Groups and Organizations within the Onaqui Community
American Wild Horse Campaign
This group organized the April 5th 2019 rally in Salt Lake City where they met with both the Bureau of Land Management and the Wild Horses of America Foundation. During their visit, they urged public involvement and organization. Since then, they have bought and provided us (OCF) with a web-browser based database app that is the basis for our catalogue. This app allows us to record and search for each horse in the Onaqui herd, thus it is invaluable information both to get an accurate count on the horses and to provide the Wild Horses of America Foundation information so they may strengthen their PZP program. You may train to enter horses into this database here.
Additionally, before the 2021 round up, AWHC facilitated the BLM working with OCF to assist in identification of the captured horses and their family bands. The BLM was able to consider OCF’s recommendations to return horses based on genetic viability. This maintains the integrity of social bands and natural age, sex, and herd structures. Further, it protects older horses while giving consideration for the placement of special needs horses instead of euthanasia for animals not suffering from severe or life-threatening ailments.
AWHC has also partnered with Western Watersheds Project to propose a comprehensive management plan for the Onaqui HMA going forward after the 2021 round up.
Bureau of Land Management
This is the official government organization responsible for the management of all wild horse herds, including those within the Onaqui Herd Management Area. They are responsible for maintaining a healthy herd both genetically, physically, and behaviorally as well as maintaining a healthy rangeland within those Herd Management Areas. Our herd is managed on the local level by the Salt Lake City Field Office and on a broad scale by the Wild Horse and Burro Program: https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro.
Wild Horses of America Foundation
To help control the population of the Onaqui, the Wild Horses of America works directly with the Bureau of Land Management to administer PZP to wild horses in the Onaqui HMA. Their website provides information on PZP inoculations that have been given since 2015 and also provides information on PZP that was given prior to 2015 during BLM gathers: http://wildhorses.org/onaqui/.
Other Organizations
Below is a list of other organizations (that we know of) that are involved with the Onaqui in some way. Click directly on the organization name to view their website.
Animal Wellness Action
Animal Wellness Action is devoted to enacting and enforcing good public policies with regards to animal treatment. They were involved with helping to organize rallies for the Onaqui in the Utah state capitol and in Washington DC. in 2021.
The Cloud Foundation
The Cloud Foundation is dedicated to protecting wild horse and wild burro herds on public lands, especially those that are isolated with unique characteristics and historical significance. They were involved with helping to organize rallies for the Onaqui in the Utah state capitol and in Washington DC. in 2021.
Onaqui Wild Horse Alliance
This is a local organization which is focusing on local involvement for anything related to the Onaqui. They are working on things like public outreach, advertisement, directing people towards the proper organizations, and more. Take a look at their website for more information on volunteering.
Red Bird’s Trust
This non-profit seeks to conduct range clean ups and provide information and financial resources for those who’ve adopted Onaqui wild horses. They were involved with helping to organize rallies for the Onaqui in the Utah state capitol in 2021.
Wild Beauty Foundation
The Wild Beauty Foundation is dedicated to protecting horses by bringing awareness to the key issues that both wild and domestic horses face today. They include advocates of all ages and have launched educational programs for children and are creating a documentary about the state of all our wild horses that heavily features the Onaqui. They were involved with helping to organize rallies for the Onaqui in the Utah state capitol and in Washington DC. in 2021.
