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America's Last Wild Horses - The Classic Study of the Mustangs--Their Pivotal Role in the History of the West, Their Return to the Wild, and the Ongoing Efforts to Preserve Them (Paperback)
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America's Last Wild Horses - The Classic Study of the Mustangs--Their Pivotal Role in the History of the West, Their Return to the Wild, and the Ongoing Efforts to Preserve Them (Paperback)
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No wild animal captures the spirit of North America quite so
powerfully as the wild horse-nor has any faced such diverse and
potent enemies. In this provocative account, Hope Ryden-who helped
to ensure the passage of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horse and Burro
Act, which grants mustangs special protection-combs the history of
these proud and noble horses. Descended from the Spanish horses
ridden by the conquistadors, they evolved into the tough and
intelligent ponies that Native Americans-and later, explorers and
cowboys-learned to rely on. From the period when wholesale
extermination of the buffalo was underway until recent times,
commercial and political interests have sought to eliminate the
wild horses as varmints.
Unfortunately, these magnificent creatures are in trouble again. In
November 2004, an amendment to the 2005 Appropriations Bill opened
the way for America's wild horses to be sent to
slaughterhouses-thus rendering the no-kill 1971 Wild and
Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act obsolete. A few senators have been
trying to pass bills to stop the killings, but so far no action has
taken place. Meanwhile, horses are being slaughtered by the
truckload.
In her new introduction, Ryden addresses these latest developments
and tells of the successes and failures of regulation over the
years. The subject of a front-page article in The New York Times
when it was first published, America's Last Wild Horses continues
to be a compelling testament to the life of a uniquely American
symbol of grace and wildness, and is a must-read for horse lovers
and Western history enthusiasts everywhere.
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