Wild Mustangs One Year With America's Last Free Horses

Wild mustangs are the living spirit of the American West, and one of the most fought-over animals in the country. Follow one wild horse family through a full year in Nevada's Great Basin: a newborn foal's first steps, a brutal summer walk for water, a mountain lion in the dark, a freezing winter, and a showdown between two stallions for the crown. You'll also discover how horses were born in North America, vanished during the Ice Age, came back with the Spanish, and how the Wild Horse Annie Act and the 1971 federal law signed by President Nixon changed their fate forever. CHAPTERS 0:00 Two stallions, one crown 0:58 Chapter 1 - Meet the Band 2:18 Chapter 2 - The Horse That Came Home 4:37 Chapter 3 - Spring: First Steps 6:24 Chapter 4 - Who's Really in Charge 8:33 Chapter 5 - Summer: The Long Walk for Water 11:00 Chapter 6 - The Fight for the Crown 14:03 Chapter 7 - The Lion and the Cold 16:16 Chapter 8 - America's Wild Horse War 19:06 Chapter 9 - Spring Again Which side are you on? Are wild mustangs a national treasure or a problem for the range? Tell us in the comments. Subscribe to Wild AZ for new wildlife documentaries every week:    / @wild_az   The horses' names (Copper, Star, Shadow, Dusty) are nicknames given for the story. Population figures are based on BLM estimates and may change. #wildmustangs #wildhorses #wildlifedocumentary