how many wild horses are in the united states
In 1912, the United States and Russia held the most horses in the world, with the U.S. having the second-highest number. There were an estimated of 20 million horses in March 1915 in the United States. A USDA census in 1959 showed the horse population had dropped to 4.5 million. Numbers began to rebound somewhat, and by 1968 there were about 7 million horses, mostly used for riding. In 2005, there were about 9 million horses.