One of the wild horse supporters found in the Calgary Herald archives this letter written in 1983 by Norma Bearcroft. At the time there was another group trying to save the wild horses both in BC and Alberta. She is also the author of a book on Canada’s wild horses. It is really interesting to see that the government is still using the same arguments against the horses as they did way back then. It goes again to show that the old prejudices against the wild horses are still there and it appears the reasoning behind them making their outlandish decisions.
An argument used by the ESRD against the wild horses is that the numbers are escalating at an alarming rate. This even defies even biological factors. This article indicates that populations have been higher in the past. Other research into the history of the wild horses in Alberta’s foothills also shows
this fact.
Bob
