Wildness Thrust Upon Them: The Horses of Shannon County

Described as wild and beautiful creatures, the horses of Shannon County, Missouri are just that. The off spring of work horses abandoned by desperate Ozark farmers during the depression, they have survived and flourished on the Federal Lands around the Current and Jack’s Fork Rivers. Once seen as a problem to be disposed of, they are now a protected part of the National Park. And they pose a question about tame-ness.