America's Wild Horses: Icons of the West

America's Wild Horses

A small band of Colorado wild Horses standing in some sage brush. There are 6 of them. From left to right, there is a grill filly, a grey and white mare, a bay stallion with a white stripe, a sorrel mare in the background with a thick white blaze, a grey. mare, with a tiny black foal.

A Colorado Wild Mustang with palomino paint coloring and a tan mane and tail. He or she is bowing her head down toward her front left leg.

A small band of wild horses on the range in Colorado hanging out with their heads together.l their rumps are toward us. There is a grey horse with a darker grey tail, a black horse, and a tan horse with beautiful manes, and their heads together.

Not many generations ago, horses carried this country on their backs. Their strong and loyal service was invaluable in overcoming the challenges that prior generations (our own families) encountered in creating the nation we have today. Over the last century, carbon fueled power displaced equine power. In doing so America stopped tending to the care and well being of our horses. This lack of attention has resulted in wild horses living on public lands being mistreated, misunderstood and disrespected.

These animals are under pressure. Please join us in steering the course to alleviate this problem. The conflict is at a critical stage for the wild horses. The stewards of public lands have repeatedly turned their backs on the intent of the electorate. Driven by the demands of a few privileged individuals who lease the use of public lands, the government stewards are expediting the demise of the wild herds. The legacy that lives within these gentle souls is being snuffed out. Our own government, bending to the demands of a minority, has denied sustenance and liberty to America’s Wild Horses. We must step forward and provide land for the horses being displaced from their promised homes. America must stand up for the souls whom we have abandoned. You can be part of a course correction for America’s wild horses, joining the effort to bring reprieve to this ill-conceived course is easy.