Wild Horse Locations

Oregon

Herd Locations

The Kiger and Riddle Mountain HMAs (Herd Management Area) contain wild horses with strong Spanish ancestry. More information: contact the Burns BLM Field Office at 541.573.4456.

California

Guided Tours

http://www.ridersofthesage.com/
Bring your horse or mule and ride into an area very seldom visited by riders, viewing spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife. All-day treks for up to six people.


Sanctuaries

There are many sanctuaries protecting wild horses however, they are not open to public tours under normal circumstances.

http://www.kimerleecuryl.com/
Wild Horse Photographer leads tours in the American Wild Horse Sanctuary

http://www.returntofreedom.org/
American Wild Horse Sancturary


Herd Locations

http://www.mustangs4us.com/california.htm
Herd location information site and news

Arizona

Herd Locations

Note: mainly wild burros remain in Arizona. Wild Horses are limited to Cerbat and Cibola.

Oatman Town Burros
Up the hill from Laughlin, Nevada on Historic Route 66, is the lively gold mining town of Oatman. A dozen burros can usually be found wandering the streets and have become a local tourist attraction. The surrounding hills offer a good opportunity to view burros in their natural environment. Oatman is part of the Black Mountain HMA.

The Cerbat range is located in northwestern Arizona. It is home to wild horses of strong Spanish ancestry.


BLM Field Offices

  • Yuma Field Office (Cibola-Trigo and Little Harqhahala HMAs) – 928.317.3200

  • Kingman Field Office (Big Sandy, Black Mountain, Cerbat HMAs) – 928.718.3700

  • Lake Havasu Field Office (Alamo and Havasu HMAs) – 888.213.2582
  • Phoenix Field Office (Harquahala, Lake Pleasant, Painted Rock HMAs) – 623.580.5500
  • Arizona Strip Field Office (Tassi-Gold Butte HMA) – 435-688-3200

Nevada

Guided Tours

http://www.nationshorseworld.com/
Jeanne Bencich Nations offers Wild Horse photography workshops in Nevada's high desert country of the Great Basin.


http://greatbasinlife.com/safari.htm
PhotoRover's Wild Horse Safari
"Over the years,it has been my profound pleasure to introduce guests from all over the world to the hidden wonders that rural Nevada holds."


Sanctuaries

http://www.savingamericasmustangs.org/
Madeleine Pickens has purchased two ranches in Elko County, about 25 miles south of Wells, NV, to build a “living museum” for mustangs, an eco-sanctuary where they can roam free.


Herd Locations

Nevada Wild Horse Information from mustangs4us.com.


New Mexico

Guided Tours

http://moneromustangs.org/
Monero Mustangs Wild Horse Sanctuary. Tours of the Monero Mustangs Sanctuary are by appointment only - please don’t stop by without notice.


http://www.lynnepomeranz.com/blog
Photography Workshops for Horse & Nature Lovers


Utah

BLM Field Offices

  • Salt Lake Field Office (Cedar Mountains and Onaqui Mountains HMAs) – 801.977.4300.
  • Fillmore Field Office (Confusion, Conger Mountains, King Top and Swasey HMAs) – 435.743.3100
  • Cedar City Field Office (Sulphur HMA) – 435.586.2401

Colorado

Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

http://springcreekwild.wordpress.com/

"When I take people to the basin to see the horses, or when I tell them about visiting the basin and the horses, I always make sure to tell them the first rule of the basin: No agenda."
- TJ Holmes


Wild Horse Viewing Tips

Colorado's Wildlife Company Web Site


Herd Locations

Colorado's Herd Locations

Idaho

BLM Field Office

Boise Field Office: 208.384.3300.

Montana

http://www.thecloudfoundation.org/

Dedicated to the preservation of wild horses on our public lands, and the protection of Cloud's herds in the Arrowhead Mountains of Montana.


The Cloud Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of wild horses and burros on our western public lands with a focus on Cloud's herd in the Arrowhead Mountains of Montana. Cloud was rounded up for the third time in September of 2009 despite an enormous public outcry. Cloud and his band were released two days after they were captured but Cloud's grandchildren and his daughter were removed along with more than 50 others, leaving the herd at only 125 horses. Cloud is now back in the wild & we continue our work to preserve what wild horses value most- their freedom and their families.

Wyoming

http://www.pryormustangs.org/

The Pryor Mountain Wild Horses can be found throughout the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. Regardless of where they are in the range, they are all the same Pryor Mountain Wild Horses.

Some of the wild horses live in the desert lowlands of the range, and many of these can be seen along Highway 37 in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. Because of the landscape and behavior of these horses, it is often difficult to find them. Bighorn sheep, mule deer, coyotes, and other birds and animals can also be seen in this area. Highway 37 is a well maintained, paved highway that any vehicle can easily drive on.

Most of the wild horses live on East Pryor Mountain, and they are relatively easy to find. As in the lowlands, other wildlife, such as black bears, mule deer and possibly mountain lions, can be seen in the area as well. However, it can be difficult to access these horses as available roads require a vehicle with good four wheel drive, low range, and tires.

It is highly recommended that visitors wishing to view the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses come to the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center first. We can provide maps and directions showing current options for viewing the horses. Because we frequently monitor the horses, we are able to give current information on the status and location of them. We are also more than happy to provide further information on the wild horses that visitors do see as we know information about each individual.

North & South Dakota

International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros (ISPMB) - South Dakota

http://www.ispmb.org/Tourism.html

The International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros (ISPMB), the oldest wild horse and burro organization in the United States, descended from Wild Horse Annie's original organization

Come as a photographer, a nature lover, or a researcher of ancient American horses. Surrounded by the sweet scent of prairie grass, your personal tour guides will give you detailed information about the preservation of these unique wild horses, the interweaving of the Lakota culture with the horse, and the geologic formations and pre-historic fossils found in this lush old sea bed. Tours are led by wild horse historians, behavioral experts, and local Lakota guides. We also offer the opportunity to observe and use horse whisperer techniques in the training arena. Enjoy your tour via four-wheel vehicles or horse-drawn wagon.


Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary - South Dakota

Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary Web Site

The Sanctuary and its staff and volunteers are devoted to the spirit of the wild mustangs by giving America’s unwanted wild horses a quality life. The Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary is a showcase where the public can see large herds of wild horses running free and come to understand our efforts toward land conservation and the preservation of our western heritage-America’s Wild Mustang!

North Carolina & Virgina

North Carolina Information Sites

Wild Horses of the Outer Banks

The Outer Banks of North Carolina is one of very few places in America where wild mustangs still roam free, stubbornly surviving in this once remote coastal environment. Descended from spanish mustangs which arrived close to 500 years ago, these hardy, tenacious wild horses have lived here since the earliest explorers and shipwrecks. In previous centuries there were thousands of these wild mustangs roaming the full length of the Outer Banks, from Shackleford Banks, all along Core Banks, Ocracoke, Hatteras, and on northward beyond Corolla on Currituck Banks.


Wild Horses of the Shackleford Banks

The island of Shackleford Banks is only nine miles long and home to a herd of wild horses with a unique historic and cultural legacy.

Canada

Wild Horses of Sable Island

Sable Island has a herd of about 300 wild horses. It is a protected area and permmission is required to visit the island.


Mongolia

Gobi B - Takhin Tal Nature Preserve

The Takhin Tal Nature preseve in the northwest corner of Mongolia's Gobi B Strictly Protected Area is where Przewalski's horse were first released after it went extinct in the wild and was bred in captivity.


Horseback Tours

Tour Site Link

At one time extinct in the wild, Przewalski's Horse has been reintroduced to its native habitat in Mongolia at the Hustai National Park, Takhin Tal Nature Reserve and Khomiin Tal.


Britain

Wildwood Trust Site Link

The Wildwood Trust in Kent has a small herd of Koniks. Koniks are wild horses from the steppes of Russia and are the closest match to the Tarpan, a wild horse which was hunted to extinction in Britain, but continued to inhabit Eastern Europe until the 18th Century.


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