Wild Horses and the Land -- an Introduction

This section of the Web site examines the wild horse's reciprocal relationship with the land.

In federal lands, like the Pryor Mountain Preserve, wild horses roam free. After legislation and public protection, the horse once again is secure in its role as "one with the land" but only in sanctuaries and public lands where they are protected and observed as a valuable asset. In certain cases the horses themselves protect the land from the ongoing encroachment of man's urban sprawls. A critical relationship exists between the wild horse herds and the land they roam today.

Topics in this section include:

• Biologists Compile Wild Horse Data in Pryor Mountain Preserve The Pryor Mountain Wildhorse Range near Lovell, Wyoming, is one of the few places where mustangs still inhabit their own environment. In 1968, the U.S. Government created this first wild horse refuge to protect a legendary band of mustangs.

• Wild horse herds and harems Like all wild horses, the Pryor mustangs are herd animals living off the land in harems, dominated by the strongest stallions.

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