“Congress finds and declares that wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West; that they contribute to the diversity of the life forms within the Nation, and enrich the lives of American people…”

Public Law 92-195 12/15/71

With flowing tail and flying mane,

wide nostrils never

stretched by pain,

mouth bloodless to bit or rein,

And feet that iron never shod

and flanks unscarred by

spur or rod

A thousand horses-the wild

the free-

Like waves that follow o’er

the sea

Come quickly thundering on

-Lord Byron-

Photo credit Wendy McEahern