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Fire the Cops! Fire the Teachers- Move the Horses

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Fire the Cops! Fire the Teachers! We've Got Horses to Move
Aaron Flint posted on February 27, 2013 13:18 :: 275 Views


UPDATED POST: I spoke with the attorney for the CEO of NBC-Universal's ranch in Montana. Jim Goetz says his client is "protecting the very traditional ranching qualities of the Madison Valley" while "their neighbor is now sucking at the federal nipple." He also called the BLM's wild horse transfer a "reckless use of federal tax dollars" and says we can expect to see this issue in federal court sometime soon. See the update below the initial post.

INITIAL POST

Fire the cops! Fire the teachers! Free the illegal immigrants! Come on people- we've got horses to move.

I hope you will understand the opening sentence as sarcasm, but seriously- we had a caller to our statewide radio show Wednesday morning raise concerns over the recently reported transfer of 700 wild horses from Nevada to Montana.

Of course news like this in the middle of the sequestration debate only raises the question- if we have to fire teachers, cops, and block kids from getting vaccines, how can we afford to move 700 horses from Nevada to Montana? I mean, heck, before you know it- zombies might soon takeover Montana TV stations. (Oh wait- that already happened)

From the AP on Tuesday, February 26th:

The Bureau of Land Management is proceeding with a plan to move 700 wild horses to a ranch in southwestern Montana, despite the fact that the owners of neighboring ranches are concerned about whether the land can sustain — and the fences contain — the animals.

The first truckloads of horses are due to arrive at the Spanish Q Ranch northwest of Ennis as early as Wednesday, The Montana Standard reported.

Now, before you get out there on your high horse and speak out completely against the move, I did have the opportunity to speak with Karen Rice of the Spanish Q Ranch. The Rice family is part of a 5th generation ranch family in Southwest Montana. In fact, when I spoke with her just after noon on Wednesday, she said 3 semi-loads of the horses had already arrived outside. Rice described the view outside her window as "just beautiful."

In fact, get a look at the view out her window for yourself. Picture courtesy of Karen Rice:



As of noon Wednesday, Rice said 117 of the some 700 horses have already made their way to the ranch. The shipments are the first results she has seen in a complicated process stretching back almost three years. "We've always looked at it, it's a family ranch and it's (supporting the wild horses) a way to keep our ranch in the family."

Full story including pictures and interviews:

http://www.northernbroadcasting.com/Talk/FlintReportHeadlines/tabid/519/ID/8643/Fire-the-Cops-Fire-the-Teachers-Weve-Got-Horses-to-Move.aspx
 

loomixguy

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Very few cops or teachers work for the Federal Government. Pretty hard for them to get fired.

Next...I'd rather have 700 head of wild mustangs dumped out by my place than 30,000 illegals who were incarcerated for committing actual crimes, not just being illegal.

Now put those kneepads back on and keep polishing Barry's knob.
 

Triangle Bar

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"We've always looked at it, it's a family ranch and it's (supporting the wild horses) a way to keep our ranch in the family."

They must be pretty desperate to get in bed with the Feds/BLM horse jockeys. I wouldn't think they could possibly pay them enough for the privilege of the Feds now in charge of their 'family ranch'.:cry:
 

Faster horses

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Friend of ours looked into this a few years back. Believe it or not, it was
pretty lucrative if you could satisfy the requirements of the government.
That's most likely why Rice's are doing it.
 
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