Caroline Heer and Katherine Boucher are two of the women behind Women in the Wilderness, a documentary about wild horse conservation and cowboy culture in the American West. In this episode, they talk with Kara about what’s really going on with wild horse overpopulation, why they made the film, and what it was like to ride across Wyoming on horseback. This conversation covers storytelling, land management, and what it means to be a woman making films about cowboy country.

Chapters:

(00:00:01) - Meeting the Women Behind Women in the Wilderness

(00:03:50) - What’s Really Going On With Wild Horses in the U.S.

(00:10:15) - Why They Decided to Make a Documentary

(00:14:00) - Cowboy Culture, Conservation, and Gender in the West

(00:23:10) - Magical Moments from the Ride Across Wyoming

(00:30:00) - How You Can Support the Film

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