garden Update

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! We have a short update for you on the Devil’s Garden roundup. Our friend Mary spent a few days witnessing the Devil’s Garden roundup last week. She has provided the report below. We will be speaking with members of Congress about this herd when we are in Washington DC

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  • And…We Are OFF!!!!

    “The middle is messy but it’s also where the magic happens.”~ Brene Brown Hello and Happy Sunday!  I am not sure if we are in the “middle” exactly!  We are NOT quite at the beginning, and the end is still a ways away –  but things ARE brewing for sure! Last week, Holly and I

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  • What Do We Want?

    Hello and Happy Friday!  I get asked a lot – what exactly we want with regards to the management of the wild horses that call Theodore Roosevelt National Park home. There also seem to be A LOT of misconceptions on what we believe/think/feel or what we are working for.  While some of these things seemed

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  • Bringing together BOTH sides of the fence?

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! “Unaddressed behavior is condoned behavior.”~ Doug Haig We spent a lot of time last week talking about the view from our side of the fence for the TRNP roundup of our wild horses that happened October 13-16, 2024.  While we KNEW this roundup was unnecessary, we now have PROOF from Theodore

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  • “Population genomics provide insight into ancestral relationships and diversity of the feral horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park”

    “[Chorus]Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lieLie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie” ~ Simon & Garfunkel “The Boxer” As I was looking up those lyrics, to make sure I had all the “lies” correct, the following interpretation of this portion of the song

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  • Oh Circus!

    Hello and Happy Sunday to everyone! I have been sifting through the reports the park has given us and not surprisingly, I have more questions than answers.  Theodore Roosevelt National Park owes us THEIR key for the birth order ID.  It should not be a puzzle and guessing game for us to KNOW with certainty

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  • The CYA Report is Here

    Well folks….the CYA (Cover Your Ass) report is FINALLY here.  You can read it for yourself on the park’s website: https://www.nps.gov/thro/learn/nature/feral-horses.htm The park CONVIENTLY gave us a list of ALL of the 179 horses that were brought in during their helicopter roundup.  This list includes who got those lovely collars, who got hand injected with

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  • The Truth, PLEASE

    Hello and Happy Thursday! Throughout this process, we have caught Theodore Roosevelt National Park in a series of lies.  All that we, the tax-paying public, are asking, is that they be truthful with us.  Is that too much to ask? Read on and we believe you will be able to answer that for yourself by

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  • The View from This Side of the Fence…Episode 4

    “This is a blatant attempt at gaslighting under the guise of transparency.  There’s only the lies and deception of those tasked with protecting the wild animals of this park.” ~ Brielle (as commented on TRNP’s Facebook page 10/18/2024) A very long week is FINALLY over and as promised, I wanted to recap the gravity of

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  • The View from This Side of the Fence…Episode 3

    “This is a blatant attempt at gaslighting under the guise of transparency.  There’s only the lies and deception of those tasked with protecting the wild animals of this park.” ~ Brielle (as commented on TRNP’s Facebook page 10/18/2024) A very long week is FINALLY over and as promised, I wanted to recap the gravity of

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  • The View from This Side of the Fence…Episode 2

    “This is a blatant attempt at gaslighting under the guise of transparency.  There’s only the lies and deception of those tasked with protecting the wild animals of this park.” ~ Brielle (as commented on TRNP’s Facebook page 10/18/2024) Hello and Happy Monday.  A very long week is FINALLY over and as promised, I wanted to

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  • The View from This Side of the Fence…Episode 1

    “This is a blatant attempt at gaslighting under the guise of transparency.  There’s only the lies and deception of those tasked with protecting the wild animals of this park.” ~ Brielle (as commented on TRNP’s Facebook page 10/18/2024) Hello and Happy Sunday.  A very long week is FINALLY over and as promised, I wanted to

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  • A Hellish End to a Hellish Week!!!

    Today I worked on a series of posts that outline the gravity of the roundup that happened to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild horses this week. I was going to start that series this evening, and then as my husband and I were leaving our shop in Medora, we got a message from a

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  • What a week…

    This has been a very hideous week for our TRNP wild horses and for all of us as advocates.  I will apologize in advance if my “Chicago” roots show up in this post.  If you are easily offended by colorful language, here is your warning to cover your ears.  Full disclosure…. I personally was not

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  • ACTIONS Speak Louder Than Words – CALL TO ACTION

    “Our lives begin to end when we become silent about the things that matter.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Are you mad, upset, infuriated about the actions of Theodore Roosevelt National Park this week and the heinous actions they took against our wild horses?   We have said it before, and we will say

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  • October 15 TRNP Wild Horse Roundup Recap     

    Well folks…it is almost over.  We still have no answers BUT Hopefully we will have some tomorrow.  Our lawyers sent this letter to the park today: We continue to seek the advice of our legal team and will continue to do so.  CHWHA will not simply “tolerate” the park’s behavior, and we will always exercise

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  • October 14 TRNP Wild Horse Roundup Update

    I want to start today’s blog with a definition: in·teg·ri·ty [inˈteɡrədē] noun “he is known to be a man of integrity” Wild horse roundups continued at TRNP today.  More horses were brought in including 2001 Mare Snips Gray along with her band stallion Banty and some of the other bachelors that hang out with them. 

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  • October 13 Roundup Recap

    Hello and Happy Monday! I am sorry for not posting yesterday, but it was a very long day. We did add videos to our social media pages.  We are back out there today and will be joined by our friend Frank Kuntz, who has DECADES of experience dealing with Theodore Roosevelt National Park and their

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  • ACTION ALERT: Devil’s Garden Wild Horses

    Hello and Happy Saturday! Thank you again to everyone for all of your hard work over the last two weeks for the mountains we moved for the Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild horses! There were A LOT of people and organizations that pulled together and stepped in The Arena with us! We are very grateful

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  • What Does It All Mean?

    “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can  change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead Hello and Happy Friday! For those of you paying attention – I am starting this blog in the same place the last one left off. What happened tonight? A small group of thoughtful, committed citizens changed the outcome for the Theodore Roosevelt National

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  • Roundup Update and a NEW Call to Action!

    Hello and Happy Thursday! I know many of you are wondering so I will start with the roundup that was SUPPOSED to start TODAY (10/10/2024). The helicopters did NOT go up over the SOUTH Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park TODAY.  The park mentioned on their Facebook page last night that they wrapped up the

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  • TRNP’s “Livestock Management Plan”

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! It has been a very long day, and A LOT has transpired!  One of the MANY things we did today in our fight for this herd was start the day by sending an email to our state and federal legislators literally giving an 11th hour plea for their help and clearly

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  • The 11th Hour

    “Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.” ― Mahatma Gandhi I can’t start with my usual Happy Wednesday blog opening.  There is not a lot to be happy about as we are in the 11th hour.  The helicopters are scheduled to fly over the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt

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  • What’s Wrong With GonaCon?

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! I know many of you are all still reeling from the shock of Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s latest attempts to eliminate the wild horses from the boundaries of their park.  If you look back at our blogs and social media posts since April, we kept stating that THIS would

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  • USFS Ramps up for Devil’s Garden Wild Horse Roundup

    Speak Up at Motorized Vehicle Hearing Hello again! I have mentioned many times that we have built up quite an alliance of people that have continually helped us in different ways as we continue to fight for the TRNP wild horses. The Devil’s Garden wild horses in the Modoc National Forest are the heart herd

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  • Look who is STILL in The Arena with us!

    Hello and Happy Sunday! Last week, I could NOT have asked for the stars to align more perfectly than they did! North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum just so happened to be in the same place I was and there was no way I was going to miss an opportunity to speak with him!  I have

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  • Dedication & Determination

    “Years from now, this moment will have passed. And our children and our grandchildren will look in our eyes and ask us:Where were you when the stakes were so high?They will ask us, what was it like?And we will tell them.  We will tell them, not just how we felt.We will tell them what we did.”~

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  • Compromise

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! What a whirlwind of a day this has been! It actually feels like it was AT LEAST 2 days rolled into 1! The day was filled with meeting with reporters and a 1-1/2 hour meeting with Interim Park Superintendent Nancy Finley and Chief of Resource Management Blake McCann.  A LOT happened

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  • Late night GOOD news to share!

    Hello and Happy late Tuesday night! We have a quick update for you. We are literally doing everything we can to save this historic herd of wild horses.  We are starting to see the fruits of our hard work! Tonight, we attended the Medora City Council meeting.  We went there asking that they pass a

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  • 1978 – What a Year! Part 2

    Ready for some more Fun Facts from 1978? On Prince’s debut album, For You, released in 1978, he wrote, arranged, composed, produced, and performed the album all by himself at twenty years old. Star Wars broke the US Weekend Box Office record twice, first on the 11th weekend of its initial 1977 run and then again on the first

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  • What’s at stake…

    Hello and Happy Monday! Did everyone survive the Verizon outage?  My phone just got out of SOS mode!  How did we ever survive without all this technology?! It has been an extremely busy couple of days.  There is a TON we are working on, but I want to share what I can with you today. 

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  • 1978 – What a Year!

    Grab your coffee, tea, water – whatever comfort drink you choose.  Let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we? The year is 1978! Jimmy Carter was our president. (BTW: he just turned 100 years old!!! Happy Birthday President Carter!!) Cost of a new home was $62,500.00 Median Household Income was $15,064.00 Did you know that

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  • What About….

    Hello again!  I have been getting a lot of questions lately: What about Boomer? Will they REALLY take Dolly out of the park? I know we all want to know who is safe and who is not.  The truth is: NONE of these horses are safe.  Every one of them can be removed. Here is

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  • Another way to help

    Hello and Happy Sunday! I have to first say THANK YOU to all of you!  You guys are really pretty incredible! So many of you have come through with research you have done, facts to share and contacts that can help us save this herd in less than 2 weeks! Please keep digging!  Please –

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  • Just the Facts    

    Hello again! One last post for today… We put together a fact sheet that can be used as talking points and also so that there is a better understanding of the gravity of what the park is proposing with the current plans they announced yesterday. A downloadable copy of this fact sheet is also on

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  • Call to Action

    Hello again! So…the park has shown us their hand.  Now what?! Well… Second verse same as the first, right?! We have all learned a lot over the last few years and more than that, we learned what worked and what didn’t.  Now it is time to apply everything we learned that worked into Fighting for

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  • Back in the Arena

    Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech “Citizenship in a Republic” on April 23, 1910, at the Sorbonne in Paris, France.  This is the passage that made this speech famous: The Man in the Arena “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer

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  • Underhanded

    Un·der·hand·ed /ˌəndərˈhandəd/ adjective Hello and a not so happy Friday to everyone. As you know, we met with the park about a month ago to discuss how we could work together on the management of the wild horses that call Theodore Roosevelt National Park home.  They said at that time that they wanted to hear

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  • A Much Needed Break!

    Hello and Happy Wednesday to everyone! My husband and I FINALLY did it!  Last week, we did our best to carve out some time and actually got away for the week!  It was the first vacation we took in 2 years!  It was great to see some friends and family and also some of the

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  • News to Share

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! A few weeks ago, we shared a summary of our meeting with Interim Superintendent Finley and Chief of Resource Management Blake McCann.  During that meeting, we were told that we were welcome to share our ideas for the future management of this herd with them.  Shortly after that meeting,

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  • Current Happenings!

    Hello and Happy Monday to everyone! We know it has been a little quiet here lately.  There is a lot of work being done on legislation for the ND legislative session that will begin in January of 2025.  We will be sitting down with our legislators in a few weeks with the first draft of

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  • Weekend Campaign!

    Hello and Happy Saturday to everyone! In case you missed it this week, the Medora City Council unanimously passed a resolution requesting that a genetically viable herd of wild horses remain in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  THANK YOU to KX News for covering the story: https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/medora-city-council-passes-wild-horse-resolution/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&fbclid=IwY2xjawFJz2RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXpE4Xe0R_hWngi85PnC9aMX_XF8q0ujMOSDejQXbHt4lUJ57GKMcVdY0A_aem_Rz9BAIGjPlyubtWfSHrzMw Last month, the Billings County Commission passed a similar

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  • Resolution No. 2024-15

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! We have a late update for you! TONIGHT, the Medora City Council UNANIMOUSLY passed Resolution No 2024-15 asking that a genetically viable and healthy herd of wild horses remain in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  This is something we have been working on with them for a few months now

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  • Extra Postcards

    Hello and Happy Saturday to everyone! THANK YOU to all of you who participated in this Call-to-Action postcard campaign!  It has been great to see so much enthusiasm around this!  We will be looking at doing something similar again. So please stay tuned!  For those of you who tuned in late for this one, we

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  • Postcard CTA Direction – Week #3

    Hello and Happy Monday! Did you get all of your postcards mailed out last week?  If you haven’t quite finished last week’s post cards – no worries! Please make sure you work on last week and then move on to this week’s contacts. It has been fun seeing all of the excitement around this!  Don’t

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  • Meeting Day

    Hello and Happy Friday to everyone! We had our meeting with Theodore Roosevelt National Park today.  As promised, I will share what was discussed. First, I had to apologize to acting Superintendent Finley.  Last week when Regional Director Bert Frost was in town, they emailed me to try to set up a meeting.  I found

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  • A Meeting

    Hello again! We are happy to announce that we have a meeting with Theodore Roosevelt National Park acting Superintendent Nancy Finley. As we represent each one of you, we are asking – what questions or concerns do you want us to bring to the table?  You can comment on this post, you can comment on

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  • Updates and Stuff

    Hello and Happy Wednesday!  We have a few updates for you: Week #2 postcards – THANK YOU to everyone who let us know there were 2 repeats on the list from the week before.  If you sent them again, no worries, it doesn’t hurt.  If you didn’t send yours already, Mark Amodei and Michael Cloud

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  • Postcard CTA Direction – Week #2

    Hello and Happy Monday! Did you get all of your postcards mailed out last week?  We are hoping by now that everyone has received their postcards.  If you didn’t, please send me an email at info@chwha.org. If you haven’t quite finished last week’s post cards – no worries! Please make sure you work on last week

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  • Biting Words

    Hello and Happy Sunday! We know emotions are running high with the reported deaths of Stallions Sidekick and Guardian, especially so close to each other. We understand and agree with all of you that the National Park Service has a lot of work to do to begin to repair their relationship with the public.  We

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  • R.I.P.  Stallion Guardian

    Yes, that is right, as much as we hate to come to you with more sad news, especially on the heels of just letting you know that Stallion Sidekick passed away, we believe in being honest and transparent with our followers. Guardian was born in 2013 to Mare Sumac.  His sire is unknown.  He has

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  • R.I.P. Stallion Sidekick

    It is with a very heavy heart that we have confirmed that it was Stallion Sidekick that Theodore Roosevelt National Park reported died yesterday.  Sidekick turned 20 this year and was an amazing blue roan stallion.  He was a favorite of many and we are blessed to have so many fond memories of him.  Sidekick

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  • Postcard FAQ’s

    We are getting a lot of the same questions about the postcard blog from yesterday so I thought it would be better to address that here for everyone: Do I add both messages to all 92 cards? NO – please add one of the messages in our blog yesterday to 46 of the 92 postcards

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  • Extreme Gratitude

    And now for a bonus post… A couple of months ago, I was contacted by BisMan, Inc magazine.  They run an article every month about “Women You Should Know” I cannot fully express how humbled and truly honored I am that they chose me for one of their articles.  There was some back and forth

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  • Postcard CTA Direction – week #1

    Hello again! As we mentioned, ALL of the postcards have been mailed.  (YAY!!!!)  If you have not already received your postcards, you should be getting them any day now.  Now what? You should have received 100 postcards.  92 of them will be going to members of Congress who sit on the Appropriations Committee.  We will

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  • Consistent Pressure Constantly Applied

    Hello and Happy Tuesday! We wanted to share a press release from today with you: MEDORA, N.D – On Tuesday, August 13, Senator John Hoeven will tour Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP) with National Park Service (NPS) Midwest Regional Director Bert Frost. Hoeven is hosting Frost in the state to discuss management of the park’s wild horses

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  • Postcard Update

    Hello and Happy Friday! We just wanted to give you a quick update on our postcard campaign. Many of you have emailed us letting us know you received your postcards and are anxiously waiting for directions on what to do with them.   THANK YOU! My plan is to have these ALL mailed out this weekend. 

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  • Yesterday

    Hello and Happy Wednesday! We have a short update for you today.  Last night we attended the Medora City Council meeting.  We shared a copy of the resolution that was passed by the Billings County Commission yesterday morning with them.  The legal council for the Medora City Council will discuss this with the legal council

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  • Face to Face with Superintendent Richman

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone! Today was THE day!  The Billings County Commission met to discuss their resolution regarding the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  You will also remember that they sent a personal invitation to Superintendent Richman requesting that she attend today’s meeting. And attend she did! Everything from the horses,

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  • Alluvium’s TRNP story comes to an end

    Hello again! If you follow us on social media, you no doubt have heard that Alluvium has been removed from Theodore Roosevelt National Park. We received the following email from Superintendent Richman today: Ms Kman, An update has been posted to our website about this animal.  You can view it here: Horse Approaching Campers – Theodore

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  • A Call for Civility

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone.  Once again, I had other plans for a blog for today, but events from yesterday have caused me to once again redirect our blog. We received countless emails, PM’s and general comments on our page regarding a post by North Dakota Badlands Horse (NDBH) yesterday.  The post was filled

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  • BREAKING NEWS FROM SENATOR HOEVEN!!!

    OUR VOICES ARE BEING HEARD!!!!! July 10, 2024                                                           ***Click for video and audio.*** HOEVEN: INTERIOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NOMINEE COMMITS TO WORK ON GENETIC DIVERSITY FOR TRNP WILD HORSES After Securing Agreement to Maintain Horses at TR National Park, Senator Continues Efforts to Ensure Healthy Herd WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate

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  • Annual Reports

    Hello and Happy Sunday to everyone! It has been a crazy couple of weeks as we race to meet a grant deadline!  I believe we will be ready to send in all of our information tomorrow!  Then, we wait! This process has been extremely eye-opening and has caused our board to discuss who we are

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  • Didn’t we just save them?

    Hello and Happy Tuesday!  I was overwhelmed with questions, comments, and supportive words after my blog post yesterday.  Thank you to everyone who reached out and THANK YOU to everyone who was able to make a donation. So…questions… Q: Didn’t we save this herd? A: No.  We stopped the process the park was engaged in

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  • A Look Back

    It is hard to believe that it has been 2 years since we started on the journey that would FINALLY give the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park a proper management plan with public input. What started in March of 2022 with the park’s “pre-scoping notice” led to the park revealing their plans to

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  • We Saved Them! Now what?!

     “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead I cannot tell you how many times I have read that quote over the last two years.  Every time we had the smallest of wins, this quote always brought tears to my

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  • Yesterday USA Radio link

    Hello and Happy Sunday to everyone! Weldon from Yesterday Radio USA sent us the file from our talk with them Thursday night.  You can download the file here: We are grateful to Walden, Patricia, and Eric for the time they gave us and for brainstorming other ways to gain support for the horses.  Every little

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  • The Global Spotlight: Let’s get LOUDER!!!

    “You get what you work for, not what you wish for.”  ~ Howard A. Tullman Hello and Happy Sunday to everyone! Hopefully you are staying warm in your part of the world!  We broke records here – it was -70 with the windchill in Dickinson North Dakota yesterday! A warm-up is on the way though! 

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  • Towner County Record Herald

    Hello again and Happy Friday! WHAT A DAY THIS HAS BEEN!!!! WHAT A WEEK THIS HAS BEEN!!!! WHAT A YEAR THIS HAS BEEN!!!!(ALREADY!) I know we are all excited about The Washington Post Op-Ed, but I wanted to also share that we have been talking to several other reporters over the last couple of weeks as

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  • The Washington Post: We can save North Dakota’s wild horses

    Hello and Happy Thursday to everyone! It is a GREAT day! TODAY the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park are featured in the online edition of The Washington Post!  You can read the article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/04/save-north-dakotas-wild-horses/ Don’t you LOVE the title? We can save North Dakota’s wild horses They are still deciding if this

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  • GonaCon

    Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone. Our advocacy for the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park started long before our organization was officially formed in 2021.  We repeatedly expressed concerns about the experimentation of GonaCon on our mares with Park officials.  When the lack of transparency the Park is well-known for continued, we started

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  • The Year in Review: 2023

    “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”~ Chinese Proverb Hello and Happy Wednesday to everyone! More importantly, Happy National Day of the Horse!  We featured 2023 Colt Auggie in this post.  As you read on, you will see why!  We keep saying that we are in the beginning of what we

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  • Daring Greatly

    A friend shared this quote from Theodore Roosevelt with me the other day.  It is one of my favorites and one I have referred back to many times throughout this process we are in.  “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the

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  • Believe

    “So I’ve been hearing this phrase y’all got over here that I ain’t too crazy about. “It’s the hope that kills you.” Y’all know that? I disagree, you know? I think it’s the lack of hope that comes and gets you. See, I believe in hope. I believe in believe. Now, where I’m from, we

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  • MHA Nation Resolution

    Hello and Happy Tuesday! Thank you to everyone who has gone to Congressman Armstrong’s Facebook page to add your comments!  Have you sent your email to Nick at his office yet?  Please see yesterday’s blog post for contact info and a sample email for you to send https://chwha.org/2023/05/01/new-call-to-action-2/ We have some exciting news to share

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  • Following SCR 4014 – One LAST Call to Action!

    Hello and HAPPY Friday! One week ago, I landed in Washington DC for what turned out to be an INCREIBLE week of advocating for our wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park AND wild horses on the western range.  I landed back home last night COMPLETELY exhausted!  I truly gave everything I had in Washington

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  • LOOK Who Stepped into the Arena TODAY!!!!

    “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead That quote has been echoing in my head since North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum held his press conference this morning! Have you seen it?  You can view the entire press

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  • SCR 4014

    We OFFICIALLY have a number! SCR 4014 A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to: Sen. Bekkedahl, Sen. Elkin, Rep. Kempenich, Sen. Kessel, Sen. Patten, Rep. Steiner! TODAY SCR 4014 was formally introduced!  We will find out soon if this will be scheduled for a hearing on February 9th or 10th.  It will be scheduled with the Energy & Natural Resources

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  • Things that keep you up at night

    No more wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park? I can’t imagine. Flax ~ Gone. Boomer ~ Gone. Circus ~ Gone. Sidekick ~ Gone. Nicols ~ Gone. I could continue down the line.  190 of them – ALL GONE! WHY? We are all asking that question, aren’t we? WHY? WHAT is Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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  • Theodore Roosevelt National Park management plans to eliminate ALL wild horses from the park!

    It always puts a wrench in my day when the park does a press release.  This morning was no different. We have been flooded with messages and emails so we decided to write what will be a VERY LONG but also EXTREMELY IMPORTANT POST!   To recap: Theodore Roosevelt National Park made an announcement in

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