“Oh, and when you live on a ranch you discover that “wild horse” is how you say ‘pigeon’ in the country.”
Yeah, eradicate wild horses on public land, so ranches with a tiny private land headquarters can graze giant tracts of public land, as if they owned it privately. It’s another form of welfare.
In Texas, ranchers have to actually PAY for grazing and feeding, that the welfare ranchers in wild horse country get for a pittance.
When you own the land, you can say what animals are on it. When you rent grazing at BLM or Forest land at dirt cheap rates compared to what capitalist ranchers pay, you don’t get to whine about the other animals on it.
I’m talking about wild horses on *our* land. Not BLM land.
And while you seem to be all romantic about these creatures how about a few facts?
1. Wild horses are not native to North America. They’re an invasive species that crowds out native animals like pronghorn antelope.
2. Wild horses are like a 1500 pound petri dish full of all sorts of diseases. Feel free to hug one if you want.
3. Wild horses love to kick the crap out of domestic horses and cattle. They’re also not shy about attacking people when it’s mating season.
4. They don’t look so good after you hit one with your pickup truck. Neither do you, for that matter.
While I don't disagree with the concept, where is that true?