far away as new york. >> help save america's wild horses. >> reporter: the horses are at the center of a tug of war between the u.s. government chasing them down with helicopters and animal rights groups who want it stopped. >> the round-ups of the wild horses and burrows s is a true holocaust of the animal world. >> we can't let one, say the horse, impact everybody else by taking all the feed, all the water, do damage to that habitat. >> reporter: the disagreement is clear cut. the bureau of land management, blm, a charged with caring for and managing nearly 40,000 horses and burros roaming on 26 million acres of the west. but while this federal land, your land, was set aside for the horses, they don't have free rein. the land is considered multiuse. >> wildlife, live stock,