Hi Eunice,
I thought you’d be interested in the following email (pasted below) that I just received from the new wildlife biologist at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. He wants to stop using a helicopter to do periodic park-wide roundups of the wild horses for culling and only use low-stress livestock handling for more frequent culling of smaller bands. To that end he had me out to do an introductory clinic for he and his staff and they’ve taken it from there.

Whit Hibbard – Montana
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Hey Whit,
I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know that I captured a band of eight horses on February 13th using LSLH techniques on foot to herd them into our corral facilities. It was a great experience.

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Glad to hear that Bud’s teachings are spreading in the right direction. Bud & I worked with Whit at the Big-Bend National Park in 2007 to teach how to gather the trespass animals who crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico. Some people already seem to think that Bud didn’t use or approve the use of horses, which isn’t the case at all, so I’m going to comment on the fact that Whit’s friend gathered these horses on foot. By working on foot, a person isn’t tempted to try to out-run their mistakes which will only make matters worse. There is no reason you can’t do the same horse back or in a helicopter.

Eunice Williams – Missouri