Hidalgo
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Saturday, February 9, 2008
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Ohio, United States
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To make it where the Mustangs run free.
Frank Hopkins's horse Hilalgo was a Spanish Mustang, a breed descended from the horse brought to the New World by the Early Spaniards and later used by the Native Americans. It is believed that even as late as the early 1900s, there were upwards of two million wild horses in North America. The industrialization of this country took its toll on the wild mustangs, and they began to die off at an alarming rate. Over the first part of the 20th century the American Wild Mustang population dwindled to less than 17,000. Due to the fear of extinction, President Nixon signed the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act in 1971. The act made the government responsible for the well-being of wild livestock. Today there are several wild horse sanctuaries in rural Nevada and Wyoming that are dedicated to the survival and safety of wild horses. The wild mustang population has grown back to over 41,000 and through these sanctuaries it will continue to grow.
This Travel Bug is dedicated to the Wild Mustangs.
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