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Mustang Horses (American Indian Horses or Spanish Horses) were brought to the New World by the Spanish in the 1500s. These were the best horses of that time - a mixture of Barb, Arabian, and Andalusia blood. The native horses that inhabited the North American continent became extinct about 10,000 years ago. The horse was absent in that area until the Spanish Conquistador Cortez reintroduced them. Indians of that era had never seen horses and thought riders to be the godlike creatures. The Spanish prohibited Indians to own and ride horses. But with the spread of the Spanish ranchos and introduction of breeding animals into the New World, the natives acquired this "Big Dog." The word "Mustang" is derived from Spanish word meaning "ownerless or stray horses." This gain changed the life of Plain's Indians completely, transforming them from plodding pedestrians into nomadic hunters and warriors with cultures totally dependent upon horses. Their portable shelters turned into large tipis. They began to hunt only the best game, and they even developed the Horse medicine cult. Of all the remnants the Spanish has left, horses were the most worthy. Mustangs were much better than cavalry horses. The United States Army found that the only way to conquer Indians is to take their horses away from them. Complete massacres of Indian horse herds made it possible. The Mustang Horse contributed to formation of many American breeds: the Morgan, Quarter Horse, American Saddlebred, Tennessee Walker, Appaloosa, Buckskin, and others. Mustangs remain now as they always have been. Mustang Horses are among the very few that has not lost its characteristics due to the whims of man.

Resources in This Category

• Apache Trail

  http://www.angelfire.com/az/xochitl/
  Photos, history and information on the rare Spanish Mustangs, the descendants of the horses of the conquistadores. Located in Willcox, Arizona.

• Caballos de Destino

  http://www.sorraiamustangs.net/
  Standing grullo and appaloosa/overo stallions at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Contains articles about the breed. Located in Hot Springs, South Dakota.

• Canyon Creek Kigers

  http://canyoncreekkigers.com/
  Breeders of Kiger Mustangs offering horses for sale and the tale of the origin of the breed. Located in Woodinville, Washington, USA.

• Desperado Farms

  http://desperadofarms.tripod.com/
  Standing stud Desperado, the king of Kigers. Offering Kiger mustangs for sale, farm clinic schedule,and breeding information. Located in central Oregon, USA.

• Double L Kigers

  http://www.doublelkigerranch.com/
  Standing dun and grulla stallions at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Located in White City, Oregon.

• El Rancho Wakan

  http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/bell4744/
  Dedicated to perpetuating the Spanish Barb Horse. Located in Greenville, Texas.

• Hilltop Farm of Oregon

  http://hilltopfarm-oregon.com/
  Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Contains history of the Kiger Mustang and an article on training a wild mare. Offers art for sale. Located in Malin, Oregon, United States.

• Karma Farms Mustangs

  http://www.karmafarms.com/
  Standing grullo, dun, champagne overo, and blue corn appaloosa stallions at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Located in Marshal, Texas.

• Pelt Farm

  http://www.peltfarm.com/
  Breeders of Choctaw Indian strain. Offers pictures and details of brood mares and stock for sale. Also breed and sell Texas Longhorn Cattle. Provides bed and breakfast service. Located in Kountze, Texas.

• Springwater Station

  http://www.springwaterstation.com/
  Breeding and training facility for Kiger Mustangs. History of the Mustang, stallion and broodmare listing, stock for sale, on-line contact form. Located in Estacada, Oregon.

• Sulphur Horse Ranch

  http://www.sulphurhorseranch.com/
  Standing grullo and dun stallions at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Contains history and breed description. Located in Taylorsville, North Carolina, United States.

• Whispering Pines Spanish Mustangs

  http://www.whisperingpinescolonialspanishhorses.com/
  Dedicated to Spanish Mustangs. Details of stallions and stock for sale. Partlow, Virginia.

 

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