Velma Bronn Johnston, also known as Wild Horse Annie, became involved in the campaign to save the wild horses after driving to work in 1950.
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Nevada Congressman, Walter Baring introduced a bill prohibiting the use of motorized vehicles to hunt wild horses and burros on all public lands. The House of Representatives unanimously passed the bill known as the "Wild Horse Annie Act".
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U.S. Government created the first wild refuge to protect a legendary band of mustangs
A new agency of Designated or Qualified Persons called the Horse Protection Commission, Inc. is founded (headed by Donna Benefield, it is dedicated to strictly enforcing the Horse Protection Act of 1971)