Freedom is not free, as the saying goes. It means responsibility. It means fences. It means cooperation. It means a greater good. It means my right may not be your right, but it’s as important to me as yours is to you and should be acknowledged as such – and vice versa.
Independence doesn’t mean thrown away. It means pride – and having the courage to look beyond pride and ask for help when it’s needed – it means giving help before it’s asked of you.
Our “free-roaming” wild horses and burros are not. Not really.
Kreacher and his girls can circumnavigate Filly Peak, but they have no access to the pinon-juniper-dotted hillside below the clouds, touching the sky.
Are they less wild? Less free? We all have chains snugging us to the responsibilities and demands of life.
Mustangs are “America’s horses,” more than any other breed in existence. They evolved here. They returned here. They thrive here.
Their freedom depends on us to make their lives as independent as possible.
Let freedom ring. 🙂
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Happy 4th…
Like too many of our wild horses–free but for man and his fences. Good fences do not make good neighbors.
Well said, my friend
AMEN.
I really agree! I see our Wild Horses as very reflective in nature to what is happening to our nation as a whole. It is imperative to respect and maintain our horses freedom.
Nancy Roberts and Crystal Walker recommended I talk with you about this herd. Would you please email me, karenmclain@Qwest.net
Thank you for posting your work and advocating for these beautiful horses.