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Oregon’s Wild Horses: A Part Of Our State Many Have Never Seen

Three wild horses stand in a sagebrush-covered landscape, with hills in the distance. Picture by visiteasternoregon.com

When people think of Oregon’s wildlife, they may picture elk moving through forested mountains, deer crossing rural roads, or bald eagles soaring above the rivers. But another animal is roaming Oregon’s public lands that many residents may not realize calls this state home: the wild horse.

Across the high-desert country of eastern and southeastern Oregon, wild horses roam open…