There is a big difference between horses grazing on land and cows and buffalo . You can have a heck of a lot more cattle grazing the same land than horse for the simple reason that horses DESTROY the grass by pulling up the roots .
There is a simple cheap solution to an overpopulation of wild horses .... it’s called hunting permits . No different than issuing hunting permits for deer.
Oh and I say this as someone who really likes horses and keeps them.
The buffalo were located in a grassland. These horses are in a desert, with very little grass available.
“You can have a heck of a lot more cattle grazing the same land than horse for the simple reason that horses DESTROY the grass by pulling up the roots .”
I always heard it was sheep that pulled the grass up by the roots. Is that true?