The American Mustang Guidebook: History, Behavior, and State-By-State Directions on Where to Best View America's Wild Horses

My husband and I recently adopted an mustang from the BLM here in Montana. We are very novice horse people and the information provided in the book as more than helpful and the historical info was great.

We're considering picking this up. Something to note though is that the BLM has zeroed out many herds and put them into long term holding so there may not be horses where she says there are anymore. If you get the chance to see these magnificent animals in the wild though, DO IT. It is an experience that you will never, ever forget. I just got back from visiting the Sand Wash Basin horses in Colorado and I will remain awed by the experience for years to come.

Love this book. Just adopted my own mustang and I learned a lot from this book.

This didn't provide all the information I was hoping it would. I wanted descriptions of the colors and markings.

Wonderful book!!!

LOVED IT

Great little handbook for where to find America's Wild Horses. Lot's of background information as well.

Don't know much about America's wild horses? Well this is a good place to start.This is a nice book about where to find the wild herds in the states, the terrain they live in, who oversees them, what they look like, plus other characteristics.Though the book is well over a decade old, it still holds true when tracing the whereabouts of what states have wild horses, including the eastern states in the USA. Most of the wild herds in the United States are managed by the Forest Service or mainly the Bureau of Land Management, in some cases, especially on the island herds, the National Park Service. The BLM has obliterated some of these herds mentioned in the book, or seriously weeded the numbers out. On the flipside some herds numbers have gotten bigger, like the Virginia Range outside Reno and Carson City, Nevada.There are some wild horse herds that are not covered in the book, like the Yakima wild horses in Washington state and a few others, but it will bring to light for you, if you are a wild horse enthusiast the basics for finding out about these magnificent creatures and starting your wild horses adventures!Good guidebook!

アニメーション映画の「スピリット」や、「オーシャンオブファイヤー」の中で始めて野生馬を知る人も多いかもしれない。私にとっては、Mモンローの「荒馬と女」という映画の中で見たのが最初。かつてはバッファーローと共に、射撃の的として打たれ、また、わずかな金のためにドッグフード用に捕われ、どんどん数を減らしている野生馬ももともとはスペイン人などが大陸に持ち込んだ馬が逃げ、野生化したもの。それにしても昨今のアメリカ大陸の干ばつ被害はひどいらしい。その母なる大地は、もはやすべての野生動物に十分な水と草を与えることができない。そこには人の手による「調整」が必要になっている。この本を読むと、数奇な運命をたどってきた野生馬達が、ただ無残に死ぬのでもなく、ただウエスタンスピリットを代表する保護動物として「生かされる」のでもなく、心ある人々の地道な活動によって、「人の役に立つ動物」としての活路を見出していることが伝わる。野生馬に興味のある、英語中級レベルの方、読んでみてください。