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Saving the American Wild Horse

Saving the American Wild Horse, a poignant documentary hosted by Viggo Mortensen, Sheryl Crow, Peter Coyote, and directed by Emmy Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker, James Kleinert, examines the politics behind the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) controversial policies regarding wild horses on public lands and questions the fate of America’s Wild Horses and Burros, whose very existence is in jeopardy.

Saving the American Wild Horse tells the dramatic story of the horse as it disappears from the North American continent ten thousand years ago, only to be reintroduced by Europeans in the 1500’s. The film captures for it’s viewers the role the horse has played in both Native American and Euro-American culture over the last four hundred years. Nothing will strike the audience’s hearts as clearly as the profound relationship humans and horses share in the shaping of the United States. This relationship is unique to the attributes of the wild horse, and is worth preserving for many generations to come.

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PSA: Saving the American Wild Horse
[ 5 May 2009 ]

American Wild Horse PSA featuring Viggo Mortensen and Sheryl Crow, hosted at Vimeo

Advocates determined to keep horses roaming OBX

Retirement Ranch Planned for Wild Horses

High-tech approach to taming New Mexico’s wild horses

Horse Whispering

Sheryl Crow Joins in Wild Horse Fight


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Conservation

American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign

The American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign is dedicated to preserving the American wild horse in viable free-roaming herds for generations to come, as part of our national heritage. Its grassroots efforts are supported by a coalition of over forty organizations.

Return to Freedom

Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue

Dark Horse Foundation

The Przewalski Horse Association: TAKH

Foundation for the Preservation of the Przewalski Horse


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Media, Showcase

Saving the American Wild Horse

Saving the American Wild Horse, a poignant documentary hosted by Viggo Mortensen, Sheryl Crow, Peter Coyote, and directed by Emmy Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker, James Kleinert, examines the politics behind the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) controversial policies regarding wild horses on public lands and questions the fate of America’s Wild Horses and Burros, whose very existence is in jeopardy.

Saving the American Wild Horse tells the dramatic story of the horse as it disappears from the North American continent ten thousand years ago, only to be reintroduced by Europeans in the 1500’s. The film captures for it’s viewers the role the horse has played in both Native American and Euro-American culture over the last four hundred years. Nothing will strike the audience’s hearts as clearly as the profound relationship humans and horses share in the shaping of the United States. This relationship is unique to the attributes of the wild horse, and is worth preserving for many generations to come.

60-Second Science: Obesity Hurting Horses’ Health

Equinely-Inclined

HorseGirl TV

In Horse Harmony


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References

Gypsy Vanner Horse Association

It is the mission of the Gypsy Vanner Horse Society to respect The spoken words of Gypsies who have dedicated lifetimes in the pursuit of breeding the perfect caravan horse… the Gypsy Vanner. The Gypsy Vanner Horse Society’s mission is to bring honor, recognition, and a better understanding to one of the world’s most colorful and least understood societies and the horses they love so dearly.

Gyspy Cob and Drum Horse Association

Paso Fino Horse Association

National Chincoteague Pony Association

American Quarter Horse Association

American Paint Horse Association


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