Unbroken Spirit

They are the winddrinkers of the Great Plains, carrying 57 million years of evolutionary history in their blood. Wild horses are beloved and hated, revered and condemned. They represent wildness and domestication -- all at the same time. Nevertheless, they are protected under federal law and allowed to roam freely on the federal rangelands of the western United States.

In "Unbroken Spirit Online," you will learn more about their long, complex evolution in North America, extinction during the late-Pleistocene Epoch, genetic makeup and biology, primitive behaviors and social organization, domestication and place in human history, near extermination through mustanging, protective legislation, and the controversy that surrounds them today. The "wild horse" will take on new dimension and meaning, with enhanced understanding of its place in the natural world and in the history and advancement of civilization.