The Onaqui herd descended from a string of horses my grandfather turned loose

Aug 30, 2023
10:23:11am

Oatmeal Starter

during the Great Depression. He lived out at the old Faust ranch, the family was moving to Salt Lake for employment, and the choice was shoot them or turn them loose. There was no one buying horses in the early 1930's.

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They are like invading locusts. I’ll never understand why people get so excited for a small herd of feral horses that

SierraCoug All-American

8/30/23 10:02am

Geez. Where is this?

TNT

8/30/23 10:03am

Is this downtown?

demon_llama

8/30/23 10:05am

So gross, don't get me going on the feral horse snafu. According to the Wild

Penske Material

8/30/23 10:07am

It's so tempting to blast them every time I'm out in the hills. Nasty things.

Simple Jack

8/30/23 11:12am

Yeah. It's possible to control animal populations without wiping them out.

Wyomingite

8/30/23 10:08am

So these are formerly owned horses that are now wild? No relation to populations like the Onaqui?

Tokolosh

8/30/23 10:09am

You get a mix. The Onaqui herd (and others in Utah) have blood dating back to

Penske Material

8/30/23 10:12am

The Onaqui herd descended from a string of horses my grandfather turned loose

Oatmeal

8/30/23 10:23am

Should have shot them.

fbguru

8/30/23 10:26am

LOL... He actually said that before he died.

Oatmeal

8/30/23 10:52am

It's kind of like I feel about deer. People think they are so cute. Just wait

AF_Puma

8/30/23 10:10am

Holy crap. What's with you and deer? That's a crazy number of incidents

TNT

8/30/23 10:13am

RE: Holy crap. What's with you and deer? That's a crazy number of incidents

Tesla Coug

8/30/23 10:22am

Yeah this seems pretty crazy to me too. I have had one close call with a deer

Utesaretheworst

8/30/23 10:27am

We lived in Charles Town, WV and in the field near the main road there was a

AF_Puma

8/30/23 11:18am

I've hit 3 since living in Montana for 13 years.

bluecheese

8/30/23 10:33am

Move to the city if you don’t like it.

pink22

8/30/23 10:17am

Do yourself a favor and don’t post ignorant comments.

SierraCoug

8/30/23 10:36am

Well then it wouldn’t be CB would it??

pink22

8/30/23 11:16am

RE: Well then it wouldn’t be CB would it??

BlueTemplar

8/30/23 8:24pm

RE: They are like invading locusts. I’ll never understand why people get

bluecheese

8/30/23 10:34am

They are no joke. My dad was accidentally killed because of wild horses.

RealSimsShadY

8/30/23 10:57am

Go on. Tell the rest of the story how you later rode the stallion.

Wyomingite

8/30/23 11:01am

RE: They are no joke. My dad was accidentally killed because of wild horses.

HiLife

8/30/23 11:10am

RE: They are no joke. My dad was accidentally killed because of wild horses.

m0resn0w

8/30/23 11:25am

Horse loving is basically a mental illness

Ojiisan

8/30/23 11:03am

RE: Horse loving is basically a mental illness

Breaded Hamster

8/30/23 11:13am

RE: Horse loving is basically a mental illness

BYU Grounds

8/30/23 11:30am

Swedes have it figured out: use them, love them, then eat them.

Bert609

8/30/23 11:43am

Amen. Why are so many in the US against eating horse?

Penske Material

8/30/23 11:44am

And they baby their horses too, every time I drive in the countryside you see them babies with their own heavy blanket

Bert609

8/30/23 11:49am

When horses sweat, their body temperature can get all out of whack.

HiLife

8/30/23 12:02pm

I'd say we're getting closer than we were before

Breaded Hamster

8/30/23 11:50am

Lapauho is not

BYU Grounds

8/30/23 12:01pm

Horses MUST be managed like other invasives. Treat them like coyotes, starlings,

Simple Jack

8/30/23 11:11am

Interesting problem! I’ve never seen wild horses and have lived in Idaho, SC,

doups3

8/30/23 1:58pm

They're pretty easy to find in most of those states. I see them all the time if

Penske Material

8/30/23 2:25pm

If only they were more friendly and appreciative.

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