The younger pines are less fortunate, though reseeding takes place quickly around the bottoms of the adult trees.

But constant, deliberate burning will upset the forest cycle. New pine growth will burn with the brush and the juveniles will never get a chance to mature. Orchids and wildflowers die out.

The saga of the wild horses and their home in the pines teaches several important lessons. Left to their own devices, things tend to seek a natural balance. Over-hunting, over-cutting, over-burning all upset this natural order and the inevitable result is too much dying. The inevitable result of too much dying is extinction. Time is about to run out for Abaco's beautiful, rare horses.