Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde (2013)

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For the last 25 years, Dayton O. Hyde has managed the 12,000-acre Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary in South Dakota, where more than 500 mustangs now run free—all rescued from controversial wild horse roundups. Filming over the course of 11 years, the film chronicles Dayton’s journey of challenges and successes that began in Michigan and took him across the West. Dayton, his family and the volunteers at the sanctuary reveal Dayton’s life and vision to convey the emotional healing that the sanctuary nurtures in him, the volunteers, and each and every horse. He continues to fight to protect the land and reveals his current effort against a uranium mining company that is poised to pollute the water and contaminate the ecosystems that support the residents, wildlife, and horses of the Black Hills. Combined with additional footage of government-captured wild horses, the film presents a contrast between Dayton’s success in wildlife management and protection, and how poorly the environment is managed outside of his sanctuary.

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