Have you heard about the 2015 documentary "Unbranded"?

Wife and I streamed this award-winning film on Amazon Prime the other night, and a worthwhile watch it was. Four young Texans, all experienced riders and recently graduated from college, train and then ride mustangs from the Arizona/Mexico border all the way to the Canadian border to show how reliable and hardy these animals are. The film also explores the challenges of maintaining the wild horse herd -- which, surprising to me, actually is overpopulated and now has thousands of animals needing to be "adopted" and relocated -- and the Bureau of Land Management's approaches to balancing the needs of the horses and grazing of cattle.

Extraordinary scenery -- Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, and Montana -- and a fascinating look at the horses and their riders, who predictably are, well, unpredictable. One of the best things I've watched in a long time, and my wife enjoyed it as well.

Here's the website for the film, and a link to the trailer. Unbranded

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Ukraine -- now more than ever

Looks like a neat film to watch.

Makes me envious ..... miss being young and crazy enough to do something like that.

Don

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A Friend adopted some 20 years ago. They require a lot more work than the average horseman can give them. In 1972 my HS Biology teacher shared that we have more horses now than ever in the US, including the 1870-1900 eras. The situation has not gotten any better.

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We have a small herd (around 50) wild horses just East of Scottsdale on the Indian reservation. They are thrilling to watch particularly when they decide to cross the Salt River during tubing season.
Last year the BLM decided they were going to round them up and remove them because they were causing "damage"! The outcry was so great that they eventually backed off on the idea. Here's a representative picture.
Jim

I recommend the film.

Ah, to be young again! Hats off to anyone who would make a trip like that on horses. I would need a more mechanized approach.

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