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Wild Horses of Shannon County

Eminence, MO

Several small herds of free-roaming horses live on public lands around the Current and Jacks Fork rivers and have become a distinctive part of Shannon County folklore. Sightings are not guaranteed; travelers should observe from a distance and never feed, chase or block the horses.

Filed under folklore: stories a place tells about itself, passed down and still repeated.

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Source: nps.gov/ozar/learn/nature/wild-horses.htm

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