The greatest struggle facing the natural horseman, is keeping horses in the wild. Wild horses direct us. They teach us how to care for our domestic horses. And when we begin to stray, they draw us back in to line.
Jaime Jackson observed wild horses. The way many of us look at our horses’ hooves was transformed.
Pat Parelli and Monty Roberts observed wild horses. So many dropped the whip, and saw better results for it.
And Pete Raimey, who specialises in founder rehabilitation, said this. “I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the finest horses, for the finest horse owners in the world. Understand that after two minutes with the wild ones, I knew that I had never seen a true horse.”
Why in 1919, did the American Government issue a bulletin dealing with ‘wild or worthless’ horses? And why today, are there still those who call wild horses “garbage”?
200 years ago, there were 2-5 million horses on the American Plains. Today there are fewer than 50,000. It’s a steep drop. And as wild horse numbers fall, our ignorance can only rise.
Before the Spanish arrived to North America, there were ZERO horses on the plains. If you’re going to make an argument about wild horses, address them where they actually started – Eurasia.
Actually, as Christine Dorothy Elton says below, horses were in America first when all the continents were connected then after they separated horses became extinct in America. The Spanish REintroduced horses. They originated in America. Before you say someone is wrong, do you research.
Way to go Lily! So refreshed to hear someone speak up against “educated” know it alls who know nothing. Why is it that some small minded people would rather look for “mistakes” than join in a forum concerning the welfare of horses.
It all makes such sense,the little tips are great and only tellme how stupid most of us are for not thinking of it sooner-me includid!!
😳 i have a question we have a 13 year old horse a TB rescue and he is limping its a sprain we keep treating it and he re-injures it !!!we don’t have a closed stall but we do have a stall what can we do for him??
abby, give him more time to heal, and start learning about biomechanics and foot balance. 😕
Actually from what I have read about the history of horses, they originated in North America then migrated to Asia,Europe & Africa across the Bering Straits land bridge when they were very small before the iceage.
But how many of us actually go and spend days observing the wild horses?
Try just watching horses in a field when there’s a herd. It’s really helpful. 😀
I totally agree. Why hurt these amazing animals! They are probably much smarter than many of us, humain. Their only crime is that they don’t speak our language and we are not smart enough to decode theirs
I live in a place where wild mustang herds are all around me. I feel privileged to be among them daily. I learned from my trainer that horses hooves naturally chip off. And when left in the wild their hooves return to the perfect shape. I thought that was cool to know.
Actually, the horse in Ice Age was no bigger than a dog. Called the “Eohippus” or the “Dawn Horse.” The Dawn of the Ice Age.” They were so little, they ate grass instead of hay. But as their legs grew longer, to enable them to see when in deep brush or weeds, in time could reach higher plains and developed legs and height to make it.