Four young college guys are on a mission. A mission most will label crazy and foolish. A mission to help save the Mustangs.

There's a problem. Wild Mustangs are over running the plains of Nevada, Montana, Arizona and Wyoming. A health number of horses would be 26,000, instead there are 50,000, and that's just what can be seen. Ranchers and their livestock are slowly being overtaken by these horses. Horses graze 24/7 365 days a year. By the time spring rolls around there is no food left for the cattle. That's where the BLM comes in. The Bureau of Land Management goes to different areas to count the number of Mustangs and see how much damage has been done. When they've assessed the amount they begin a round up. The BLM catches the horses and puts them in holding pens. There, they sort them out and will move them to paddocks and enclosed pastures. After they've sorted them and vet checked them comes the adoption program. The BLM used to adopt off 9000 horses a year, that number as been reduced to just 3000 a year. Many people feel the Mustangs should be left alone. They were there first after all, the ranchers should be the ones to move. Others say let the BLM is doing the right thing. Unfortunately the BLM is becoming overrun with horses. If more don't get adopted other drastic measures will have to be taken to reduce the number. That's the four college guys come in.

Meet Ben Masters, Ben Thamer, Jonny Fitzsimons, and Thomas Glov. These four guys graduated from Texas A & M and planned their newest adventure. The four of them adopted sixteen Mustangs, sent them to a trainer for four months and set out. They were riding from Mexico to Canada. The goal? To show people how loyal, hardy and versatile these horses are. To show people these horses are worth your time and worth adopting. Their journey was hard and rigorous. Horses went lame and one even died. Words were passed between friends and tears were shed. It's a movie worth watching and can be found on Netflix. 

Wild horse activist believe the horses should have run of the land. That ranchers need to pack their bags, sell their livestock and lose their source of income for these horses. The horses were there first, they have rights to the land, not us. The BLM and ranchers believe the wild horse population needs to be reduced. So they catch the horses and try to adopt them out. But if more don't get adopted other measures will be applied.

What do I think? I think the BLM is the right one. The number does need to be reduced. Whether it's reduced through adoption or birth control even doesn't matter. Too many of one thing is not good at all. The vast number of horses will eventually take a toll on the ecosystem. Grass won't grow as fast if at all. Cattle will continue to die and starve and ranchers lose their only source of income. Affecting their lives and families in negative ways. Assateague Island in Maryland has wild horses. They use birth control to keep the population under control. And every year, once a year, the take boats and round up thousands of horses and foals and adopt them off. Perhaps if the BLM tried that they'd have better luck reducing the number.

Now, go watch that movie, it's a great way of reaching out to everyone. Maybe it'll inspire you to get a Mustang. What's your opinion of the wild horse issue? Should the population be reduced or should the ranchers get up and go?

Have a happy ride~