Wild Horse HMA Guides by State
These HMA guides are your trailhead into America’s wild horse country. Each state page brings together maps, basic HMA info, and practical notes for visitors and potential adopters, along with travel tips, seasonal considerations, and what the country actually feels like under your boots (or in the saddle). You’ll also find stories of well-known horses from each area, suggested experts and organizations to follow, and links to deeper resources. As the Fading Hoofbeats ride takes shape, I’ll keep updating these guides with on-the-ground experience, fresh photos, and lessons learned along the way.
If you’ve visited any of these HMAs, I’d love to weave your experience into the guides. You’re welcome to send in photos, short stories, and local tips, as well as corrections or updates when things change on the ground. By submitting a photo, you’re confirming that you have the right to share it and are happy for me to use it on the Fading Hoofbeats website and related materials, with credit given whenever possible.
Browse HMA Guides by State
- Arizona HMA Guide (coming soon)
- California HMA Guide (in progress)
- Colorado HMA Guide (coming soon)
- Idaho HMA Guide (coming soon)
- Montana HMA Guide (coming soon)
- Nevada HMA Guide (coming soon)
- New Mexico HMA Guide (coming soon)
- Oregon HMA Guide (live)
- Utah HMA Guide (coming soon)
- Wyoming HMA Guide (in progress)
Other Wild Horse & Pony Herds (Not HMAs)
Not all free-roaming horses and ponies live in BLM or USFS Herd Management Areas. A few special herds are managed by the National Park Service, live on barrier islands, or run in pockets of the Appalachians. I’m gathering them here as bonus guides for folks who love wild places and wild hooves, but I’ll keep them clearly separate from the official HMA system.
- Guide to the Wild Horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park (coming soon)
- Guide to the Assateague Island Ponies (coming soon)
- Guide to all other known wild herds in the USA (coming soon)