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Photographer Carol Walker has been taking pictures of horses for over a decade, focusing in recent years on the wild horses that have long been a symbol of the American frontier. Here, she tells the story of how these animals have come under threat - and how she rescued three wild horse orphans from an uncertain fate.

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Mustang / wild horse, cremello colt Cremosso, portrait, two years, McCullough Peaks herd, Wyoming, USA, June 2009
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Carol Walker / Mustang / wild horse, cremello colt Cremosso, portrait, two years, McCullough Peaks herd, Wyoming, USA, June 2009
Mustangs / wild horses, two year cremello colt Cremosso and young foal, McCullough Peaks herd, Wyoming, USA, June 2009
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Carol Walker / Mustangs / wild horses, two year cremello colt Cremosso and young foal, McCullough Peaks herd, Wyoming, USA, June 2009
Mustangs / wild horses, cremello colt Cremosso and foal interacting, McCullough Peaks herd, Wyoming, USA, June 2009
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Carol Walker / Mustangs / wild horses, cremello colt Cremosso and foal interacting, McCullough Peaks herd, Wyoming, USA, June 2009
Wild Horses / mustangs, two cremello colts Claro and Cremosso, McCullough Peaks Herd Area, northern Wyoming, USA, August 2009, later to be adopted by photographer
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Carol Walker / Wild Horses / mustangs, two cremello colts Claro and Cremosso, McCullough Peaks Herd Area, northern Wyoming, USA, August 2009, later to be adopted by photographer
Helicopter used to round up Wild Horses / Mustangs in Sand Wash Herd Area, near Maybell, Colorado, USA
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Carol Walker / Helicopter used to round up Wild Horses / Mustangs in Sand Wash Herd Area, near Maybell, Colorado, USA
Helicopter used to round up Wild Horses / Mustangs in Sand Wash Herd Area, near Maybell, Colorado, USA
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Carol Walker / Helicopter used to round up Wild Horses / Mustangs in Sand Wash Herd Area, near Maybell, Colorado, USA
Mustangs / Wild horses running from helicopter at round-up, Sand Wash Herd Area, near Maybell, Colorado, USA
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Carol Walker / Mustangs / Wild horses running from helicopter at round-up, Sand Wash Herd Area, near Maybell, Colorado, USA
Young male cremello Wild horse / mustang Cremosso that had been rounded up from a McCullough Peak herd and put up for adoption, being transported to new home, April 2010
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Carol Walker / Young male cremello Wild horse / mustang Cremosso that had been rounded up from a McCullough Peak herd and put up for adoption, being transported to new home, April 2010
Two young male cremello Wild horses / mustangs Claro and Cremosso that had been rounded up from a McCullough Peak herd and put up for adoption, waiting to be transported to new home, April 2010
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Carol Walker / Two young male cremello Wild horses / mustangs Claro and Cremosso that had been rounded up from a McCullough Peak herd and put up for adoption, waiting to be transported to new home, April 2010
Two third year male cremello Wild horse / mustang colts Cremello and Claro that had been rounded up from a McCullough Peak herd, Wyoming, and put up for adoption, waiting to be transported to new home...
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Carol Walker / Two third year male cremello Wild horse / mustang colts Cremello and Claro that had been rounded up from a McCullough Peak herd, Wyoming, and put up for adoption, waiting to be transported to new home...
Claro and Cremesso, two third year male cremello Wild horse / mustang colts that had been rounded up from the McCullough Peak herd, Wyoming, and put up for adoption, on their new ranch in Colorado, US...
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Carol Walker / Claro and Cremesso, two third year male cremello Wild horse / mustang colts that had been rounded up from the McCullough Peak herd, Wyoming, and put up for adoption, on their new ranch in Colorado, US...
Two young male cremello Wild horses / mustangs Claro and Cremosso that had been rounded up from a McCullough Peak herd and put up for adoption, in yard, May 2010
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Carol Walker / Two young male cremello Wild horses / mustangs Claro and Cremosso that had been rounded up from a McCullough Peak herd and put up for adoption, in yard, May 2010