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American Wild Horses, Cattle & Cowboys

This historic photo is from over a century ago, shows a cowboy breaking a wild horse for use on the trail.

In 1971, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signed into law the Free Roaming Wild Horse & Burro Protection Act.

That Law (Public Law 92-195), and the ultimate locations of wild horse herd areas, called Herd Management Areas (‘HMAs’) drew upon science from an era (1950-1960’s) that had very little understanding of paleontology and ecology of American…

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  • Thank you my friend for this article..educating.the masses. Wild horses and burro’s as well as oxen
    built America. These majestic icons do not deserve
    to be driven to extinction .
    They are so beautiful to watch..and feserve their freedom.Thank you William for your information
    to let us know there are better options..and saving
    these horses will reduce wildfires…at no cost to tax payers or the government.A win-win

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