North Dakota Badlands Horse Registry
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
NDBH is working hard to promote the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park so that, when culled from the park, they will find the very best homes with people who have the skills and facilities to handle them. We also want to be able to connect with new owners to give them encouragement and support as they bring their new horse from wild to gentle. With the horses now being sold through the General Services Administration online auction, it is sometimes difficult to learn who the new owners are and be able to connect with them. We also find that often people buy a wild horse, not knowing what a huge commitment it is in time, energy, and knowhow. We hope to be able to reach potential buyers to support them and help them have a successful experience with their wild horse. On December 12-2022, the park released options that would completely remove all horses from the park or greatly reduce their numbers. We are working hard to see that the horses are permanently protected.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
wild horse promotion
NDBH advocates for the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota by educating the public about them, working cooperatively with other volunteers, and hosting and attending events that promote the horses and their welfare.
NDBH Foster Program
NDBH has a foster program for TRNP horses that are in need of foster care or emergency placement. In the past, if a horse could not be sold through the park's usual method, TRNP turned the horse over to NDBH. We placed that horse with a Veterinary clinic or rescue so it could be treated and housed for recovery until a suitable adopter was found. If an already-owned TRNP horse needs to be rehomed, NDBH is able to help the owner find a new home for it.
NDBH Field Intern Program
Under this program qualified people can locate, document, and report on wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park for NDBH. We encourage students to coordinate with their university for credit.
NDBH/TRNP Volunteer Program
Currently, NDBH has volunteers who document and photograph the wild horses posting photos and stories about them on social media. NDBH volunteers also participate in various events, including the MN Horse Expo, the ND Horse Expo, the Medora Flag Day Parade, and our annual Reunion Ride. In the past, NDBH provided volunteers to help park staff with captures, feeding, handling, and loading of wild horses that were culled from the park. We hope that opportunity will continue in the future.
NDBH registration and branding
NDBH can provide owners with a registration certificate with a 5-generation pedigree and ancestral DNA report from Texas A&M (when available.) NDBH has an official brand registered with the state of MN that can, with the owner's consent and an ownership certificate, be applied to any owned horse from TRNP. (Check with your own state's branding laws.)
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of animals rehomed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
NDBH/TRNP Volunteer Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Through the NDBH/TRNP partnership in 2015-2016, 54 horses were placed in pre-approved, loving homes. Since then, NDBH has helped with the humane treatment and placement of 68 horses.
Number of animals rehabilitated
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
NDBH Foster Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Injured colt removed, adopted at $1 to Gentle Spirit Horse Rescue, treated, adopted to loving home. Filly removed, treated for colic, entered NDBH Emergency placement, adopted into loving home.
Number of research studies that use methods that alleviate or minimize potential pain, suffering, or distress and enhance animal welfare for the animals used
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
TRNP Biologist and Resource Manager, and CSU have used NDBH data in their published research studies on low-stress herding, chemical immobilization, genetic diversity, and contraceptives.
Number of new advocates recruited
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
wild horse promotion
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The NDBH Facebook page has over 104 thousand followers. Since 2015 well over 100 people have bought horses from TRNP and most stay connected with NDBH.
Number of individuals attending briefings and presentations
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
wild horse promotion
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Periodically NDBH is invited to give a PowerPoint Presentation on our work with the TRNP horses at the MN Horse Expo., businesses or other non profit meetings.
Number of animals with freedom from hunger and thirst
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
wild horse promotion
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
When TRNP culls horses from the park, NDBH helps find good homes for those removed. Since the year NDBH was founded, over 300 horses have been sold to individuals and avoided the kill buyers.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
NDBH is committed that any horses required to be removed from TRNP be captured and handled by the least stressful methods and adopted by loving and knowledgeable people. NDBH is hoping to continue our successful working relationship with TRNP. We hope to be able to connect with people interested in buying a wild horse and those who have already bought one, so that we can support them, helping them be successful.
Through advocacy and legislation, we hope to make sure that the wild horses residing in Theodore Roosevelt National Park will be responsibly managed and remain in the park indefinitely.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
NDBH will continue to work toward the positive and proactive relationship we have established with TRNP to assist in the low-stress captures and provide trained volunteers for handling captured horses. NDBH will provide approved Emergency Placement and Foster homes for horses that need placement before finding their new homes with people having the facilities and abilities to handle wild horses.
We will actively use our many helpful social media outlets to reach, the public, potential owners, and current owners of TRNP horses in order to provide support, education, training tips, events, and opportunities for them to network with one another to enhance their experience with the wild horses of TRNP.
We will reach out respectfully to officials, media persons, and anyone helpful in the effort to keep the wild horses in the park.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Several of our NDBH board members and volunteers have been professionally trained in the handling of wild horses and have many years of practice. Any new volunteers go through a training process that NDBH provides in order to safely and effectively handle the horses.
NDBH maintains several social media sites and regularly brings horses and volunteers to Expos and events where we can visit with the public.
NDBH uses social media and our numerous dedicated volunteers to reach out to those who can help us save the horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Because of the influence of NDBH and our people, the park has gone from large helicopter roundups to the use of sedation to capture individual horses and remove them in the least stressful manner possible. When NDBH was in charge of adoptions we were able to place 54 wild horses in pre-approved adoptive homes. In the past few years, sales of horses were handled through GSA but NDBH is confident that the success we have had will result in a continuation of the ability of NDBH to help in many ways.
NDBH is able to place horses in foster care, when needed. In August of 2019 a young filly was captured and quickly recognized as suffering from colic. After TRNP treated the filly, it was determined that she was still in distress, so the park staff allowed NDBH to take her to the Vet. NDBH was able to purchase and place the filly in emergency care coordinating with Oreo's Animal Rescue to raise funds to help defray the costs of two colic surgeries and six weeks of hospitalization. She was then placed in her forever home.
For several years when horses were captured, NDBH provided volunteers for the captures, handling, care, and loading of culled horses with great success. NDBH helps rehome horses that need a new home when the owner can no longer keep it. Also important is our connection with owners of these beautiful horses. Owners and followers are able to network with others because of the social media sites we have created for them.
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North Dakota Badlands Horse Registry
Board of directorsas of 02/16/2024
Marylu Weber
North Dakota Badlands Horse Registry
Term: 2023 - 2025
Sherry Moore
Henry Weber
NDBH
Gwen Bader
Sherry Moore
Kally Walcott
Marylu Weber
Claudia Low
NDBH
Bonnie Overby
Norman Nather
NDBH
Sierra Schmidt
NDBH
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No