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The Bureau of Land Management administers the Onaqui Mountains Herd Management Area, a 205,394 acres (83,120 ha) home to 450 wild horses. [4] Horses have been in the area since the late 1800s, mostly from local ranch stock. There was concern that genetic variability of the herd was critically low, so horses from other HMAs were added to the herd.
Horses on the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range in Montana. The BLM distinguishes between "herd areas" (HA) where feral horse and burro herds existed at the time of the passage of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, and "Herd Management Areas" (HMA) where the land is currently managed for the benefit of horses and burros, though "as a component" of public lands, part of ...
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Mustangs struggle to survive in captivity, and Onaqui’s story underscores the urgent need to protect America’s wild horse populations. Meet Mark, the former urban carriage horse from Philadelphia.
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[9] [10] In 1934, a very large incorporated town called Onaqui was created in the area, including Vernon as well as the settlements of Clover and St. John. Vernon was far from the rest of Onaqui, and locals always looked on it as somewhat independent.
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Blood marker analysis verified a few to have significant Spanish ancestry, namely the Cerbat Mustang, Pryor Mountain Mustang, and some horses from the Sulphur Springs HMA. [20] The Kiger Mustang is also said to have been found to have Spanish blood [ 11 ] [ dubious – discuss ] and subsequent microsatellite DNA confirmed the Spanish ancestry ...