What’s an iconic symbol of Nevada? When I picture the Silver State, I envision a band of horses running wild over the dusty plain or professional cowboys giving their all at the Reno Rodeo. Thus, I think the horse appropriately defines this area.

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They are one of Nevada’s most misunderstood attributes. From long eyelashes in Disney movies to the ongoing anthropomorphic attitudes expressed by all stripes of mostly well-intentioned folks, Nevada’s wild horses are universally admired. They are also endlessly mired in controversy.

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About 50 demonstrators showed up Wednesday outside the Nevada Capitol to protest what they fear could be a state Agriculture Department roundup of about 1,200 wild horses near the old mining town of Virginia City.

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