View Related Episode: Wild Horse Trainer, Biological Control of Weeds, City Walks

Meet Oregon's own 85-year-old "horse whisperer". John Sharp has been "gentling" wild horses for over 60 years. We'll see how he does it and learn a little bit about the horse sense he's picked up over the years. He uses a bamboo pole, a rope, and a calm approach to transform wild horses into loyal saddle horses.

First Broadcast: 1999
Producer: Jeff Douglas

Appeared in episode: Wild Horse Trainer, Biological Control of Weeds, City Walks

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Wolves return to Oregon in packs
by Ed Jahn | 11/20/2009
It seems like just yesterday I went to eastern ORegon to report on the “potential” for wolves to return to Oregon. That was in 2006 (episode 1607). Well, there have been reports all throughout the last year of wolves showing up, with a few videos offered as proof, followed by a wolf attack on livestock [...]
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