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I,
Simone
Netherlands,
hereby
declare
as
follows:
I
have
over
25
years
of
experience
observing,
training
and
working
with
horses
(domestic
and
wild)
as
a
former
dressage
competitor
and
importer
of
Friesian
horses,
and
as
a
natural
horsemanship
trainer.
I
am
also
president
of
the
Salt
River
Wild
Horse
Management
Group,
and
as
such,
have
spent
hundreds
of
hours
observing
and
documenting
wild
horse
behavior
in
the
Tonto
National
Forest
and
elsewhere
in
the
U.S.
On
3.5.2015,
I
attended
a
workshop
at
the
Southwest
Wildlife
Conservation
Center
in
Scottsdale,
Arizona.
I
was
invited
to
the
workshop,
in
my
capacity
as
president
of
the
Salt
River
Wild
Horse
Management
Group,
and
was
asked
if
I
wanted
to
explore
the
possibility
of
utilizing
ovariectomies
as
a
population
management
tool
for
older
mares
on
the
Salt
River.
I
stated
I
was
interested
in
knowing
more
about
it.
I
attended
the
workshop
with
an
open
mind
but
was
progressively
appalled
by
what
I
observed.
I
have
observed
surgeries
previously
and
have
an
equine
science
background,
and
am
not
un-
accustomed
to
watching
surgeries
or
seeing
blood.
Although
I
am
not
a
veterinarian
or
veterinary
student,
I
have
studied
horse
anatomy,
nutrition,
science
and
medical
care,
and
have
rescued
and
brought
back
from
near
dead
many
horses,
including
BLM
wild
horses
and
burros.
I
am
familiar
with
many
medical
situations
both
in
the
field,
where
we
observe
horses
on
the
Salt
River
every
day,
and
in
a
domestic
setting.
As
a
natural
horsemanship
trainer,
I
am
adept
at
reading
the
expressions
and
body
language
of
horses.
The
workshop
was
conducted
by
Leon
Pielstick,
a
veterinarian
from
Oregon.
There
were
9
total
attendees
at
the
workshop,
including
veterinarians,
non-veterinarians
and
veterinary
students.
The
round
pen
and
chute
were
located
outside.
The
weather
was
windy.
The
ground
consisted
of
Arizona
sand.
The
environment
was
by
no
means
sterile.
In
the
BLMs
expert
spay
panel
report,
Dr.
Leon
Pielstick
states
that
there
were
5
burros
used
in
this
workshop.
He
omits
that
he
also
performed
this
surgery
(colpotomy)
on
a
horse,
and
that
he
castrated
2
male
burros
as
part
of
the
workshop.
The
males
may
be
considered
irrelevant
to
this
project,
but
the
horse
certainly
isnt.
In
addition,
to
the
best
of
my
recollection
there
were
6
female
burros.
The
horse
surgery
was
performed
in
the
barn,
while
the
burro
surgeries
were
performed
outside
in
the
chute
and
the
castrations
on
the
ground.
There
were
two
flank
incisions
and
the
rest
were
vaginal
surgeries
(colpotomy)
on
the
Jennies.
From
my
observations:
Most
of
the
burros
were
inadequately
sedated
when
Dr.
Pielstick
began
the
procedure.
They
visibly
reacted
to
pain
still,
for
example,
when
he
would
push
his
hand
farther
up
the
canal
or
when
one
burro
kicked
right
when
he
was
tightening
the
tool
around
the
ovary
and
severed
it.
They
would
still
move
their
hind
legs
from
the
discomfort
and
two
of
them
were
struggling
in
the
chute
so
much
that
Dr.
Pielstick
asked
for
more
sedation.
The
assistant
replied
that
she
had
had
the
same
dose
as
the
others.
Dr.
Pielstick
did
not
apparently
consider
this
unusual
and
continued
the
conversation
over
the
ruckus
of
the
burro
kicking
the
walls
of
the
chute
as
well
as
it
slipping
on
the
ground
of
the
chute.
They
discussed
dosing
of
the
drug
xylezine
and
stated
that
one
needed
much
more
than
the
other,
they
gave
the
kicking
burro
an
additional
half
of
a
full
dose.
Dr.
Pielstick
discussed
that
horses
need
a
very
large
amount
and
that
made
the
surgery
very
tricky
and
that
these
burros
were
much
more
docile
than
horses.
The
burros
faces
still
seemed
alert
and
looking
around
alertly,
but
helplessly,
yet
not
in
a
completely
sedated
manner.
To
be
noted:
these
were
once
wild
burros
but
they
were
now
tame.
In
my
own
experience,
wild
burros
and
especially
wild
horses
have
enormous
survival
instinct,
which
produces
large
amounts
of
adrenaline
in
a
stressful
situation,
which
makes
sedating
them
difficult.
Dr.
Pielstick
treated
the
horse
differently
than
the
burros.
He
seemed
concerned
about
whether
the
horse
was
a
very
important
horse
or
not.
He
asked
first
who
owned
the
horse,
how
she
was
planning
on
using
the
horse
in
the
future,
and
if
the
horse
was
a
performance
horse.
The
answers
were
that
the
horses
career
was
over
but
that
she
did
have
an
owner
(friend
of
wildlife
center
director),
but
the
owner
didnt
use
the
horse
anymore.
Dr.
Pielstick
seemed
to
feel
that
it
was
ok
to
perform
this
surgery
on
this
mare
after
determining
that
she
was
not
that
important
to
the
owner.
In
my
opinion,
this
indicates
that
Dr.
Pielstick
may
be
fully
aware
of
how
risky
his
surgeries
are
and
that
he
may
not
be
willing
to
do
them
on
a
horse
that
is
important
to
its
owner.
He
put
a
twitch
on
her
nose
and
then
sedated
her
and
waited
a
longer
amount
of
time
before
he
began
the
surgery.
The
horse
did
not
react
as
much
as
the
burros
to
the
surgery
itself.
This
was
a
domestic
mare
and
former
performance
horse,
whereas
the
burros
were
once-wild
animals.
Dr.
Pielstick
entered
the
abdominal
cavities
with
his
hand,
arm,
and
the
tool
(ecraseur
rodlike
device
with
a
chain
on
the
end)
repeatedly
in
some
cases
4
or
5
times
to
adjust
the
tool.
The
vaginal
surgeries
caused
a
surprising
amount
of
bleeding,
given
that
Pielstick
said
the
incisions
were
small.
When
he
removed
his
hand,
his
gloves
were
covered
in
blood
and
blood
could
be
seen
dripping
from
the
animals
vaginas
(visible
on
the
video).
Dr.
Pielstick
repeatedly
noted
that
the
flank
surgery
was
safer
than
the
vaginal
surgery
because
the
incisions
could
be
sutured.
He
stated
that
he
had
lower
mortality
from
the
flank
approach
than
the
vaginal
surgery.
Dr.
Pielstick
discussed
that
hes
had
tricky
surgeries
on
horses
when
the
doses
of
drugs
were
not
enough
to
sedate
them
and
also
the
most
tricky
surgeries
were
when
the
mares
were
pregnant
because
it
displaces
everything.
He
referred
to
two
of
the
surgeries
he
performed
at
the
workshop
as
tricky.
After
doing
the
surgery
on
the
horse,
he
gave
instructions
on
her
aftercare.
He
stated
that
it
was
very
important
to
tie
the
horse
to
the
side
of
her
stall
tightly
for
the
duration
of
the
rest
of
the
day
and
night
to
prevent
her
intestines
from
coming
through
the
incision.
She
was
absolutely
not
allowed
to
lie
down.
She
was
tied
tightly
against
the
stall
wall
after
the
surgery
and
was
still
that
way
when
I
checked
on
her
before
I
left.
The
horse
and
3
of
the
burros
appeared
to
be
doing
very
poorly
approximately
two
hours
post
surgery.
I
checked
on
the
horse
in
the
barn
and
observed
her
with
ears
down,
eyes
half
closed,
neck
hanging
down
on
the
rope,
appearing
very
lethargic.
Two
of
the
burros
were
lying
down
with
their
ears
down,
necks
hanging,
lethargic,
with
discharge
from
the
nose.
A
third
burro
was
standing
up,
but
her
ears
were
down
and
neck
was
hanging.
The
other
burros
looked
to
be
doing
ok,
ears
up.
Dr.
Pielstick
did
not
provide
aftercare
to
the
burros
even
though
some
did
not
appear
to
be
doing
well
post-surgery.
I
expressly
asked
him
about
the
discharge
from
the
nose
and
he
repeated
that
they
will
be
fine.
I
also
asked
why
the
mare
had
to
stand
up
and
the
burros
didnt
and
he
stated
that
it
was
impossible
to
make
the
burros
stand
up
throughout
the
night.
I
have
serious
concerns
about
this
procedure
and
the
veterinarian
who
performed
it
on
the
burros
and
the
horse.
Dr.
Pielstick:
Stated
that
he
was
working
on
a
BLM
deal
and
that
he
would
make
a
lot
of
money
as
he
could
do
many
surgeries
in
one
day
and
he
would
charge
300
per
horse.
Allowed
three
vets
and
veterinary
students
to
put
their
hands
in
one
burro,
meaning
four
people
total
manually
entered
this
burros
abdominal
cavity.
He
allowed
two
people
to
perform
a
surgery
on
the
last
burro
and
remove
the
ovary.
One
woman
appeared
confused
and
took
a
long
time.
When
she
finally
got
the
ovary
out,
people
clapped
and
made
jokes
He
was
rough,
shoving
his
arm
up
to
his
shoulder
into
the
burros.
In
one
tiny
little
burro,
he
pushed
extremely
hard
with
the
razor
blade
in
his
hand.
He
moved
and
took
in
and
out
of
the
vagina
as
many
as
5
different
times
to
adjust
the
tool.
Did
not
display
respect
or
care
for
the
animals,
and
appeared
unconcerned
when
I
informed
him
of
how
poorly
3
of
the
6
burros
looked.
He
appeared
more
concerned
about
the
horse.
He
kicked
one
of
the
male
burros
hard
to
try
to
get
him
up
faster
when
it
was
waking
up
from
the
sedation.
This
was
very
cruel
as
it
was
just
a
little
skinny
burro
and
his
boot
hit
him
very
hard,
there
seemed
to
be
no
apparent
reason
for
it.
Dr.
Pielstick
repeated
several
times
how
there
was
an
overpopulation
problem
of
wild
horses
and
burros,
implying
that
the
value
of
the
individual
animals
was
diminished
by
this
fact.
When
he
talked
about
burros
or
horses
losing
their
unborn
foals
as
a
result
of
the
surgeries,
he
portrayed
it
as
a
positive
side
effect,
sine
you
didnt
want
those
babies
anyway.
There
was
a
slideshow
presentation
during
lunch
during
which
I
asked
a
few
questions,
and
Dr.
Pielstick:
When
I
asked
what
would
happen
if
a
mare
got
covered
immediately
or
a
few
days
after
the
surgery,
he
admitted
it
would
be
risky
if
a
stallion
tried
to
breed
a
mare
right
after
the
surgery
and
said
he
hadnt
thought
of
that
before
and
that
it
was
a
good
point.
Stated
he
was
the
only
vet
with
enough
experience
to
do
this
in
the
country
because
you
had
to
know
exactly
what
you
were
feeling,
as
its
a
blind
surgery.
Said
they
didnt
do
any
follow
up
on
the
mares
who
were
spayed
at
Sheldon
so
he
didnt
know
how
many
died.
He
only
knew
how
many
had
died
instantly,
but
he
did
not
reveal
that
number.
He
admitted
that
he
had
no
follow
up
statistics
on
the
spayed
Sheldon
mares.
Admitted
that
wild
horses
are
much
harder
to
perform
the
surgery
on.
He
mentioned
that
it
often
happened
that
mares
lost
their
babies
but
that
you
dont
want
them
anyway
so
that
did
not
seem
a
big
deal
to
him.
He
was
advising
one
of
the
persons
there
on
how
to
bait
trap
wild
horses,
after
which
this
surgery
could
be
tested,
which
was
in
my
opinion
irresponsible
since
it
would
not
be
authorized
to
just
go
catch
any
wild
horses
in
a
round
pen
and
perform
these
kinds
of
surgeries
on
without
oversight.
In
my
opinion,
Pielstick
did
not
behave
in
a
scientific
or
caring
way
and
he
did
not
teach
respect
for
the
animals
to
the
students
he
had
that
day.
If
these
surgeries
were
any
indication,
performing
this
procedure
on
wild,
untamed
horses
will
be
even
more
challenging
than
it
was
with
any
of
the
animals
spayed
on
this
day.
I
fear
for
the
outcome
for
the
truly
wild
mares
that
will
be
let
out
into
corrals
or
the
field
after
this
high-risk
surgery.
None
of
his
research
sounded
scientific,
he
did
not
have
statistics,
behave
in
a
scientific
or
caring
way
and
seemed
to
be
motivated
by
getting
a
deal
with
the
BLM.
This
surgery
seems
to
hold
too
much
risk
overall.
I
believe
that
the
mortality
rate
may
be
higher
than
the
one
burro
reported
by
Dr.
Pielstick
and
believe
that
the
outcome
should
be
ascertained
for
each
animal,
including
the
horse.
Pursuant
to
28
U.S.C.
1746,
I
declare
under
penalty
of
perjury
that
the
foregoing
is
true
and
correct:
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Netherlands