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NEWS PART THREE: All the pretty horses — Where do they go? By Cody Begaye Sun Correspondent Part 3 in a three-part series Despite the tribe’s intentions with the program, Sharron Berry, vice-president of Four Corners Pet Alliance, sees Navajo Nation horses as a valuable, untapped asset to the tribe. “The horses are a resource that can be trained [and] utilized in tourism,” Berry said. “People would pay a lot of
money for [a trained horse.]” In contra st, u ntra i ned horses are less adoptable, and face a greater likelihood of being sent to auction and eventually shipped to Mexico for slaughter. For instance, Berry said she spent four hours loading a fouryear-old horse that wasn’t halter broken onto a trailer. The horse was recently purchased near Burnham, N.M. Berry said the previous owner didn’t engage the horse in any formal
This is Luna, a horse rescued in McKinley County. Photo Credit: Sharron Berry
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training. Formal training involves multiple steps, according to Berry. When a horse is born, the owner should “imprint” with them, which entails making early contact with the foal. This is followed by putting tools like a breakaway holster and a lead rope onto the horse while it’s young. The horse has to know what the owner wants to do with it, establishing a sense of trust. The Burnham horse had little interaction with humans and was likely never placed in a small, enclosed area – another key part of formal training. Berry said untrained horses like this one are considered to be of little value in the marketplace. Meanwhile, she hopes the tribe will consider horses a valuable asset, worth fighting for. “The Navajo Nation needs to keep these horses on the rez,” Berry said. “This is their future.” When questioned about allegations of wild horses turned into the tribe are sold to kill buyers, who in turn ship them to Mexico for slaughter, the Navajo Nation Department of Agriculture reaffirmed the tribe is in contact with BIA to check the background of potential buyers. “If we were to know if someone was like that, we wouldn’t deal with them,” Navajo Nation Ranger Sgt. Randall Jim said during a Dec. 7 phone interview.
A Bowie Auction Horses Facebook post lists horses for sale, along with a slaughter ship date. Bowie is located in Bowie, TX, and declined to comment on the slaughters.
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Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year from the Gallup Housing Authority
Alfred Abeita, Sr. Board Chairman Other Board Members: Joe Zecca, Vice-Chairman Jim Saucedo, Member Roger Morris, Member
Pictured above: Michael Burnside, Maintenance Director and Evangeline Benally, Maintenance Assistant
The Board of Commissioners and Management of the Gallup Housing Authority would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. If you are traveling please drive safely. Enjoy good fellowship with family and friends. Thoughts for the New Year: Life is but a vapor in a li le while it is gone – so make every day count. Treat people as you would want to be treated. Maintain an a itude of gratitude every day. We hope you have a prosperous fulfilling New Year.
Pictured above: Richard F. Kontz, Executive Director; Telisia Montano, Accountant and Selina Paradise, Housing Manager
Located at 203 Debra Drive in Gallup, NM – (505) 722-4388 Applications may be request by email: GHA.Main@galluphousing.com
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