Over 73,000 mustangs and wild burros currently live on public land in the United States.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oversees 179 herd management areas (HMAs) across several western states.
However, these lands only provide enough food and water for about 27,000 animals — the official “Appropriate Management Level” set by the BLM.

Since the actual population far exceeds this level, thousands of mustangs and burros are captured each year and moved to special holding facilities.
In this way, the BLM attempts to prevent overpopulation, which would otherwise lead to food shortages, environmental strain, and an increased risk of death within the herds.

It was once their blood that carried the ships of explorers across the ocean.
Garranos, Sorraias, Lusitanos — Iberian horses whose bloodlines blended with others in the New World and became what we now call Mustangs.
Strong, alert, free.

What makes the Mustang so special? One clear answer: natural selection!

The selection of parents doesn’t follow studbooks, but is determined by wild, competing stallions.
The harsh living conditions of the Mustangs weed out weakness; only the strong — with sound legs and robust health — survive.

Wild horses may appear unremarkable at first glance, but in many ways, they are the best horses.
The wild left them no choice. What emerged are animals with unmatched intelligence, stamina, and overall resilience.
If you adopt a BLM Mustang that has lived freely for several years, you’re guaranteed to get a healthy, sure-footed, and well-socialized horse.

But once you buy a horse that wasn’t conceived and born in the wild, natural selection is interrupted.

Wild horses are socialized through their herd dynamics and functioning hierarchies in the wild.
Their remarkable intelligence develops because their senses are challenged from day one — they must make smart decisions in order to survive.
They build endurance through daily foraging, covering long distances in search of food.
Horses that make it to their third year are not only resilient — they’re true survivors.