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There are close to 40,000 wild mustangs in the United States - some on islands, some on mountaintops, some on vast prairies, and some on land where oil-drilling rigs and logging trucks are constant visitors. Most of this land is public and under the management of the BLM (Bureau of Land Management), making it accessible to anyone willing to drive the backroads to get there. The American Mustang Guidebook is a combination travel guide, horse lovers' publication, natural history, and American history resource book all rolled into one. Illustrated within the pages are the beauty and natural landscapes of wild horses in America, maps to help you find where they live, and sections on the history, behavior, and color genetics of this magnificent animal. Detail state-by-state directions and maps show where to best view America's wild horses in their native pastures, and complete information is included on BLM adoption and training of a mustang. Contact names and addresses of the state BLM offices, a list of wild horses handlers, local and national wild horse organizations, and a list of other resources are also included, making this a complete and unique reference for nature and horse lovers everywhere. Review: Five Stars - Love this book. Just adopted my own mustang and I learned a lot from this book. Review: Five Stars - Wonderful book!!!
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,705,627 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #443 in Biology of Horses #1,803 in Outdoors & Nature Reference #53,681 in Travel (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 31 Reviews |
J**D
Five Stars
Love this book. Just adopted my own mustang and I learned a lot from this book.
A**R
Five Stars
Wonderful book!!!
K**R
The American Mustang Guidebook
The best book on this subject on the market!!
K**A
Don't have it yet but...
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.
C**N
Three Stars
This didn't provide all the information I was hoping it would. I wanted descriptions of the colors and markings.
S**R
Excellent guide
Great little handbook for where to find America's Wild Horses. Lot's of background information as well.
T**Y
A great start for your wild horse adventures
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!
T**N
Watching mustangs
This is a great book for anyone wishing to adopt a mustang or view them in their natural habit as it has state by state guides on where to find them.My only negative is that all the photos of these beautiful animals are in black & white when the author specifically mentions colour variations in relation to the photos of the horses.
猫**僕
野生馬ムスタングの現状を知る貴重な情報
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。
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