Brutally hunted, killed, soon nothing but history? Having grown up with Winnetou and his loyal horse Iltschi, the Mustang has always been a symbol of liberty to me, mentioned in the same breath as USA. Unfortunately we live in a materialistic world that doesn’t stop at the wild horses. Without mercy the wild horses are being rounded up by helicopters (click here). … [Read more...]
The Wild Horses of Namibia – Namib Desert Horses
Unbelievable how these horses have learned to adapt: These very adjustable horses have managed to survive for more than 100 years in the heat of the Namib Desert where there is no shade and temperatures reach 45 degrees C (113 degrees F). In the small town of Garub*, 20 km west of Aus these wild horses can be observed even today. How did these wild horses get there? … [Read more...]
Horse Quotes and Sayings: I believe, …
I believe, as do so many of my fellow Americans, that the wild horse is an irreplaceable national treasure. It would be a tragic mistake to allow this noble creature to disappear from our western landscape. (Robert Redford) … [Read more...]
Did you know, that all horses are actually American?
..., that all horses are actually American? All our horses date back to the original Pliohippus. This ancestor lived during the Pleistocene, about one to two million years ago, in today’s United States and Canada (North America)! The ancient horses immigrated to Asia and Europe via a land bridge that existed at that time and adapted according to the environment they found … [Read more...]
American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign: Report from the Horse Slaughter Summit
(January 7, 2011 - By Suzanne Roy & Deniz Bolbol) Las Vegas, NV (January 3-6, 2011) . . . This week, a group of horse breeders and livestock industry representatives gathered in Las Vegas to network and organize a plan to reopen commercial horse slaughter plants in the United States. Realizing that horse slaughter is an unpalatable subject for most Americans, they cloaked … [Read more...]