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There was a time when the wild horses of North Carolina's Outer Banks numbered in the thousands, but the recent increase in popularity of this beach resort region has made a dramatic impact. Today, some fear that these horses (especially the Corolla herd, which has only 60 animals left) may not be around much longer. There, the center promises to provide updated information about the exact location of herds. Several years later, additional acreage was given under “ The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act.” Today, the horses can be seen grazing along Highway 37, but it's worth paying a visit to the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center before venturing out. In 1968, after public pressure, Interior Secretary Stewart Udall set aside 31,000 acres as protected public range for the horses. The 38,000 acres on which the horses roam are a combination of Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service lands.

Over the years, genetic studies have been done on the horses, and results have shown consistency with Spanish genetic traits. The Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center believes that the animals are descendents of colonial Spanish horses brought to the area by Native American tribes in the 17th and 18th centuries. Many of the horses display distinctive markings-a long dorsal stripe along the back and "zebra-like" coloration on their legs-and are smaller than the average wild horse. The Pryor Mountains are home to about 160 free-roaming horses, who mostly live in the northeast region of the mountain region near Bighorn Canyon. Here are some of the best places to see wild horses in North America: Preservation societies and government agencies alike encourage the public to visit and view North America’s wild horses, provided it's done from a respectful distance. Regardless of the label, there is no denying the majestic nature of these beautiful creatures. While the Bureau of Land Management considers the horses to be wild, they more accurately fit the definition of feral, which means they are free-roaming descendants of domesticated horses. Before Congress got involved, passing legislation in 1959 an 1971, the horses were subject to unregulated hunting and even poisoning of their water holes.Īlthough management efforts have not been without controversy, today, there are approximately 60,000 free-roaming horses in the United States and Canada combined. Without any natural predators, the herds swelled in size. During the hundreds of years of breeding, trading and warring that followed, many domesticated horses were lost, abandoned or let loose, going on to form wild herds throughout the land, most notably out West.

While native horses once lived in North America (they died out over 10,000 years ago), the horses seen today are descendants of the domesticated beasts reintroduced to the continent by Spanish explorers in the 16th and 17th centuries. Protected by Congress since the mid-20th century (western ranchers, claiming horses took valuable grazing resources away from cattle, began killing off the herds), wild horses of all breeds have a majestic beauty to them that makes them an attraction for animal and nature lovers.

Wild horses free#

Wild Horses' core consists of Jed LaPlant (vocals, guitar), Ariana LaPlant (vocals, keys, fiddle), McKeon Hugh Roberts (bass), and JJ Snell (drums).The wild mustang, free from the constraints of a saddle and spurs, roaming the great expanse with a wind-swept mane, has long been a powerful symbol of the American West, particularly in film and literature. Their debut record, Runaway, will be released in the summer of 2022. Through time spent in its wide open spaces and often unforgiving nature, the band offers intimate knowledge of the need to move forward no matter what terrain lies ahead. Wild Horses seeks to convey the unbridled heart of the Wild West in their music.

Having already shared the stage with renowned artists such as Langhorne Slim, Charlie Parr, and Trampled by Turtles, they have left a lasting impression on their show-goers by packing venues across the state.They’ve often been compared to bands like Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers, and Gregory Alan Isakov due to their ability to draw listeners in with both captivating melodies and a hard-hitting drive in the same live experience. Hailing from the deep woods of northern Minnesota, Wild Horses is quickly becoming one of the regions hottest rising folk-rock bands.