Source: Press Release

Pendleton, Oregon - The National Tribal Horse Coalition (NTHC) represents member land based Tribal Nations who are experiencing devastating issues with
overpopulation of feral horses on their homelands. These feral horses
on federally recognized Reservations are free roaming animals,
virtually the same as the antelope, deer, elk and moose, and are not
mustangs. The reservations have also become dumping grounds for
unwanted/abandoned horses; this has caused undue economical stress on
the Tribes. The NTHC is working diligently to find resolution to the
overpopulation/abandonment problem, the NTHC authored both resolutions
for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians and the National
Congress of American Indians to bring focus to the problems being
encountered; NTHC has not been dictated by any outside influences and
has made public the various possible solutions, in this effort the NTHC
has encountered much opposition from animal rights advocacy groups who
have freely used the symbolism of the North American Indians and
horses.

The NTHC strongly opposes a Madeleine Pickens sponsored float depicting a herd of wild mustangs galloping down the Rose Parade route on January 1, 2011 - under the watchful eyes of a concerned "Native American" .
The NTHC is opposed to animal rights groups like the Madeleine Pickens
Wild Mustang Foundation who have freely used the symbolism of the North
American Indians and horses to promote agendas in direct opposition to
the tribes' position, this float is a perfect example of the
romanticism affiliated with the North American Indians and their
horses, therefore, the NTHC calls on the leadership of the Rose Bowl
Parade and any and all other decision makers to prevent this float from
being in the parade as it is an abuse of the reputation of the North
American Indian.