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StarryNite

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6. Wild horses are amazing American icons.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Sat Sep 15, 2018, 11:54 PM

Sep 2018

They are treasured by most Americans however the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management are managing the western herds to extinction on behalf of special interest groups such as the public lands ranchers.

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"Survivors," North Carolina's Wild Horses Weathered Hurricane Florence [View all] appalachiablue Sep 2018 OP

One of my favorite childhood books was... 3catwoman3 Sep 2018 #1

Wonderful book I read when young as well. I've seen the appalachiablue Sep 2018 #5

I had no idea North Carolina had wild horses. Would love to know more. Are they called... brush Sep 2018 #2

The wild horses of N.C. and Va. are from the Spanish Colonial appalachiablue Sep 2018 #3

Thanks for the excellent link on the horses. They have survived on their own in the wild... brush Sep 2018 #4

Yes! StarryNite Sep 2018 #7

Wild horses are amazing American icons. StarryNite Sep 2018 #6

Unfortunately that's true. I'm out in Nev. where the Bundy's are abusing federal lands... brush Sep 2018 #8

Tough survivors Bayard Sep 2018 #9

That I'd never considered, tx. The slim, remote chain of barrier islands appalachiablue Sep 2018 #10