Name |
Herd description |
State |
Type(s) |
Pop./AML |
Ref. |
Amargosa Valley HMA |
No current population |
NV |
horse |
0 |
[31] [93] |
Antelope |
Antelope and Antelope Valley are a combined HMA complex. Army Remount Service added Morgan, Thoroughbred and some draft stallions to local feral stock between 1900 and 1940. Horses in this HMA are noted for hardiness and soundness. |
NV |
horse |
AML 324 |
[31] [94] |
Antelope Valley |
At the time of the 1971 Act, local ranchers ran domestic horses of Standardbred and American Quarter Horse bloodlines on the range but were unable to capture all of them. Remaining strays joined existing feral herds, creating mixed bloodlines. Horses currently average 14.2 to 15 hands (58 to 60 inches, 147 to 152 cm). |
NV |
horse |
AML 259 |
[31] [95] |
Applewhite HA |
Wild horses move through this area but it cannot sustain a viable herd. Herds from the Delamar Mountains HMA occasionally use this area, which has had a horse population since livestock first arrived in this part of Nevada, and local ranchers had grazing allotments for horses until 1974. Horses in the area descend from ranch and mining stock and cavalry remounts. Horses have characteristics of both light saddle horse breeds and draft horses. Horses are small, 13 to 14 hands (52 to 56 inches, 132 to 142 cm), 600 to 800 pounds (270 to 360 kg). |
NV |
horse |
24 |
[8] [96] |
Ash Meadows |
No current population |
NV |
horse |
0 |
[31] [97] |
Augusta Mountains |
Horses in this HMA exhibit a wide range of colors, solid shades predominant, but also a few buckskins, duns, roans and pintos. |
NV |
horse |
AML 308 |
[31] [98] |
Bald Mountain |
25 acres are needed to support one horse for one month in some places. Relatively large horses with a wide range of colors |
NV |
horse |
AML 362 |
[31] [99] |
Black Rock, Black Rock East, Black Rock West |
Most horses are descendants of ranch stock, with a wide range of coat colors. Also contains a few Baskir Curly horses, brought into this part of Nevada. |
NV |
horse |
121–186 |
[100] [101] [102] |
Blue Nose Peak HA |
Horses in the area descend from ranch stock and cavalry remounts. Horses have characteristics of both light saddle horse breeds and draft horses. Horses are small, 13 to 14 hands (52 to 56 inches, 132 to 142 cm), 600 to 800 pounds (270 to 360 kg). Mostly solid and dilution colors. Part of a complex that also includes Meadow Valley Mountains and Mormon Mountains HAs. |
NV |
horse |
12 |
[8] [103] |
Blue Wing Mountains |
Horses are mostly descended from ranch stock escaped or released into the area. Burros are descendants of pack animals brought into the area by miners and sheep ranchers. |
NV |
horse burro |
27–36 horses, 21–28 burros |
[104] |
Buck and Bald HA |
Now merged into Triple B HMA. Some horses may be descendants of animals abandoned by the Pony Express. Additional stock may have come from local ranches. Some Army Remount horses may have been added up through the 1930s. Horses are reputed to be sturdy and reliable. Size is 14 to 15 hands (56 to 60 inches, 142 to 152 cm). There are also a few Curly horses in the area. |
NV |
horse |
0 |
[8] [105] |
Buffalo Hills |
Horses descend from escaped ranch stock and cavalry remounts. Most are bay or chestnut |
NV |
horse |
236–314 |
[106] |
Bullfrog |
A small area, 18 miles wide and 14 miles long, suitable for burros but not horses. |
NV |
horse burro |
204/AML 55–91 |
[8] [107] |
Butte HA |
Land area has been made a part of Triple B HMA. Some horses in the area may be descendants of animals abandoned by the Pony Express. Additional stock may have come from local ranches. Some Army Remount horses may have been added up through the 1930s. Horses are reputed to be sturdy and reliable. Size is 14 to 15 hands (56 to 60 inches, 142 to 152 cm). |
NV |
horse |
0 (merged) |
[8] [108] |
Calico Mountain |
Most horses are descendants of ranch stock, with a wide range of coat colors. |
NV |
horse |
250–333 |
[109] |
Callaghan |
Larger horses compared to other herds, 14–15 hands (56–60 inches, 142–152 cm), 900–1,100 pounds (410–500 kg) pounds. Descent is from ranch stock and animals used for transportation and mining. A wide variety of color, including pinto, dun and Appaloosa. Curly horses have also been captured. DNA analysis showed high genetic diversity, including light racing and riding breeds, gaited breeds, Morgan, Spanish and Oriental bloodlines. |
NV |
horse |
AML 134–247 |
[8] [110] |
Cherry Creek HA |
Horses may occasionally move into the area from other HMAs, but do not stay. Area has been made part of the Triple B HMA. 103 horses were removed in 1985 and census populations dropped to zero in 1991. Fences now restrict movement from other areas. |
NV |
horse |
0 (merged) |
[8] [111] |
Clan Alpine |
Wide variety of coat colors, height 14 to 15 hands (56 to 60 inches, 142 to 152 cm) |
NV |
horse |
AML 612–979 |
[112] |
Clover Creek HA |
Was a HMA, now is a HA. Horses in the area descend from ranch stock and cavalry remounts. Horses have characteristics of both light saddle horse breeds and draft horses. Horses are small, 13 to 14 hands (52 to 56 inches, 132 to 142 cm), 600 to 800 pounds (270 to 360 kg). Mostly solid, roan and dilution colors. |
NV |
horse |
38 |
[8] [113] |
Clover Mountains HA |
Was a HMA, now a HA. Horses in the area descend from ranch stock and cavalry remounts. Horses have characteristics of both light saddle horse breeds and draft horses. Horses are small, 13 to 14 hands (52 to 56 inches, 132 to 142 cm), 600 to 800 pounds (270 to 360 kg). Mostly solid, roan and dilution colors. |
NV |
horse |
214 |
[8] [114] |
Deer Lodge Canyon HA |
Merged into Eagle HMA in 2007. Horses in the area descend from ranch stock and cavalry remounts. Horses have characteristics of both light saddle horse breeds and draft horses. Horses are small, 13 to 14 hands (52 to 56 inches, 132 to 142 cm), 600 to 800 pounds (270 to 360 kg). Mostly solid, roan and dilution colors. |
NV |
horse |
0 (merged) |
[8] [115] |
Delamar Mountains HA |
Horses 13 to 14 hands (52 to 56 inches, 132 to 142 cm), 600 to 800 pounds (270 to 360 kg). Descended from stock escaped from ranchers, miners, settlers, and cavalry remounts. Herd shows descent from American Quarter Horses, Arabians, Thoroughbreds, and draft breeds. |
NV |
horse |
300 |
[8] [116] |
Desatoya |
No detail given on herd characteristics. Merged from the Smith Creek HA |
NV |
horse |
AML 127–180 |
[8] [117] |
Diamond, Diamond Hills North, Diamond Hills South |
Horses move freely between the three HMAs of the Diamond complex. Horses have a wide range of colors and types, probably from a mixture of breeds. Local ranchers had grazing leases in this area at the time of the 1971 Act. Any horses on public lands after a claiming period ended were declared wild. Among other light horse breeds, horses in this area include some with American Saddlebred characteristics. Horses were removed from the North HMA following a major fire in 1999. Horses from the Diamond HMAs are reputed to have a quiet disposition. |
NV |
horse |
AML max 210 (151, 36, 22 respectively) |
[31] [118] [119] [120] |
Dogskin Mountains |
Horses move between Dogskin and Granite Peak HMAs. Size ranges from 14 to 15 hands (56 to 60 inches, 142 to 152 cm) and horses have strong Morgan horse characteristics. |
NV |
horse |
100/AML 10–15 |
[121] |
Dry Lake HA |
Now part of Silver King HMA. Army Remount Service added Morgan, Thoroughbred and some draft stallions to local feral stock between 1900 and 1940. Reputed to be strong and healthy due to natural selection. |
NV |
horse |
0 (merged) |
[8] [122] |
Eagle HMA |
No detail given on herd characteristics. Created from merge of Deer Lodge Canyon, Fortification, Patterson-Eagle, and Wilson Creek HAs |
NV |
horse |
AML 100–201 |
[8] [15] |
Eldorado Mountains |
No current population |
NV |
horse |
0 |
[31] [123] |
Fish Creek |
Origin of Curly horse populations in Nevada was a rancher who brought some to this area in 1874. A few are still found here. Other horses are also in the area and have a wide range of coat colors |
NV |
horse |
AML 180 |
[31] [124] |
Fish Lake Valley |
Very dry climate and presence of mountain lions result in low horse population |
NV |
horse |
AML 65 |
[31] [125] |
Flanigan |
Horse show some evidence of draft breeding. Most horses were removed after a 1999 fire and re-released after grazing was re-established. |
NV |
horse |
AML 80–124 |
[126] |
Fox Lake |
Descended from ranch stock, have a wide range of coat colors. |
NV |
horse |
AML 153–204 |
[127] |
Garfield Flat |
No detail given on herd characteristics. |
NV |
horse |
AML 83–125 |
[128] |
Gold Butte |
Burros of all colors and types are found in an area with a very harsh, dry climate and few sources of water. |
NV |
burro |
AML 98–100 |
[31] [129] |
Gold Mountain |
Good habitat for burros, but poor habitat for horses, which have been periodically gathered from the range beginning in 1996. |
NV |
horse burro |
15 horses (2005)/AML 0 horses AML 78 burros |
[31] [130] |
Goldfield |
Good habitat for burros, but poor habitat for horses, which have been periodically gathered from the range. Forage contains many plants that burros can eat but horses cannot. In 2005 horse AML was 125 but only 4 horses counted; burro AML was 50, but only 17 counted. |
NV |
horse burro |
AML 125 horses AML 50 burros |
[31] [131] |
Goshute |
Mostly solid colored horses, including some with cream dilution colors or duns. Small, averaging 14 hands (56 inches, 142 cm). |
NV |
horse |
AML 123 |
[31] [132] |
Granite Peak |
No detail given on herd characteristics. |
NV |
horse |
AML 18 |
[31] [133] |
Granite Range |
Horses descend from escaped ranch stock and cavalry remounts. Most solid colors are seen, plus a few pintos and Appaloosas. |
NV |
horse |
193–258 |
[134] |
Hickson Summit HMA |
No AML established for horses, but there was a 2005 horse population of 43 and burro population of 66. This area is managed by the USFS |
NV |
burro |
AML 0 horse, 16 burro |
[31] [135] |
Highland Peak HA |
Merged into Silver King HMA. Horses in this area survive in a particularly extreme range of temperatures from well below freezing in the winter to over 100 degrees in the summer. They are noted for a large number of horses with flaxen manes and tails, descended from an individual stallion known to have been turned out in the area. Most other horses are also solid colored bays and sorrels. Ancestors were ranch stock and cavalry remounts, with characteristics indicating multiple light horse breeds and some draft blood. Height averages 13 to 14 hands (52 to 56 inches, 132 to 142 cm) and weight 600–800 pounds (270–360 kg). |
NV |
horse |
0 (merged) |
[8] [136] |
Horse Mountain |
No detail given on herd characteristics. |
NV |
horse |
AML 78–118 |
[8] [137] |
Hot Creek |
Very dry area with few water sources, horses leave the HMA in the spring and return in the winter; about 74% of the horses actually live outside the HMA boundary. Herd descends from cavalry remounts and are mostly darker solid colors with few white markings. |
NV |
horse |
AML 25–41 |
[8] [138] |
Humboldt HA |
This is a Herd Area and not managed for wild horses. Nonetheless, horses remained after a 1985 attempt to capture all of them. Origins are not known, and it is possible that some horses migrated into the area from adjacent HMAs. |
NV |
horse |
282 |
[139] |
Jackson Mountains |
Horses of dark solid colors descended from ranch stock |
NV |
horse |
130–217 |
[140] |
Jakes Wash HA |
Horses in a wide variety of colors and showing influence of many light horse breeds and some possible draft breeds. Most likely descended from ranch stock and possible cavalry remount stallions turned out in the area between 1900 and 1940 to "upgrade" local horses. Was jointly managed with the USFS until 2007, then became a HA in 2008. |
NV |
horse |
138 |
[8] [141] |
Johnnie HMA |
Joint management with the BLM and the US Forest Service. Mojave desert shrub, horses and burros occupy different areas. Last Chance and Mount Sterling HAs merged into this area. |
NV |
horse burro |
50 horses 50 burros |
[8] [142] |
Kamma Mountains |
Part of the Blue Wing Complex, which has a total AML of 553 horses. Population probably descended from ranch stock, Horses are mostly dark solid colors. |
NV |
horse |
46–77 |
[143] |
Lahontan |
Many horses live outside the HMA, which is small and with an AML much smaller than actual area population. The herd is notable for the large percentage of pinto horses, and a wide range of other colors, including dun. Average height is 15 hands (60 inches, 152 cm) and the herd is noted for good conformation and temperament. |
NV |
horse |
7–10, but over 100 in the area |
[144] |
Lava Beds |
Horses descend from ranch stock, mostly dark solid colors but also some duns and buckskins.
Burros descend from pack animals left behind by miners and sheep ranchers. Most burros are gray, but a few are pinto. |
NV |
horse burro |
89–148 horses 10–16 burros |
[145] |
Lake Havasu HMA |
Adjacent to the Chemehuevi HMA Area in California and Havasu in Arizona. Burros descend from those abandoned by miners circa 1858. About 90 percent are gray, the rest black, brown, or pinto. Average height is 48 inches (1,200 mm) and weight is 350 pounds (160 kg) |
NV |
burro |
178 |
[52] |
Little Fish Lake |
Horses have a wide range of colors. Area is notable for the James Wild Horse Trap in Little Fish Lake Valley, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Noted western cowboy writer and artist Will James worked in this area in his younger years. |
NV |
horse |
AML 39 |
[31] [146] |
Little Humboldt |
Horses are a wide variety of colors and descended from ranch stock. Height is 12 to 14 hands (48 to 56 inches, 122 to 142 cm). Part of the Owyhee Complex HMAs, a contiguous group separated only by fences that includes Owyhee, Rock Creek, and Little Humboldt, Little Owyhee, and Snowstorm. |
NV |
horse |
23/AML 40–80 |
[35] [147] |
Little Mountain HA |
Horses migrate between this HA and Miller Flat HA in search of water. Horses descend from ranch stock and cavalry remounts with characteristics of both light saddle horse breeds and draft horses. Horses are small, of many different colors, averaging 13 to 14 hands (52 to 56 inches, 132 to 142 cm), 600 to 800 pounds (270 to 360 kg). |
NV |
horse |
28 |
[8] [148] |
Little Owyhee |
Horses descend from ranch stock. Most are dark solid colors but there are also palomino, buckskin, pinto, gray, roan and white horses. Part of the Owyhee Complex HMAs, a contiguous group separated only by fences that includes Owyhee, Rock Creek, and Little Humboldt, Little Owyhee, and Snowstorm. |
NV |
horse |
1097/AML 194–298 |
[147] [149] |
Marietta HMA |
No detail given on herd characteristics, managed for burros, but about 70 horses also inhabit the area. |
NV |
burro |
AML 104–230 burros |
[8] [150] |
Maverick-Medicine |
Horses of a wide variety of colors are descended from ranch stock |
NV |
horse |
AML 276 |
[31] [151] |
McGee Mountain |
Burros are mostly gray in color and are descended from pack animals used by miners and sheep ranchers. There is very little water on this HMA, so the burros move off of the HMA for water. Additional burros live on the adjacent Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, but not under BLM management. The two populations are separated by a fence at the boundary of the refuge. |
NV |
burro |
AML 26–47 |
[152] |
Meadow Valley Mountain HA |
Part of a complex that includes Blue Nose Peak and Mormon Mountains. AML is zero, but horses within the complex descended from ranch stock and cavalry remounts with influences from a wide variety of breeds ranging from Quarter horses, Arabians, Thoroughbreds to draft horses. Mostly horses are bay and sorrel, but the herd also has animals that are palomino and buckskin. Height is 13–14 hands (52–56 inches, 132–142 cm) and weight is 600–800 pounds (270–360 kg). |
NV |
horse |
0 |
[31] [153] |
Miller Flat HA |
Sometimes called "Miller Wash," this HA is adjacent to Little Mountain, and the combined HAs are about 146,000 acres (59,000 ha). Horses descend from ranch stock and cavalry remounts with influences from a wide variety of breeds ranging from Quarter horses, Arabians, Thoroughbreds to draft horses. Most horses are solid dark colors, but there are also roans. Height is 13–14 hands (52–56 inches, 132–142 cm) and weight is 600–800 pounds (270–360 kg). |
NV |
horse |
53 |
[8] [154] |
Monte Cristo WHT |
Area contains both BLM and USFS land, all administered by the BLM as part of the Pancake HMA. Horses are 13 to 15 hands (52 to 60 inches, 132 to 152 cm) and of a variety of colors. Most horses descend from ranch stock or miners' animal, but the area also has a Curly horse population brought to the region in 1874 by Tom Dixon. |
NV |
horse |
AML 236
2005
(merged) |
[8] [31] [155] |
Montezuma Peak |
All equines were to be removed in 1996, but a few were missed or strayed in from adjacent HMAs and thus a small population remained. By 2005 there were 19 horses and 25 burros. A 2010 gather set a goal of removing animals to meet a goal of 3 horses and 10 burros. |
NV |
horse burro |
5 horses, 7 burros |
[31] [156] [157] |
Montgomery Pass HMA |
No detail given on herd characteristics. Joint BLM and USFS area managed by the USFS |
NV |
horse |
173/AML 64–81 |
[8] [158] |
Moriah HA |
This HA has a small amount of private land contained within its boundaries. Horses are descended from a variety of breeds and of uncertain origin, but probably ranch stock. Solid colors, 13–15 hands (52–60 inches, 132–152 cm). |
NV |
horse |
174 |
[8] [159] |
Mormon Mountains HA |
Herd area that is part of a complex that also includes Meadow Valley Mountains and Blue Nose Peak. Horses in the area descend from ranch stock and cavalry remounts. Horses have characteristics of both light saddle horse breeds and draft horses. Horses are small, 13 to 14 hands (52 to 56 inches, 132 to 142 cm), 600 to 800 pounds (270 to 360 kg). Mostly solid and cream dilution colors. |
NV |
horse |
0 |
[31] [160] |
Muddy Mountains |
Desert habitat about 40 miles from Las Vegas, Nevada and boundary includes Lake Mead. Some burros migrate to adjacent National Park Service (NPS) land, and the area is jointly administered by the BLM and the NPS. |
NV |
burro |
50 |
[13] |
Nevada Wild Horse Range |
The HMA is contained within the Nellis Air Force Range and no visitor access or photography is allowed for National Defense security reasons. This was the first officially designated wild horse area in the United States, created in 1962 by a Cooperative Agreement between the Air Force unit and the BLM. The pressure from advocates for wild horses was instrumental in creating this range. The Nellis Range Complex is primarily used for "weapons development and flight training". Wild horses are a secondary use. |
NV |
horse |
AML 500 |
[31] [161] |
New Pass-Ravenwood |
Horses are mostly dark solid colors, a few are of Curly horse type. Area held 945 animals prior to fires in the late 1990s when most were removed until the vegetation could recover. |
NV |
horse |
AML 476 |
[31] [162] |
Nightingale Mountains |
No detail given on herd characteristics. |
NV |
horse |
AML 63 |
[31] [163] |
North Monitor/Kelly Creek |
Joint HMA/WHT area administered by the USFS |
NV |
horse |
73/AML 6–8 |
[8] [164] |
North Stillwater |
No detail given on herd characteristics. |
NV |
horse |
AML 138–205 |
[8] [165] |
Owyhee |
Part of a complex that includes Little Humboldt, Little Owyhee, Owyhee, Rock Creek and Snowstorm. |
NV |
horse |
AML 139–231 |
[31] [166] |
Palmetto |
All horses in this area disappeared between 1990 and 1997 for unknown reasons. Theories include predation by mountain lions, or migration to another HMA due to poor habitat, but there was no evidence of a population increase in adjacent areas. |
NV |
horse |
AML 76 |
[31] [167] |
Pancake HMA |
A HMA complex that encompasses Sand Springs West, Pancake, Jakes Wash, and Monte Cristo Wild Horse Territory. Due to drought, a gather in 2012 removed 124 horses. |
NV |
horse |
AML 240–493 |
[168] [169] |
Paymaster-Lone Mountain |
Steep, rocky area with very little water, which is poor horse habitat and animals periodically migrate out of the area into other HMAs, especially Montezuma and Silver Peak. |
NV |
horse |
AML 49 |
[31] [170] |
Pilot Mountain |
No detail given on herd characteristics. |
NV |
horse |
AML 415 |
[31] [171] |
Pinenut Mountain |
Also called Nut Mountain. See California entry. HMA located entirely in Nevada but administered by California |
NV |
horse |
AML 179 |
[31] |
Powell Mountain HA |
Herd area with no current wild equine population |
NV |
horse |
0 |
[31] [172] |
Rattlesnake HA |
Merged into Silver King HMA. There is no permanent population of wild horses, but herds periodically migrate through the area from Dry Lake, especially during hard winters. Horses descend from cavalry remounts, ranch and mining stock. |
NV |
horse |
0 |
[8] [173] |
Red Rock |
Formerly Red Rock-Bird Spring. Mohave Desert area surrounded by mountains. In the summer, burros stay in shaded ravines and horses remain in open areas. |
NV |
horse burro |
AML 50 horses, 50 burros |
[31] [174] |
Reveille |
Most of the horse herd has migrated outside of this HMA due to poor forage. The AML may be set too high for the habitat available. |
NV |
horse |
AML 138 |
[31] [175] |
Roberts Mountain |
Horses tend to be larger than those in other wild horse herds in the area. They have a wide range of body types and coat colors. There some Curly horses in this HMA. |
NV |
horse |
AML 150 |
[31] [176] |
Rock Creek |
Horses descend from workhorses and draft horses turned loose by the Ellison Ranching Company, which held a grazing permit for this area at the time of the 1971 Act. Additional ancestry of the herd came from a wide range of breeds descended from ranch stock and settlers' horses. Horses are larger than usual wild horses and have good conformation. Roan horses are particularly common and many horses in this HMA have bold white markings. |
NV |
horse |
AML 250 |
[31] [177] |
Rocky Hills |
Horses in this HMA can be as tall as 16 hands (64 inches, 163 cm) and some have draft traits. Gathers in the area have found Curly horses, as well as many colorfully marked horses such as Appaloosas and pintos as well as some roans, buckskins and duns. Area ranches crossed a variety of light riding horse and draft breeds on Curlies and those horses were the ancestors of this herd. |
NV |
horse |
AML 143 |
[31] [178] |
Sand Springs East/West |
A combined HMA and HA. Horses have a wide range of coat colors, descended from a variety of light horse and draft breeds brought in by ranchers and miners. |
NV |
horse |
AML 29–49 |
[8] [179] [180] |
Saulsbury |
Horses migrate between this HMA and the Monitor wild horse territory administered by the USFS. The BLM and USFS jointly administer this area. |
NV |
horse |
AML 40 |
[31] [181] |
Seaman Range HA |
Area with very limited water, which has required emergency removal of the horses in times of extreme drought. Horses are descended from ranch and mining stock dating back to the 1800s. Horses have a wide range of coat colors, notably grays and roans. |
NV |
horse |
26 |
[8] [182] |
Seven Mile |
Horses are thought to have descended from ranch stock and are relatively tall and with good conformation, standing between 15 and 16 hands (60 and 64 inches, 152 and 163 cm). They are reputed to have calm dispositions. This area is adjacent to Little Fish Lake and Fish Creek HMAs and the USFS Butler Basin WHT. |
NV |
horse |
AML 100 |
[31] [183] |
Seven Troughs |
Horses are descended from ranch stock, of mostly solid colors, but including a number of buckskins and duns. Burros descend from escaped pack animals and are mostly gray, but a few are pinto. |
NV |
horse burro |
AML 117–156 horses AML 35–46 burros |
[31] [184] |
Shawave Mountains |
Horses are believed to descend from ranch stock and are of most solid colors, but include some roans and duns. No AML for burros, but some live there. |
NV |
horse |
AML 44–73 |
[8] [185] |
Silver King |
Created from merging Dry Lake, Highland Peak and Rattlesnake. |
NV |
horse |
789/AML 60–128 |
[8] [186] |
Silver Peak |
All horses were removed in 1996, but by 1997 nine new horses had migrated into the area. By 2005, estimated population was 58. A few burros were also counted, though the area is not managed for burros. |
NV |
horse |
AML 314 |
[31] [187] |
Snowstorm Mountains |
Horses probably descended from ranch stock, but there is no specific information known about this herd. They are small, 12 to 14 hands (48 to 56 inches, 122 to 142 cm), and of most solid colors, including palominos and buckskins, as well as some pintos, grays, roans, and whites. |
NV |
horse |
AML 90–140 |
[31] [188] |
South Shoshone |
Horses are thought to migrate between this HMA and the Bald Mountain and Callaghan HMAs. Horses are larger than most wild horse herds and some are pinto. |
NV |
horse |
AML 78 |
[31] [189] |
South Stillwater |
No detail given on herd characteristics. |
NV |
horse |
AML 16 |
[31] [190] |
Spruce-Pequop |
Horses are of average size, 14.2–15 hands (58–60 inches, 147–152 cm), and are of a wide variety of coat colors. |
NV |
horse |
AML 82 |
[191] |
Stone Cabin |
This HMA was where the first congressionally approved wild horse gather was held, in 1975. It is part of a complex that includes adjacent USFS land, Nellis AFB and the Reveille HMA. The area includes a unique type of horse called the "Stone Cabin Grey" and these horses were particularly valued by "Wild Horse Annie", Velma Bronn Johnston. Some think they descended from a Steeldust-bred horse from Texas brought into the area by a gunslinger named Jack Longstreet. A number of other horses of Quarter Horse breeding contributed to the herd. |
NV |
horse |
AML 364 |
[31] [192] |
Stonewall |
The habitat is suitable for burros, but not horses. Even though an AML is established for the HMA, there are no horses living there and only a few burros |
NV |
horse burro |
0 horses, 3 burros/AML 50 horses, AML 25 burros |
[31] [193] |
Tobin Range |
Horses are descended from ranch stock and most are dark solid colors |
NV |
horse |
AML 12–19 |
[194] |
Triple B HMA |
No detail given on horse characteristics, but was created from a merge of Butte, Buck and Bald, and Cherry Creek |
NV |
horse |
AML 250–518 |
[8] [195] |
Warm Springs Canyon |
Horses descend from ranch stock and are found in a wide range of colors. Burros descend from pack animals brought in by miners and sheep herders. Most burros are gray but a few are pinto. |
NV |
horse burro |
AML 105–175 horses AML 15–24 burros |
[196] |
Wassuk |
Horses descend from ranch stock and average 14 to 15 hands (56 to 60 inches, 142 to 152 cm) and are noted for their surefootedness in the rugged terrain of this area. |
NV |
horse |
AML 109–165 |
[197] |
Wheeler Pass |
No detail given on herd characteristics. |
NV |
horse burro |
AML 47–66 horses AML 20–35 burros |
[8] [198] |
Whistler Mountain |
Adjacent to Roberts Mountain HMA and the herd migrates between the two areas. Horses tend to be larger than those in other wild horse herds in the area. They have a wide range of body types and coat colors. There some Curly horses in this HMA. |
NV |
horse |
AML 24 |
[31] [199] |
White River HA |
No detail given on herd characteristics. Downgraded from a HMA to a HA |
NV |
horse |
180 |
[8] [31] [200] |
Wilson Creek HA |
Merged into Eagle HMA. 2005 census showed a population of 521 horses though the area had an AML of 160 at the time. 2015 census is technically zero due to merger. |
NV |
horse |
0 (merged) |
[8] [31] [201] |