Sheryl Crow is urging people to get involved in saving America’s wild horses.

“I think it will be a real shame when we look back and we don’t have these incredible species, and I guess my best hope would be that people, individuals, step up at this point and really protect these animals,” the 46-year-old Grammy-winning singer says in an upcoming documentary, “Saving the American Wild Horse.”

The program airs 9 p.m. EST Monday (July 7) on the Documentary Channel. Directed by James Kleinert, it’s narrated by Peter Coyote and features Viggo Mortensen.

Crow, who lives in Tennessee and owns a wild mustang named Colorado, says the animals are part of American history but are being sacrificed in big business’ drive for Western lands