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!

EDITORIALS, ARTICLES, ESSAYS, AND MORE

Wild Horse Annie

Velma Bronn Johnston a.k.a. “Wild Horse Annie”

Articles & Commentary

Quotable Quotes

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?

PRESERVATION OF BLOODLINES AND RARE BREEDS

Genetics

Genetic Diversity in Free-Ranging Horse and Burro Populations

Domesticated and Wild Horses Remain Connected By Strong Genetic Link

Genetic Diversity in the Modern Horse

Rare Breeds

American Sulphur Horse Association

Sulphur Springs Horse Registry

Spanish Mustang Registry

Population Management

The Science and Conservation Center

HORSE HISTORY AND WELFARE

Equine History and Education

The Aboriginal North American Horse by Patricia M. Fazio, Ph.D.

Wild Horses as Native North American Wildlife

American Museum of Natural History (Articles)

Evolution of Horses: American Museum of Natural History

The International Museum of The Horse

The Secret Lives of Horses

PUBLIC RECORD ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS

National Reports on Wild Horses

National Academy of Sciences (Excerpts)

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

GAO Highlights: Findings