Wild horses help the environment in the UK, Italy, and the USA
So often we hear about the negative effects of horses on the environment but in Scotland, Exmoor and Italy wild horses have been specifically singled out as being green.
In Scotland, rare Konic breed horses, originally from Polland, have been transported from a sanctuary in Holland to help control excessive vegetation in a marshland wildlife reserve. For more on the story:
News article on Konic horses in Scotland
The Exmoor Pony is also doing its bit for the evironment:
http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/pressrelease.aspx?pid=2149
And Carmargue horses have been brought to a wildlife reserve in Italy to control weedy vegetation:
http://www.turismofvg.it/en-US/Camargue_Horses.html
Wildlife ecologist Craig Downer has also studied the effects of wild horses on the environment and has identified many benefits in his presentation to the US Bureau of Land Management.
How Wild Horses & Burros Help North American Ecosystem