Horse Talk

[abigalerose]

Whoa! One of the geldings I like on the BLM page's highest bid is $1,925!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I'm assuming that's really high for a mustang? He's gorgeous though!

 

[PeepersMama]

I'm assuming that's really high for a mustang? He's gorgeous though!

yYEAH it is

 

[abigalerose]

I'm assuming that's really high for a mustang? He's gorgeous though!

Yes! Starting bid is $125. If they even get bid on they usually don't go higher than a few hundred! Lol

 

[PeepersMama]

And I've seen mustangs with prettier heads than that boy has, too :/

 

[ShrekDawg]

yYEAH it is

Yes! Starting bid is $125. If they even get bid on they usually don't go higher than a few hundred! Lol

And I've seen mustangs with prettier heads than that boy has, too :/

Oh wow! Haha

 

[PeepersMama]

Oh wow! Haha

Mostly in CA. There are some beautifully built mustangs there....

 

[Bunnylady]

Quote: The original animals for whom the name "mustang" was created were horses brought here from Spain. You can get wrapped up in the romance of calling them "warhorses" (or not) if you like, but they looked like the Spanish breeds - smooth muscles, narrow chests, and relatively fine bones. And, a bit on the smallish side. Most modern populations of feral horses in the U.S. are not pure Spanish stock; they may have QH, TB, or some other breed mixed in. Some of that is accidental, but some is deliberate; some draft animals were deliberately released in some places in hopes of "improving" the animals in the feral populations. So, a lot of the animals that get pulled off of range land show some characteristics of these other breeds - bigger bones, bigger muscles, bigger heads. There are a few places where the original Spanish stock has bred in relative isolation; in some of these areas the animals have been linebreeding/inbreeding/whatever you want to call it for long enough, people identify them as more than just a bloodline, they identify them as separate breeds, and are garnering support for recognition and protection as such.

 

[abigalerose]

The original animals for whom the name "mustang" was created were horses brought here from Spain. You can get wrapped up in the romance of calling them "warhorses" (or not) if you like, but they looked like the Spanish breeds - smooth muscles, narrow chests, and relatively fine bones. And, a bit on the smallish side. Most modern populations of feral horses in the U.S. are not pure Spanish stock; they may have QH, TB, or some other breed mixed in. Some of that is accidental, but some is deliberate; some draft animals were deliberately released in some places in hopes of "improving" the animals in the feral populations. So, a lot of the animals that get pulled off of range land show some characteristics of these other breeds - bigger bones, bigger muscles, bigger heads. There are a few places where the original Spanish stock has bred in relative isolation; in some of these areas the animals have been linebreeding/inbreeding/whatever you want to call it for long enough, people identify them as more than just a bloodline, they identify them as separate breeds, and are garnering support for recognition and protection as such.

The California Vaquero Horses that I would one day like to raise are a good example of that. The preservation is trying to get BLM to work with them on preserving the breed but so far they are not

 

[ShrekDawg]

Mostly in CA. There are some beautifully built mustangs there....

The original animals for whom the name "mustang" was created were horses brought here from Spain. You can get wrapped up in the romance of calling them "warhorses" (or not) if you like, but they looked like the Spanish breeds - smooth muscles, narrow chests, and relatively fine bones. And, a bit on the smallish side. Most modern populations of feral horses in the U.S. are not pure Spanish stock; they may have QH, TB, or some other breed mixed in. Some of that is accidental, but some is deliberate; some draft animals were deliberately released in some places in hopes of "improving" the animals in the feral populations. So, a lot of the animals that get pulled off of range land show some characteristics of these other breeds - bigger bones, bigger muscles, bigger heads. There are a few places where the original Spanish stock has bred in relative isolation; in some of these areas the animals have been linebreeding/inbreeding/whatever you want to call it for long enough, people identify them as more than just a bloodline, they identify them as separate breeds, and are garnering support for recognition and protection as such.

The California Vaquero Horses that I would one day like to raise are a good example of that. The preservation is trying to get BLM to work with them on preserving the breed but so far they are not

Wow that is all so interesting. I had no idea.

And had no idea they purposely released draft horses!

What was the idea of that? I know you said improving but how? Bigger horses? Better feet? I suppose if they released QH the horses might have stayed relatively small? Gotten a little bigger but still small. So maybe they added the draft to counter the small size of the mustangs, kind of breeding two extremes, in hopes of a more medium sized or stockier horse?