Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The History of the American Mustang -- Wild Mustang Behavior -- Your Very Own Mustang or Burro -- Where the Wild Ones Roam : A State by State Guide -- Arizona -- California -- Colorado -- Georgia -- Hawaii -- Idaho -- Maryland and Virginia -- Montana -- Nebraska -- Nevada -- New Mexico -- North Carolina -- North Dakota -- Oklahoma -- Oregon -- South Dakota -- Tennessee -- Texas -- Utah -- Wyoming -- Other States -- Mustang and Burro Organizations and Trainers -- Domestic Spanish Mustangs -- Suggested Reading -- Index.

There are about 50,000 wild mustangs in the United States -- some on islands, some on mountaintops, some on vast prairies, and some on land where oil-drilling rigs and logging trucks are constant visitors. Most of this land is public and under the management of the BLM (Bureau of Land Management), making it accessible to anyone willing to drive the backroads to get there. The American Mustang Guidebook is a combination travel guide, gentling and training guide, resource book, natural history, and American history. Illustrated within the pages are the beauty and natural landscapes of wild horses in America, maps to help you find where they live, and sections on the history, behavior, and color genetics of this magnificent animal. Detailed state-by-state directions and maps show where to best view America's wild horses in their native pastures, and complete information is included on BLM adoption and the care, gentling and training of your own mustang. Contact names and addresses of the state BLM offices, a list of wild horse handlers, local and national wild horse organizations, and a list of other resources are also included, making this a complete and unique reference for nature and horse lovers everywhere.--BOOK JACKET.