I know that in the early '90s there were around 250,000 wild horses in the US and Mexico. That number has dropped to around 60,000 or 70,000 now.
Unsurprisingly, about 4,000,000 horses are in the hands of the Amish in the US. Most of these would probably survive since they are still used for plowing, logging, construction and as basic transportation. I can imagine the US Military "enlisting" Amish as "drovers" or "cargo handlers" just because they have the horses and wagons to haul large loads. Kind of like the Army going to civilian ranchers out West to help them set up that new School for handling Pack Mules a few years back (Special Forces Pack Handling Course, Ft Bragg) or the Marines opening a course in pack handling at their Mountain Warfare School.
|