Wild Horse Sanctuary Rather than allow 80 wild horses living on public land to be destroyed, the founders of the Wild Horse Sanctuary made a major life decision right then and there to rescue these unwanted horses and create a safe home for them. And just as quickly, they launched a media campaign to bring attention to the plight of these and hundreds of other wild horses across the west that eventually led to a national moratorium on killing un-adoptable wild horses.
Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management protects, manages, and controls wild horses and burros under the authority of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 to ensure that healthy herds thrive on healthy rangelands. The BLM manages these living symbols of the Western spirit as part of its multiple-use mission under the 1976 Federal Land Policy and Management Act.
History of Mustang Horses The origin of Mustangs can be traced back to how horses thrived on American soil. A result of a long history of the interbreeding of a variety of horse breeds from different locations around the world. At first they were bred and herded in farms; later on, they found freedom to roam vast rangelands.
