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Fort Polk Horses Of Kisatchie

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1940s Colonel Otto Wagner, the first commander of Camp Polk,. This photo showcases the different types of horses who served the Army .
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Fort Polk Horses of Kisatchie

Fort Polk Horses of Kisatchie

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When I look at the photo my heartbreaks, lots of emotions...This black stallion was part of the herd family gunned down just before New Years Eve, known as the #Peason5 The very idea that any horse would be treated this way is appalling. Much less, herds of genetically significant horses, many have been harassed, captured, and removed from their lands With absolutely no consideration by the Environmental/Range Control at Fort Polk... Sadly the stance by the officials at Fort Polk’s Environmental / Range Control has been, overall, uncooperative and dare I say, combative from the very beginning in 2015. It has become plainly clear that the officials at the Range Control department will do anything to “stack the deck against these horses”.... We aim to shed light on this.. Here are a few examples: 1.) suspected of inflating numbers of horses from the beginning​1.) contradicting their own historical documentation​​2.) contradicting their own public statements in the beginning​ saying they wouldn't allow removals until it was decided.. was caught offering horses to locals. ​3.) changing their own contracts to not “discriminate” against those who may take horses and sell for slaughter or other detrimental intentions. 4.) suspected staged events pushing the horses into populated areas of the army base to "prove their point" 5.) failing to comply with federal laws that govern prerequisites before a action like this can occur, ​6.) continued ​pushing removal through without the proper and prudent analysis​ well into 2018​, ​7.) inflation of numbers of horses​8.) showing favoritism to questionable orgs who profit off of slaughter over welfare orgs that want them to be protected, 9.) placing financial burden on grass roots rescues 10.) paying felon kill pen thugs to capture... using Federal Grant Money (could have been put to better use in this situation) ​​11.) Members of Range Control blatantly misleading the court on who was actually contracted for removal. read more on FB @FortPolkHorsesPEGA photo by @bonnienims - #PeasonRidge #fortpolkhorses #PEGA
Photo Taken March 2018 by photographer Bonnie Nims @bonnienims “The direness of the ongoing loss of genetic diversity in domesticated and feral horses cannot be understated. The need to conserve the remaining unique genetic characteristics among domesticated and feral horse populations is essential. Once a strain dies off, the genetically unique characteristics associated with that strain and related phenotypes are gone forever…”– Amicus Brief filed to the Court by Dr Phillip Sponenberg, DVM, PhD, ACT (Honorary) | Professor, Pathology and Genetics |Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Read More : https://pegasusequine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/04-16-18-dr-sponenberg-amicus-brief.pdf
While free roaming wild equine herds in early settlement regions of the United States are quickly disappearing from our American landscape, they can still be found in Kisatchie National Forest (KNF), Louisiana. While each herd member is an integral part of their family band, many are also unique remnants of early horses that inhabited the Kisatchie region with homesteaders well over a century ago. Generations of herds were self-sufficient with the lands’ fresh water, grass varieties and the seclusion of dense and vast stands of trees to shelter them from the elements, long before there ever was a Fort Polk. And they are still there, living with their families and herd bands that make this region their home. The origins of some are linked to Native Americans and settlers, some were descended from livestock of heritage families, settlers and farmers in the area that had been used for many purposes as they toiled to carve out a rugged existence in the early years, long before Louisiana became a state in 1812 and there are documented references to wild horses existing in the area as early as the 1400’s These unique herds of wild horses have been referred to by generations of locals as Range Horses, Choctaw Horses, Swamp Horses, or Piney Woods Horses, they have peacefully grazed in the wide open grassy and remote wooded areas for as long as they can remember. Historical documentation show that Horses arrived with both Spanish and French settlers as early as the 15th & 16th century in the Sabine Parish area. View “The Arrival of Horses into the Americas” to see that horses were distributed in early America, right across the Kisatchie Region. www.pegasusequine.org
A monument outside the Vernon Parish Library in Leesville, LA ( 20 miles from Fort Polk ) is a Testament to the fact that these horses deserve protection, not elimination from the Louisiana Landscape. Fort Polk Officials time and time again have tried to discredit and deny the historical and cultural significance of these biologically unique horses. Despite their own publications as well as documented history. ————————————— The monument reads; “Phillip Nolan 1771-1800 Horse Trader and Filibuster Born in Ireland and well educated, Nolan immigrated to American where he became associated with General James Wilkinson in Kentucky. He represented Wilkinson's business affairs in Natchez and New Orleans. In 1791 he traveled to Texas and returned with 50 horses. He made a second trip (1794-1795) and this time he returned with 250 horses. The Spanish became suspicious o his motives because of his work with Andrew Ellicott, U.S. Boundary Commissioner. The Spanish Governor wrote to the Viceroy of Mexico, warning him of foreigners such as Nolan, who were stirring up the Texas Indians against the Spanish. He made a third trip in 1797 returning to Natchez in 1799, with more than 1200 horses. He again returned to Texas this time without a passport. A Spanish force of 120 men left Nacogdoches in March of 1801 in pursuit of Nolan and his party. When they encountered him, Nolan refused to surrender and was killed. His ears were cut off and send to Spanish authorities to prove his death. Nolan is credited with being the first Angle-American to map Texas, but his map has never been found. His observations of Texas and Louisiana were passed on to General Wilkinson, who did produce a map of the Texas and Louisiana frontier sometime around 1804. The route Phillip Nolan traveled from Natchez and New Orleans into Texas became known as Nolan Trace.” ————————————— “The Kisatchie Horses are herds of undomesticated horses that have lived in the region for generations, and they are a critical component of the cultural history in Western Louisiana. The Army seeks to completely remove the horses from the land under its authority at the Fort Polk Military Installation and Kisatchie ....
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