The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California granted a Preliminary Injunction blocking the BLM's 2025 gather plan. The roundup is off the schedule for Carter Reservoir, Buckhorn, and Coppersmith. Federal Court Halts BLM Roundup of Carter Reservoir, Buckhorn, and Coppersmith Wild Horses U.S. District Court finds the Bureau of Land Management likely acted arbitrarily in ordering the removal of hundreds of California wild horses; September gathers enjoined pending further...

May 13, 2026 Carter Reservoir Mustangs Inc. (CRMI) and Wild Horse Education (WHE) have now filed a motion for a Preliminary Injunction in the federal case challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s plan for the Carter Reservoir, Buckhorn, and Coppersmith Herd Management Areas (HMAs). The motion asks the court to stop BLM from going forward with a September 2026 helicopter roundup and permanent removal of wild horses from these HMAs until the court can fully review whether the agency followed...

March 20, 2026 by Laura Leigh This is published for those of you who have contacted us over the past few days after BLM published the roundup schedule. We want you to know we are already in federal court working to stop this roundup. Joint Statement, Carter/Buckhorn/Coppersmith: Lawsuit Update Wild Horse Education and Carter Reservoir Mustangs Inc. have filed our formal opposition to the Bureau of Land Management’s Motion to Dismiss in our federal civil case challenging BLM’s treatment of...