Horses on the Prairie

August 07, 2017

Seirer_170428_6009.jpgSeirer_170428_6009.jpgA herd of wild horses run in the Flint Hills of northeastern Butler County. More than 7,000 such horses have been placed in five Flint Hills pastures, totaling some 60,000 acres, by the federal Bureau of Land Management, which takes bids from ranchers on a per-head basis. The ranchers provide the tallgrass pasture and, in the winter, supplemental feed.

 

A herd of wild horses run in the Flint Hills of northeastern Butler County. More than 7,000 such horses have been placed in five Flint Hills pastures, totaling some 60,000 acres, by the federal Bureau of Land Management, which takes bids from ranchers to lease native prairie on a per-head basis. The ranchers provide the tallgrass pasture and, in the winter, supplemental feed.

 


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