How were wild horses in Texas tamed?

Because mustangs are descendents of escaped domesticated horses, wildlife management agencies consider them to be "feral" rather than "wild," although this designation is controversial among mustang advocates. read more

Not many wild horses roaming Texas, though there are some. Each year the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) holds a contest to see who can tame a wild horse the best in 90 days. All horses are auctioned at the end and the proceeds go to support the wild horses and BLM. Anyway, the old ways of brute force for taming horses is rarely practiced any longer. read more

Some mount horses in streams or rivers; others start riding young or wild horses in deep snow banks. In the Altai region and Mongolia, they train young and/or wild horses by riding them in deep mud or over hillsides. Native Americans and ranchers in the US have used these methods, too. read more

Wild horses are found in California, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, Arizona and Texas. Nevada is home to more than half of the wild horse populations in North America. read more