There are few places as beautiful and rugged, and as well suited to raising and riding horses as Northwest Montana. Fresh mountain air, a diversity of trails, and wide open spaces draw the most avid horse people to the Flathead Valley. What is the best state to own a horse? Read more…
Wild horses roam the beaches of the Outer Banks and Crystal Coast. Take a guided tour to see them at Corolla and Shackleford Banks. For 500 years, the most enduring – and endearing – residents of the Outer Banks, the wild Colonial Spanish Outer Banks, have called this sliver of Read more…
Roundup (n): The taxpayer-funded government act of utilizing low-flying helicopters to stampede and brutally tear America’s wild horses away from their native homes and chase them into lifelong confinement, resulting in thousands of wild horses and burros losing their freedom, and increasingly, their lives. Are wild horses hostile? Wild horses Read more…
It is estimated that there are about 50 to 60 wild horses in Waipio Valley that form five separate bands. Where can I see wild horses in Waipio Valley? Take Waipio Road (on foot only!) down into the Waipio Valley and take the dirt road on the right (heading towards Read more…
There are few things more symbolic of the spirit of the American West than the horse. Of the many ways to explore Montana, horseback riding is the most traditional. Can you ride a horse in Montana? Led by our equestrian in chief, Jackie Kecskes, or her head wrangler, this exhilarating Read more…
In 1803 Richard Cleveland, an American trader, brought the first horse to Hawai`i and presented the animal as a gift to King Kamehameha I. After seeing a riding demonstration, the king was so impressed that more horses were soon brought to the island. How did cowboys come to Hawaii? In Read more…
Wild horses inhabit the protected beaches, pine forests, and salt marshes of Assateague Island, a 37-mile coastal split between Maryland and Virginia. Are there wild horses on Virginia beach? Assateague’s 37 mile length shares shoreline with both Maryland and Virginia. The island is famous for its pristine beaches, variety of Read more…
There have been Appaloosas, Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds, Morgans, and even Arabians on the Parker Ranch. However, the herd today is composed almost entirely of registered Parker Ranch. The annual foal crop is usually around 15 head, sometimes a little more and sometimes a little less. Are there any wild horses in Read more…
Strictly speaking, there are no more wild horses in the world anymore. The last truly wild horses vanished from North America about 12,000 years ago, towards the end of the last ice age. Where is the largest population of wild horses? Feral horse populations Australia has the largest population in Read more…
If you look at some old maps of Texas, whole swaths of the state are labeled “wild horse desert” or just “wild horses.” This land was once home to an estimated 1 million wild horses – likely more than any other region of the country. Those mustangs roamed in herds, Read more…