2026 Sheepshead/Heath Creek Emergency Wild Horse Gather
Purpose of Gather:
TBD
Details of Gather:
TBD
Public Observation:
TBD
Adoption Information:
TBD
Background:
Sheepshead/Heath Creek Herd Management Area (HMA) is located immediately northwest of Burns Junction, Oregon bordered on the east by Highway 78 and on the west by the Steens Mountain Rim. The southern border of the HMA adjoins the Coyote Lake/Alvord-Tule Spring HMA. This HMA is a result of a land use plan decision to combine Burn's Heath Creek/Sheepshead HMA with Vale's Sheepshead HMA due to the migratory movement between them. This HMA is now managed out of Vale as part of the Barren Valley Complex along with Coyote Lake/Alvord–Tule Springs and Sand Springs HMAs.
Many of the horses are descendants of thoroughbreds from U.S. Army remount stallions while others are descendants of escaped or released horses from local ranches.
AML: 161-302
- Daily Gather Reports
September 2, 2026
Animals Gathered: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released: 0 (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
- Sudden / Acute: 0
- Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Gather Status
This gather will begin on or about September 2, 2026.
Animals Gathered: 0
0 Wild Horses (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Shipped: 0
0 Wild Horses (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Animals Released
0 Wild Horses (0 Stallions, 0 Mares, and 0 Foals)
Deaths: 0
-Sudden / Acute: 0
-Pre-existing / Chronic: 0
Scroll to the bottom of this gather page for detailed “Daily Gather Reports."