NFB Documentary about the wild horses of Suffield Military Reserve, Alberta
Author: Nick Bakyta | Date: 1998 | Website: https://www.nfb.ca/film/horses_of_suffield/
In 1994, amid great controversy, the last wild horses on Canada’s plains were removed from Canadian Forces Base Suffield, on the recommendation of an advisory committee convened by the Base Commander. Sources put the herd at about 1,000 to 1,200 horses and say they were removed on the charge of damaging biodiversity in the National Wildlife Area where grazing was damaging sensitive and rare plants in the semi-arid ecosystem. Despite protests and controversy, the horses were rounded up and dispersed across the country through an adoption program.