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Year of the Mustang Stops in Kosciusko Amid Cross-Country Voyage

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August 22 2024
Text and Photos By Madison Hart
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PACKERTON — Jake Harvath and his two mustang horses stopped for the night at a family farm in Packerton during their cross-country voyage for Year of the Mustang on Thursday, Aug. 22.

The Year of the Mustang is an initiative to “…bring awareness to the plight of the American mustang, wild horses that were once a symbol of an untamed country but now struggle to keep their place in it,” writes Harvath on his GoFundMe page. According to Harvath, there are 50,000 mustangs in government holdings that can no longer live in the wild due to dwindling resources. Harvath wants people to see that mustangs are worth adopting.

When Harvath was 14 years old, he was an apprentice horse-trainer. That’s when he was gifted his first mustang mare, Belle. At 16, he started dreaming of a long-distance trip on horseback. At first, he discussed riding across Utah with his friends. By the time he was 18 or 19 years old, he had formulated a plan for a cross-country journey...

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