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| On the Web: Spanish Mustangs |
Nov. 3, 2005 |
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Small in stature, but legendary for its endurance and speed, the Spanish Mustang is emblematic of America's rugged spirit. Horses native to the Americas roamed throughout the North and South until they disappeared some 8,000 years ago -- perhaps hunted to extinction. So what is the heritage and history of the hardy breed known as the Spanish Horse or Indian Horse? In the late 1400s, the horse was reintroduced to the Western Hemisphere by Spanish colonialists. The horses they brought with them were a mix of early Andalusia, Arabian, and Barb. From the Spanish settlements in Mexico and the Southwest, Native Americans took these horses and dispersed them throughout North America. By the 1950s their numbers dwindled, and small ranches and individuals set out to preserve the line of the Spanish Colonial Horse. Only a bit of these early equine settlers' blood remains in the feral horses that run wild on our public lands today.
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