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Resources for the Wild Horse Defender
The Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary has compiled numerous links to assist you in learning more about America’s wild horses, the social and political issues that challenge their survival, and the people and organizations that serve them.
Please contact us if you have any suggestions for this resource library!
Wild Horse Annie
Articles & Commentary
Wild Horses and the Politics of Extinction by Lewis Regenstein
Waste of the West: Public Lands Ranching by Lynn Jacobs
Wild Horse Series and Articles by Andrew Cohen
Should the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 Be Reigned in or Turned Out to Pasture?
Return to Freedom Documents
Genetics
Strategies for Genetic Management of Feral Horse Populations on Public Lands in the United States
Domesticated and Wild Horses Remain Connected By Strong Genetic Link
Rare Breeds
American Sulphur Horse Association
Spanish Mustangs and Barbs (Part One)
Spanish Mustangs and Barbs (Part Two)
Population Management
Horse Welfare Information
Equine History and Education
Wild Horses as Native North American Wildlife
El Caballo: The Wild Horses of North America (Documentary)
American Museum of Natural History (Articles)
Evolution of Horses: American Museum of Natural History
The International Museum of The Horse
Evolution over 55 million years (Tufts)
Wild Horses: An American Romance (NPR-PBS)
The Secret Lives of Horses (Wendy Williams)
2015 BLM Herd Area and Herd Management Area Stats
National Reports on Wild Horses
NAS report 2013 Brief: Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse
and Burro Program: A Way Forward
GAO Report Abstract 1991 & GAO Report Abstract 1990
Costs and Consequences: The Real Cost
of Livestock Grazing on America’s Public Lands (Jan 2015)
1990 GAO Report: Improvements Needed in Wild Horse Program
GAO Report 1991: Observations on Management of Federal Wild Horse Program
2008 GAO Report (Full Report): Effective Long-Term Options Needed to Manage Unadoptable Wild Horses