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bay colt
Where’s My Backpack Travel theme: Animals photo challenge is in celebration of World Animal Day. I’m sharing a photo of a pony that was not taken in the wild, but I wish it was. Celebrating World Animal Day and week is a wake up call for us on the status of state and national parks and preserves and ensuring their continued existence; and the wild animals in danger of extinction as efforts increase to take over and/or take away these lands. In the last few years the danger to the American Mustang has increased.
The thunder of their hooves galloping over the ground could be heard from a distance as the wild American horses raced over Western valleys in herds–these living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West. The horses that roamed free for centuries and are an iconic part of our Wild West that should continue to be wild.
Do we want to live in an America where the mustang, elk, buffalo, bear, big horn sheep, cougar and wolf only live in zoos? Where will the wild horses roam? Or will they become a folk tale of the old West?
Resources on American wild horses:
If I one day visit America, I’d like to see the wild mustangs… But I prefer Canada… More like my homecountry in North…
Oh Canada is a beautiful country. Northern border states in the US share the landscape and wildlife with Canada–a lot of similarities. Both beautiful. Thanks for visiting, merci.
I agree completely – there is no substitute for the open spaces where these beautiful animals are concerned! Thanks for this post!
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Lovely photo. Thank you for posting the plight of America’s wild horses and the links.