Wild Horses

Two adopted horses wait for dinner at a ranch near Roundup.

BLM to hold wild horse and burro adoption in Billings

Orlinda Worthington

Horses and burros from BLM land will be up for adoption in Billings this weekend. The cost is low, but the dedication to the animals needs to be a high priority for adoptees, according to a Montana horse trainer.

Mountain West News Bureau

Critics Say New Rule Could Send Wild Horses To The Slaughterhouse

When outsiders think of the American West, they probably think of mustangs.The horses’ ancestors were brought to the New World by conquistadors more than…

The BLM estimates that there are more than 75,000 wild horses on public lands across the West.

BLM Gives Congress New Wild Horse Plan

Amanda Peacher

The Bureau of Land Management has presented Congress with a controversial new plan to manage wild horses.

Advocates say the Pryor Mountain Herd is genetically unique and believes the horses should be protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Advocates Want Wild Horses Listed Under Endangered Species Act

Amanda Peacher

Animal rights advocates are asking the federal government to protect certain wild horses as an endangered species. It’s not their first attempt, but...