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Sandwash Basin Mustang Roundup Captures Over 600 Horses

KDNK | By Person: Amy Hadden Marsh

Published September 11, 2021 at 6:33 PM MDT

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Helicopter pushes Sandwash mustangs into the trap.

Molly Briggs Aspen Daily News

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Courtesy Bureau of Land Management

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John Russell Steamboat Pilot

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Meg Frederick Return to Freedom, with permission

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Meg Frederick Return to Freedom, with permission

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Nadja Rider, with permission

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Courtesy Bureau of Land Management

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Wilson Axpe photo, with permission

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Wilson Axpe photo, with permission

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WilsonAxpe photo, with permission

The Bureau of Land Management removed more than 600 wild horses in early September from inside the Sandwash Basin Herd Management Area, west of Craig, Colorado. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh was there and has this report. This story was produced in collaboration with the Aspen Daily News. For ADN reporter Megan Webber's story, click here.