Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center

Phone:
+1 307-548-9453

Address:
1106 Rd 12, Lovell, WY 82431, USA

The Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range is a refuge for a historically significant herd of free-roaming mustangs, feral horses colloquially called wild horses, located in the Pryor Mountains of Montana and Wyoming in the United States. The range has an area of 39,650 acres and was established in 1968 along the Montana–Wyoming border as the first protected refuge dedicated exclusively for mustangs. It was the second feral horse refuge in the United States. About a quarter of the refuge lies within the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. A group of federal agencies, led by the Bureau of Land Management, administers the range.Because of the unique genetic makeup of the Pryor Mountains Mustang herd, equine geneticist Dr. E. Gus Cothran concluded in 1992 that the Pryor herd may be the most significant wild-horse herd remaining in the United States. Dr. D. Phillip Sponenberg, equine veterinarian at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, agreed, noting, [These animals] don't exist anywhere else.
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See wild horses that still run free in Wyoming

Wyoming is known for stunning landscapes, vast plains and is home to plentiful wildlife. Combine all of Wyoming's best attributes and you get the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center, this year's USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice winner for Best Attraction in Wyoming.

Located in Lovell, Wyo., the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center gives visitors a chance to witness wild horses in their natural surroundings and to learn about the history of the region.

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Daybreak in Lovell, Wyoming -- 360 VR!

Watch the hard working town of Lovell, Wyoming come to life at the moment of daybreak on the first day of fall in this immersive 360 degree video. We'll go for for a short walk through the park, past the locomotive and along the humming Western Sugar factory.
Then sit and relax as you look to the left to watch the sun rise over the distant Bighorn mountains. I hope you enjoy this atmospheric video replete with the ambient sounds of the sugar factory. Enjoy!

Steve Mantle at Wyoming State Fair Mustang Challenge

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

Bighorn Canyon in the northern Bighorn Basin of Wyoming offers amazing views, a diversity of flora and fauna, and plenty of recreation opportunities.

University of Wyoming Extension
Sustainable Management of Rangeland Resources

Produced by:
Ashley Garrelts - Extension Educator
David Keto - Extension Media Producer

Cathedral Spires Trail

In Custer State Park - Trailhead is on Needles Highway.