Horse Girl: How Velma Bronn Johnson Became Wild Horse Annie and Outsmarted the Mustang Killers of the West

The American mustang might have disappeared without the efforts of Velma Bronn Johnston, known as “Wild Horse Annie.” After witnessing the capture and transport of wild horses, the Nevada rancher launched a campaign to protect them. Despite ridicule and threats, she helped secure the 1971 law protecting wild horses. Terri Farley tells Johnston’s story through photos and journal entries.