Cloud’s Herd to Be Rounded Up by Federally-Indicted Contractor

September 3, 2009 – CHICAGO, (EWA) – A Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) request by The Cloud Foundation and Front Range Equine Rescue was denied yesterday in Federal District Court. The TRO was filed to stop the round up of the Pryor Mountain horses, an action unprecedented in size and scope. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has contracted with the federally-indicted Dave Cattoor to round up America’s most famous wild horse herd beginning today. Wild horse advocate and investigator, Julianne French, explains the situation further in a youtube.com video posted today on The Cloud Foundation website.

In 1992, Cattoor was indicted by a federal grand jury for hunting wild horses, aiding and abetting. Cattoor rounded up federally protected American mustangs, corralled them into pens and loaded them into trucks bound for a Texas slaughterhouse. He pled guilty to those charges. “Since that time we suspect that he has received at least $20,000,000,” says wild horse advocate, Julianne French. “And we know for sure, from the Federal Register website, that Cattoor has earned over $12,000,000 in the past nine years alone.”

While Cattoor is currently under investigation by the Department of Interior Inspector General for procurement fraud, BLM chooses to continue their relationship with the Cattoor Livestock Roundup Company. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=7897

Tags: Cloud Foundation, Equine Protection, Horse Care

HSBC FEI Classics News: Burghley (GBR) Preview

POINTS MEAN PRIZES AT NEXT HSBC FEI CLASSICS VENUE, THE LAND ROVER BURGHLEY HORSE TRIALS

Burghley (GBR), 3 September 2009 – Crunch-time approaches in the HSBC FEI Classics, as a star-studded cast lines up for the fourth and penultimate leg, The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR) this weekend (3-6 September).

The big question is can William Fox-Pitt, last year’s HSBC FEI Classics winner, maintain his extraordinary record here with a third successive triumph and a record sixth win? He currently heads The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials roll of honour with Mark Todd (NZL) and Ginny Elliot (GBR) with five victories apiece, but no one has ever won three times in succession.

He has certainly set himself up for success with the quality Argentine Thoroughbred Macchiato, 5th at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials and one of the boldest galloping horses around, plus the German-bred, former Ingrid Klimke ride Seacookie, a great jumper and sixth on his 4-star debut at the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event in April. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=7896

Tags: equestrian competitions, equestrian disciplines, FEI, Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, Three Day Eventing