A bicycle, e-bike, motorcycle, or other vehicle does not have to collide with a horse to cause a serious accident. In November 2025, a Massachusetts rider named Rosie Kennedy was riding her eight-year-old horse, Pops, on a trail in Ipswich when, according to Kennedy, a mountain biker entered the trail near railroad tracks and startled…
Salt flats, red rock, and two-tracks that turn to gumbo. Utah wild horse and burro country is a study in contrasts—salt desert and sage basins near the Wasatch, wind-scoured mountain ranges in the West Desert, and red-rock canyonlands where burros travel between water and rock ledges like they own the place. This guide is a…
Colorado’s wild horses live out on the far western slope, in country that’s more sagebrush than ski resort. Out there, bands move along ridgelines, disappear into piñon–juniper draws, and sometimes graze close enough to the road that you can hear them cropping grass. This Colorado Wild Horse & Burro Guide pulls together the four Colorado…
Wyoming is big country even before you start looking for Wyoming wild horses. Once you leave the interstates and oilfield traffic and roll into sage and buttes, the land opens up, and so does your sense of how far a mustang can travel between water and winter grass. This is checkerboard country, shared among BLM,…
California is home to a wide range of wild horse and burro country, from sagebrush basins and lava rock plateaus in the north to steep desert ranges in the south. This guide is meant to give you a visitor-friendly overview of those places, along with a quick look at Forest Service territories like Devil’s Garden…
Oregon wild horses are often visible from the road. This guide shares where to watch respectfully, how far to stay back, and what to pack for a safe visit.