Wild Horses -- an American Romance  
 

Mustangs and the Land

Links to public lands and wild horse sites

Midcontinent Ecological Science Center
http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/default.asp
The Midcontinent Ecological Science Center (MESC) develops, integrates, and provides ecological knowledge necessary to understand the causes and predict the consequences of change in order to improve the conservation and management of natural resources in interior western landscapes.

Chincoteague Park
http://www.pony-chincoteague.com
The National Chincoteague Pony Association, is the oldest Chincoteague Pony Registry.

The Eastern States' Wild Horses
http://www.ecis.com/~whl/pag/blmes.html
While the eastern United States don't have wild horse herds and Herd Management Areas on the scale of the western states, there are wild horse bands present, some of which are managed by private, non profit organizations.

Assateague State Park
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/
eastern/assateague.html

Maryland's only ocean park is located on Assateague Island, a barrier island bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by Sinepuxent Bay. The marsh areas have a variety of wildlife, including deer and feral horses.

Coffin Bay Pony Preservation Society Inc.
http://www.cobweb.com.au/~bishop/

The Coffin Bay Pony Preservation Society is a non-profit organization. All monies raised are used to preserve an important piece of Australia's heritage, which just so happens to include brumby horses.



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