They could not imagine a world without horses.

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"Without these horses, the fields would go back to forest, " he says.

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Without Icelandic horses, Icelandic humans would have died out centuries ago.

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Last month, the Pentagon leased 750 acres of land now populated with shoeless shepherds and curious children who race past on horses without saddles.

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Just as iconic a symbol of the area is the hardy population of 150 or so wild horses, who have adapted to be able to go without water for longer periods than domestic horses, surviving for generations on the desert's fringe.

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Animal welfare charities claim that without continued feeding from passers-by more horses on Manmoel Common are likely to die, following lack of food after last year's bad weather.

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In a recent survey, 96% of respondents said they used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to control the joint pain and inflammation in horses, and 82% administer them without always consulting their veterinarian.

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Without wood to build boats, the settlers relied on horses as their sole form of transport and as food.

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This allows dark horses to have a shot on the initial ballot, and consensus candidates to emerge as well, without voters worrying about wasting their votes at any step.

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For example, even though automobiles represent a newer mode of transport than horses, a horse would certainly prove to be a more effective means for reaching a high mountain lake without roadways.

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