Many thanks to Scott and Lisa at the Wilkinson Public Library in Telluride for hosting the educational program about PZP and Spring Creek Basin mustangs last night.
Particular thanks to Chris, reader of this blog and Telluride resident, for your help locating a venue and working on dates and posting fliers around town! I hope we’ll have the opportunity soon to have a joint visit with the horses in the basin.
I appreciate all the people who came out on a busy and drizzly St. Patrick’s Day evening in Telluride and listened to me ramble and asked great questions about the horses and PZP. Information about the BLM scoping notice mentioned during the presentation will be available on this blog when it comes out.
Thanks also to Scott Ransom, who provided a showing of an ABC program about wild horses and the inmate training program at Canon City as well as programs that connect troubled kids and horses. (The longer version of this film is called “Wild Horse Redemption.”)
“Thanks” doesn’t begin to convey my gratitude to JT, who gave a check to NMA/CO that will effectively fund the first round of PZP for our mares. THANK YOU!
The next educational presentation about the Spring Creek Basin mustangs and the upcoming roundup and fertility control program will be held April 13 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in Durango (time to be announced).
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
SUPER! You’re becoming an old hand at this (or you soon will be). And the check for the PZP is WONDERFUL! Because of your efforts and those of others, folks in the area are coming together for Spring Creek horses. Congratulations!
Sounds like you’re keeping busy getting the word out. That’s a wonderful thing for your Spring Creek herd–to have that increased awareness of what’s going on and why.
Linda H – I don’t know about an old hand. I get amazingly nervous, and I ramble, and I don’t know what to say first, and I don’t know how to tie in all the “ends” without, you know, rambling – or seeming to. I have to thank Chris again – she kept me on track by asking some great questions that had pertinent answers (that she already knew … and knew were valuable to relate!)! I do hope to get to Farmington, too!
Linda – Increased awareness IS a great thing. I heard again from someone who has lived in the area for quite a while and never knew about the horses. None of the people in attendance knew about PZP/fertility control – which I think is better because then I don’t have to wade through the misconceptions that I’m always afraid people are going to throw up. Easier to start with a blank slate – then people’s reactions are always “this is a no-brainer! why aren’t we doing this?” 🙂