Thanks to beloved author, Terry Farley, for this update on the Jackson Mountain roundup

Update 6/19
Summary: 12 stallions, 14 mares, and 7 foals were gathered today. The body condition of the horses gathered today were in the 2 to 4 range on the Henneke scale. Temperatures during the gather ranged from 73 degrees to 87 degrees. One stallion was released. A bay mare was euthanized due to an acute existing illness with a very poor prognosis for recovery.

Animals gathered: 33
Animals shipped: 47
Gather related animal deaths: 0
Cause: none
Non-gather related animal deaths: 1
Cause: none
Saturday,
June 16

Correction update on 6/18: a 9-year-old bay mare with vertebral deformity of neck and body condition of 1.5 was euthanized.

Summary: 24 stallions, 16 mares, and 15 foals were gathered today. The body condition of the horses gathered today were in the 2 to 4 range on the Henneke scale. Temperatures during the gather ranged from 65 degrees to 92 degrees.

Animals gathered: 55
Animals shipped: 6
Gather related animal deaths: 0
Cause: none
Non-gather related animal deaths: 1
Cause: none

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