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Wild Horse
Equus ferus caballus
44.8801, -108.223
Field Notes
Description:
Colonial Spanish horses have a number of unique characteristics, including tiger striping on the legs, a sloping croup, narrow noses and wide forehead and a wide, deep chest. Their bodies are relatively short with marked withers. They may be dun, gray or black. Many have a black line that runs down the spine.
Notes:
These wild horses were photographed in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area in Wyoming, USA. Genetic testing indicates that they are most likely are descended from the original Spanish horses that were released or lost during the time of Spanish exploration/domination in the American Southwest. This particular herd's ancestors were probably brought to this area by Native Americans, but their history is not well known.
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