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(Information and graphics courtesy of BLM, Colorado District Office)
8000 BC:Prehistoric zebras, wild horses and wild asses once roamed Colorado. Their
extinction in North America occurred during the ice age.
1500s:Spanish explorers brought horses to America. 1600s:
1971:Congress passed the "Wild, Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act," a result of
Velma (Wild Horse Annie) Johnson's continued efforts and scores of school age
children writing to their congressmen.
1973:Legislation provided for the public adoption of wild horses and burros. This was the beginning of the Adopt-A-Horse or Burro Program. 1986:
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Indians acquired horses
The Colorado Wild Horse - Inmate Program was established. Inmates gentle and
halter-train wild horses.
