IV 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 284 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2011 Mr. Grijalva submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources RESOLUTION Honoring wild horses and burros as important to our national heritage.

Whereas the evolutionary origin of equines is found in North America; Whereas wild horses and burros are part of the ecosystem and rangelands of the United States; Whereas wild horses and burros are an important part of our national heritage; Whereas the National Wild Horse and Burro Program should provide for continued long-term existence and well-being of wild horses and burros on public lands; and Whereas Cloud, the most famous and revered wild stallion, was born May 29, 1995, on the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, and embodies the essence of wild horse values of freedom and family: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)honors the 16th birthday of Cloud; (2)encourages the people of the United States to observe and celebrate the 16th birthday of Cloud and the intrinsic value of all wild horses and burros; (3)recognizes wild horses and burros as living symbols of the western development era and honors their hardy nature; and (4)recognizes that with the American frontier long since closed, wild horses and burros remain among the last representatives of the freedom and spirit of the Old West.