Not many people know about the interesting history of
mustangs. These wild horses live free in the American west and are descendants
of the horses bought by the Spanish to America. In 2002, DreamWorks released a
movie called Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, an animated western film that
follows the life and adventures of an energetic, young mustang stallion in the
Wild West. The movie, directed by Lorna Cook and Kelly Asbury and created by John
Fusco, got a nomination for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards that
year. The movie does not really show the animals talking, but they communicate
through facial expressions and sounds. Spirit’s thoughts come out in
narrations, voiced by Matt Damon.
Many would consider mustangs as a wild horse. However, since
they originated from tamed horses from Spain, this term has been intensely
debated over. A better definition and classification for them is feral horse.
During the 1970s, the US congress recognized the mustang as
“a living symbol of the pioneer spirit and history of the wild American west.
It continues to add to the mixture of different life forms found in the nation
and it enriches the lives and heritage of American people”. The mustang herds
that run free vary in heritage but are generally traced to the Iberian horses.
Most of the mustangs have compact bodies, but very good and strong bone
structures. These horses are also very hefty and can survive in many different
climates and environments.
The current mustang population and count is protected and
managed by the BLM or Bureau of Land Management. These horses usually wonder
off to livestock ranches and take food and water there. Many livestock farm
owners send these animals off their farms, however some do welcome them.
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