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Wild Horses May Face Death Sentence

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 07/21/2008 - 6:40am

With the price of hay up and adoptions down, the government may begin euthanizing wild horses. There are currently about 30,000 of them in federal holding centers; a number wild horse advocates blame on careless management.

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A New Novel Breaks Horses -- and Stereotypes

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 02/28/2008 - 3:56am

Though the female horse-gentlers of the American West have largely gone unsung, author Molly Gloss says they definitely existed.

Her new novel, The Hearts of Horses, tells the story of a female broncobuster who uses gentle methods to tame and train wild horses.

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