

Wild
Horse Sanctuary
How
we will help preserve and protect the heritage of the American West
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The Let
em Run Foundations five-year plan includes the establishment
of a permanent wild horse sanctuary, museum and visitors center
near the historic mining town of Virginia City, a town that is on the
National Register as the largest historic landmark in the United States.
This $5 million+ "Comstock Wild Horse Sanctuary" will
contain the following components:
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The front of
the sanctuary will be easily accessible by tourists traveling to
and from Virginia City, and will also serve to fence off
the highway from the wild horses at least a mile in each direction to
protect them from traffic. The back of the Sanctuary land, which opens
into the horses normal range will remain relatively unfenced,
with permanent grazing rights established from the land owners of the
area.
- Water holes:
Water holes will be established in other areas of the sanctuary to
encourage the horses to avoid populated areas. Feeding stations will
be set up during winter months to further encourage the horses from
wandering into unpopulated areas.
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A rustic, log
or cedar Visitors Center, Wild Horse Museum, Digital Theater,
and a Training & Adoption Facility will be the focal point of
the Sanctuary.
- Wild Horse
Photo and Display Museum: By means of photographs and displays,
the museum will tell the tale of how the Spanish Conquistadors introduced
horses to North America, how the American Indians and white man
alike embraced the horse as a valuable tool for survival, the role
that the wild horses played in our western heritage, and how they
have survived all these years in this harsh high-desert environment.
- The Training
and Adoption Center: Since it is important to keep the population
of the wild horses in ecological balance, a training center will
be set up to gentle break adoptable wild horses and
to help find them good homes. This is a much better solution than
the wholesale sale of horses to meat companies. Convict labor could
be used for the training.
- Wild Horse
Photo Safari Excursions: Much as they do on the wild animal
reserves of Kenya, visitors will be able to leave their cars behind
and travel onto the Sanctuary in specially-designed vehicles which
will allow them to view and photograph the wild horses without disturbing
them.
- Indian Cultural
Center: Since the local Paiutes and Shoshones played an important
role in the history of Virginia City and the area, in later years,
the Wild Horse Museum & Visitors Center will possibly
be expanded to contain an Indian Cultural Center and other pertinent
displays.

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