My research seeks to understand when, why, and how horses shaped human history by studying horse equipment and ancient animal bones. In this exhibit, you can explore the history of horses in the ...

Fact: During the 1800’s, it is estimated that there were more than 2 million wild horses and burros roaming the West. These animals, along with countless wildlife species ranging from bison to wolves ...

The BLM rents pastures in states like Oklahoma and Kansas where old ... law that “wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West.” ...

The Act seeks to preserve wild horses and burros on federal lands as “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West.” It imposes criminal ... The Act directs the agencies to destroy ...

Wild horses, often called mustangs, are not native to the West and are generally descendants of horses that were released by or escaped from Spanish explorers, ranchers, Native Americans and others.

All of the horses that competed in BLM and Mustang Champions’ Mustang Challenge were once wild no less than a year ago, roaming the West’s most remote landscapes. BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro ...

Now a permanent resident at the Corolla Wild Horse Fund Sanctuary, away from the untamed beaches, Riptide has risen to the occasion, helping track the herd's hoofprints through history through the use ...

This is the third year the cost to care for and feed wild horses — often considered an enduring symbol of the West — is likely ... exacerbating the decades-old problem associated with the ...

The adoption incentive program is critical to BLM’s ongoing and successful efforts to reduce the number of excess wild horses and burros on federal rangelands, mostly in the West. BLM’s use of ...

“Harassing, capturing or killing wild horses is illegal and punishable by up to a year in prison and/or a fine,” said BLM West Desert District ... 1 to 3 years old,” she said.