Where the Wild Horses Roam (On-Range)
Ever wonder where the wild horses are?
If you're like me, you even dream about it. This article was written for everyone who wonders, dreams, plans, or even is en route to visit an on-range herd area.
If you plan to visit an on-range wild horse and burro herd area, clearly you best come to the West. If I had a dollar for every acre of Western States land belonging to an area managed for wild horse and burro herds, I'd be a very rich woman. Although inevitably, I'd become a very broke woman... after adopting all of the off-range mustangs. Probably best that's not how it works.
Anyhow, here is a glimpse at all the places you may want to mark on your maps.
Note: Herd Management Areas (HMA's) are managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Wild Horse and Burro Territories (WHBT) are managed by the United States Forest Service (USFS). Naturally, wild horses and burros don't just magically roam within the boundaries of BLM and USFS land. They may roam onto state, tribal, or private land. And of course, they also can be found in their "wild" state at sanctuaries, adoption- and long-term holding facilities, corrals, and pastures. That, however, is a topic for another time.