Volunteers sacrifice time, energy and money to help mustangs removed from the range find homes. Can they convince people to take them?

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 ...

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.” ...

and exotic designations given by agencies are not merely reflections of their failure to understand modern science but also a reflection of their desire to preserve old ways of thinking to keep alive ...

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 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 ...

The greater threat to the lives of cowboys in the Old West came from river crossings, hunting accidents or from falling off your own horse.

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 ...

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 ...

“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.

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.