It encompasses over 83,000 acres of mostly public land with some intermingled state and private lands. Horses in the Horseshoe Bedground. The herd management area ranges from rolling hills to rugged canyons and badlands. The country is semi-arid with hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation averages 8 inches.
Sudden cloudbursts erode the area's badlands, turning the streams a muddy reddish-brown.
Part of the herd management area lies in the Bobcat Draw Wilderness Study Area, with its colorful and intricately-carved formations known as hoodoos, goblins, mushrooms, and castles. You can see bays and sorrels along with some grays, roans, and pintos roaming the range. The Bureau of Land Management administers a wild horse population of 70 to 160 adults in the herd management area. Counting foals and yearlings, there may be as many as 270 horses to view and enjoy. The secondary roads on this map include both improved and unimproved roads.