The history of America's Wild Horses and the future
History of the first Equus-
The first Equus, which includes all modern horses were first located in North America millions of years ago. During this period of time there had been several extinctions that occurred in North America. Equus had survived extinction because of travling across the (Bering Land Bridge) , and
continents all over the globe except Australia and Antarctica.
In 1493, on Colubus second voyage to the America's, Spanish horses, that were E. Caballus were brought back to North America, the Virgin Islands, and later on they were able to be reintroduced on the continent. These horses were known to escape from their owners and radiated throughout the American Great Plains causing to be known as "going wild". Horses to this day will have their "going wild", reverting back to their ancient behavioral patterns of escaping. The free- running horses came to be called "mustangs." coming from the Spanish word mesteno witch means stay or free-running animal.
What today still looks like for horses
Today wild horses still have a intresting life not all are still running free across grasslands some are being put into kill-pins .Wild horses are being killed still to this day. Horses are being transported across boarders to face inhuman deaths to be killed for their meat. in 2023 20,000 American horses got transported to slaughterhouse in Mexico and Cananda. There are many rescues for wild horses that provide and care for all ages, health, and type of horse. Today there are more than 40,000 horses that live on private land, ranches and farms. The future of wild horses on federal ranges is being talked about in court systems about banning horse slaughter.
Citations:
Information came from Kirkpatrick, J.F.,andP.M Fazio Wild Horses as Native North American Wildlife.
information came from Wild horses by Julia Vogel