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There are wild horses in the United States living on government land all over the country. There are some in Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, and the Western Plains, such as in Nevada, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, etc.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThere are two very famous collections of untrained/wild/feral horses. One population is the Chincoteague ponies in the east off the coast of North Carolina. The other population is the wild mustangs in the Western states. Wild horses protected by the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 are managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) throughout the 10 western states including Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Montana and New Mexico. All total, the Bureau estimates that there are over 36,000 wild horses and burros existing on about 200 Herd Management Areas. To learn more about the wild horses and burro program, refer to the BLM's website at: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/wild_horse_and_burro.html. You can also contact each State or District office for more information. Other areas around the country that manage "wild" horses do exist, such as the horses of Assateague Island that are managed by the National Park Service and the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company in Maryland and Virginia. According to the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act passed in 1971, protection by this law only applies to free roaming wild horses on lands managed by the BLM and USFS.
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How were wild horses introduced?
When the spanish came to America and brought horses, some of these horses were released into the wild or escaped and they bred and through natural selection only the strongest and hardiest survive into wild horses.
Wear do the wild horses in Nevada come from?
Wild horses in North America are actually descendants of the horses that escapes when settlers settled the West, and because of this they are feral horses, not wild.
Were horses always wild?
No. They came from the Spanish Conquistadors when they first came to America. Technically, their called Mustangs, not "Wild horses". Wild means it's ancestors were wild, but the Mustang's family wasn't. They were ridden before escaping into America.
Are wild horses in North America direct desendantes from the fossils on the continent?
Wild horses in North America are direct descendants of horses brought to America from Europe by the Spanish and later migrants. They are probably not directly descended from the horses who left their fossilized bones on the American continent millennia before Columbus.
Where do you find horses?
in horse auctions or in the wild
Where are the wild horses in oblivion?
the wild horses are east of imperial city, you'll find them if you keep to the back on the outside of the lake
Is a mustang a group of horses?
A mustang is one of the feral horses that inhabit much of America. (It is incorrect to call them wild horses as they are not truly wild; they are the descendants of horses belonging to Spanish settlers which have become feral.) A group of horses is called a herd.
In a wild herd of horses are all horses the same breed?
Usually. The breed in America is usually the American Mustang.
How did they find horses?
They were wild... and people saw them with their eyes... (:
Where in the world has the most horse breeds?
One of the continents where wild horses live is in North America, in particular the Mustang horse. Wild horses can also be found in Australia.
Where do horses find they food?
Domestic horses find their food in their feed trough. Horses living in the wild usually live where their can find food meaning places where grass grows.
Where in England can you find wild horses?
On the Moors and in deserts too.
