We have now some thrilling information from our participation on the tenth Annual EQUUS Movie & Arts Competition that was held in Sacramento, CA from Dec. 2-4.
The skies opened up and deluged many outside occasions. The snow that hit the mountains to the east of Sacramento (Tahoe, and so on.) was heavy, so Competition attendance by some people who deliberate on attending the reside Competition by driving was restricted as a result of hazardous journey situations.
We nonetheless noticed many individuals who drove in from southern California and from up north, in addition to many attendees who made early reservations and flew in. The Murieta Lodge and Spa was totally booked for the weekend as a result of two horse associated occasions: a hunter/jumper present and the EQUUS Movie Competition.
On Saturday Dec. third at 10:00 AM, William Simpson gave a TED-like speak (reside presentation) on the Guild Theater in regards to the Pure Wildfire Abatement and Forest Safety Plan (a.ok.a. ‘Wild Horse Fireplace Brigade’). That speak had the biggest viewers attendance on the Competition and lasted half-hour. The speak was adopted by a 30 min. panel dialogue (Q&A) with the viewers.
The next Board members had been in attendance:
Deb Ferns – President
Kelsey Stangebye – Vice President
Michelle Gough – Treasurer
William Simpson – Founder/Exec. Director
The viewers offered many good questions that addressed numerous facets of how and why Wild Horse Fireplace Brigade advantages wild horses and ecosystems.
The Bureau of Land Administration (BLM) despatched three representatives to the Wild Horse Fireplace Brigade speak. Their workforce chief was Amy Ruhs who was from the BLM’s Idaho state workplace.
One of many three girls from the BLM, from the Sacramento BLM workplace, had a great query:
“How would you amend the 1971 Free Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Act to permit rewilding?”
The reply:
Part 1339 of the Act presently prohibits the BLM from relocating wild horses from any Herd Administration Space (HMA) into one other non-HMA space, akin to designated vital wilderness (115 million acres out there).
By amending simply Part 1339 to state that:
The BLM is allowed to humanely relocate wild horses as household bands from areas the place they’re deemed to be in battle with business enterprises and topic to roundups, and relocate them into designated vital wilderness areas which are each economically and ecologically applicable.
An extra dialogue outlined how wild horses can presently be rewilded utilizing present legislation (Humane Switch of Extra Animals Act: H.R. 1625).
Different questions from the viewers included these involving evolution of untamed horses and native species standing, depredation by north American apex predators, and the present dire state of affairs for wild horses created by the failed Adoption Incentive Packages (‘AIP’).
This speak and Q&A session was filmed, and we hope to have that presentation on-line for viewing someday subsequent week. It’s a large video file (~40 Gigabytes).
The music video (“We Are the Wild Horses”) produced by a various collective of all volunteers round saving wild horses and introduced by Wild Horse Fireplace Brigade WON the Winnie Award (prime honor) within the class of “wild horse music movies.” “We Are the Wild Horses” premiered on the tenth Annual EQUUS Movie Fest in Sacramento, CA and was very properly acquired by the viewers and is now on-line, full size, for everybody to take pleasure in and share:
NOTE: You don’t want any account or signup – simply watch!
- On Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialWHFB/standing/1600280004083990528
- On Fb: https://www.fb.com/OfficialWHFB/posts/pfbid0ErJTsCvRPCrvq3CXpiZC51KjvZfanMpojiQZ6qN3e5X6sSQsZsfsHts3oXtDQzCHl
- On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWINUpdiomc
The varied workforce at Wild Horse Fireplace Horse Fireplace Brigade believes that music is a crucial strategy to educate others in a method that opens hearts and minds in regards to the significance of American wild horses. We have now extra good things within the pipeline that we’ll be reporting later within the month.
Your entire workforce at Wild Horse Fireplace Brigade needs everybody a fantastic vacation season!
Please go to www.wildhorsefirebrigade.org.
