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Two Quarter Horses Join Buffalo National River Park Service

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich,
Kyle Kellams
Published May 13, 2019 at 4:43 PM CDT
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Ranger D. Romes works with Cinco, one of two new horses on the park, during a horsemanship training at Steel Creek.
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The National Park Service has purchased a pair of quarter horses to revitalize the Buffalo National River's historic mounted patrol program. Horses are used to keep order in the park as well as on search and rescue missions in wilderness areas.

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Jacqueline Froelich
Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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Kyle Kellams
Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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