Feist and McCullough (1976) dubbed this “social conservation” in his paper on behavior patterns and communication in the Pryor Mountain wild horses. The reemergence of primitive behaviors, resembling ...

Scientists previously found that some 5,500 years ago, wild horses may have first been domesticated ... more stable environments—as opposed to the open plains, where birthing foals was more ...

By the last Ice Age, large single-toed animals, who fed on grasses (similar to the horses we know today), had become widespread. These wild horses went extinct about ... introduction of horses into ...

Learn more about these horse breeds are native to North America, from the wild mustangs to swimming island ponies. Horses have long been an integral part of America’s history, culture, and landscapes ...

The group would work in cooperation with the national park service and the United States government, providing ...