Cloud’s Herd: the death of a promise « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Cloud’s Herd: the death of a promise « Straight from the Horse's Heart: "here was a feeling of foreboding doom running through the occupants of a small motel room in distant Lovell, WY on the eve of September 2nd, 2009. Many had worked for weeks preparing a legal case to block the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from capturing and removing the world’s most famous herd of wild horses from their designated sanctuary in the Pryor Mountains – Cloud’s Herd. Only a few hours earlier, they had learned that their attempt to stop the madness had failed and the government agency would commence the brutal “gather” the following day. They huddled together in hopes of formulating a plan, a focus point on which they could rally around; even though they felt the cold bite of virtual steel handcuffs on their wrists."