The Meeker Mustang Makeover returns to the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds Sept. 18-19, just weeks after the Bureau of Land Management completed a major wild horse gather in the Piceance-East Douglas and West Douglas areas.
BLM gathered 894 horses during the August operation and shipped 880 to off-range holding facilities. Nine horses died during the gather. The agency said the Piceance-East Douglas herd was estimated at 1,145 horses — about 345% above its established management…
