horses

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No revolutionary, Wood writes, “defended with more vehemence common ordinary people against the aristocracy—‘against being ridden like horses, fleeced like sheep, worked like cattle, and fed and cloathed like swine and hounds.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management approved a plan to remove hundreds of horses that had wandered beyond their designated territory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

In 1971, there were 50 horses within the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Wild horse populations can increase as much as 20% a year, a rate some experts say is greater than the capacity to remove horses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

The two men steer their horses behind the wagon.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes