Thank you to those who spotted this error: Camargue to Dülmen is definitely not a 1 hour drive! It's supposed to say 12 hours, I should have spotted than when doing the voiceover, my apologies.
It was a fun educational mistake. All the Europeans hurrying to Google Maps: “Huh? No way! Hmmm…. _exactly_ how far is it?” All the Americans hurrying to Google Maps: “Where’s Europe? Hmmm… it’s a lot bigger than we thought!” All the people from Dülmen and the Camargue: “Hmmm …12 hours …do-able! Sweetheart (yelling out the back door), you like horses, don’t you? D’you want to go somewhere different for your birthday? 🤣😂🤣
I used to think that prehistoric cave paintings of horses were somewhat stylized renditions. Then I saw some Przewalski's horses in a zoo, and I thought "My God, those unknown artists nailed it!" Their colours were perfect. It was like watching a cave painting come to life.
@@TuberoseKisser I don’t think that’s true. Egyptian art is heavily stylized, and some people were still living in caves while they came into power. I don’t think all cave paintings were for any survival purpose. I’m sure even then people drew for fun at least some times. People are artistic things, after all, and we know that ancient cave people were familiar with cosmetics, games, and other things not strictly necessary for survival.
More recent genetic studies have shown that the Przewalski's horse is indeed a wild, not feral species/subspecies, as it lacks any domesticated ancestors. The Przewalski's Horse also has more chromosomes than the Domestic Horse, among several other morphological differences, which had led to increased speculation that it is its own species. However, more research needs to be done on that front.
More specifically, the study of the Botai horses was reevaluated, with the evidence that they were ever domesticated being heavily brought into question. To quote Wikipedia: "However, a 2021 reevaluation of the Botai horses reached a conclusion in favor of the traditional view of Przewalski's horses as a never-domesticated population. These authors viewed the tooth wear previously attributed to bridle mouthpieces as more likely to have been caused by natural processes, while the age structure of the Botai horses seemed inconsistent with domesticated herding. Furthermore, some specimens were found associated with arrowheads, suggesting they had been hunted. They concluded that the horses associated with the Botai culture were wild instead of domesticated animals, and that the Przewalski's horse lineage should indeed be viewed not as a feral lineage but as one that was always wild."
Actually, the takhi is the only truly wild horse species alive today, while this is officially true, it is actually a separate species from the tarpan, which is what the domestic horse is the only remaining subspecies of tarpan.
@indyreno2933. Huh? Who brought up tarpans? We don't really know what a tarpan was, whether a wild horse or a local feral population. We also don't know that the tarpan is ancestral to domestic horses, or is a parallel development from a common ancestor.
Also zebras stripe might help them blend in with the herd making it harder for predators to pick off an individual as lots of zebras running together would look more like a cohesive mass
That's where the guy who designed the dazzle camo paint schemes that were so prevalent and ubiquitous on WWI and WWII ships got his inspiration. It makes it harder to tell on object's heading, course, and speed when all you see is a crazy mix of shapes and colors.
@@hensonlauraIt was once "common knowledge" that being out in the cold would make you more likely to get sick, and we now know that's not true. Common knowledge should always be questioned in favor of answers with stronger evidence. That's the whole mission of science
No way I requested this! I’m so amazed by the research you all did for this and the info you all put together, just WOW! People don’t know enough about them and the more we learn, the more people can advocate for keeping their populations healthy. Thank you so much!
Shortly after the introduction of agricultural machinery in Greece during the 50s and the 60s,most of the farmers realeased their horses in the wild. Now Greece hosts the largest population of feral horses in Europe, with the largest herd numbering around 2000 individuals. Most of them descent from the ancient Thessaly horse, the same breed as Boucefalus the horse of Alexander the Great. It is also very strange to see how a typical steppe animal has managed to thrive in a country full of arid, steep and rocky mountains. You should cover that at your video.
Horses adaptability to different environments is amazing! Tells of their intelligens as much as of their physical capabilities, such awe inspiring animals.
@greywolf7577 yes, indeed all the farmers of Athens, Piraeus, Thessaloniki and Patras didn't release their horses, they sent them to Italy to make salami out of them.
I am deathly allergic to hose, and I do mean anaphylactic, deathly allergic to them. The only time I ever really thought I might die was when I rode a horse for the first, and last, time. I can't even be near someone who has ridden a hose and who hasn't showered and changed clothes. However, I think they're beautiful, and I enjoy watching videos about them, or seeing them in photos. This video was both lovely to watch and very interesting and informative. Thank you so much for sharing it!
The swedish Island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea has a small heard (ca 50 iirc) of semi-feral horses. The entire Island used to be full of them, but as hunting and taming of them increased in the 1800s the last herd were put in a big fenced in area on the south of the island, where they are kept to be safe, but otherwise left to their own.
How fascinating! I didn't know that there were so many "wild" horses. In Italy we have a breed of feral horses, they are called "Cavallino della Giara", little horse of the Giara and they live in Sardegna and are soo cute 😂
Here in the US, not only are there wild mustangs in the arid west-where it also freezes in winter-and Alberta, but on the east coast, we have some uniquely “maritime”-adapted horses. The Assateague and Chincoteague island herds, of Maryland and Virginia, became world-famous after the book “Misty of Chincoteague” was written and published by Marguerite Henry. Similar seaside herds exist on barrier islands further south, such as the Cumberland Island horses of the Georgia coast, as well as further north, like the Sable Island horses, off of Nova Scotia. 🐎 🫏 🦓
North Carolina's Outer Banks has wild horses as well , having strong Mustang traits they are thought to descend from wrecked Spanish ships during the 1500's. South Carolina's coast has some as well.
I grew up visiting the Cumberland Island herd, it's an amazing place and a really interesting , isolated feral group . Their characteristics vary alot even between the different parts of the Island- even though it's only about 15 miles long and 4 miles wide.
The "wild" horses of North America are feral. Descendants of introduced horses as early as the Spanish conquistadors. They are an invasive species to the Americas
@@pennyfullerton3529 So you believe that your car can travel at 1,135 kilometres (705.26 miles) per hour? Amazing! Is that what the car salesman told you when you bought it? 🤣😂🤣😂
@eugenehatin.420 not exactly but its a desert like terrain in Waioru, its called desert road its more like a dry plains but its big enough for a horses to run wild on
@@Chapps1941It’s an alpine desert plateau , much like the Himalayan plateau - but yes smaller. It contains the Kaimanawa Wild horse herd which is protected, but subject to annual culling via a round up and sale of horses to keep the herd size at a level suitable for the amount of fodder available.
@@Chapps1941 They're going by the literal definition of a desert, as an area with incredibly low rainfall. Doesn't strictly mean it needs to get hot, just dry
In Brazil there are also feral horses, known as "lavradeiro horses" , are present in the fields of the Amazon, in the northern region, in the state of Roraima
Not only is this video great and packed with useful info...but it also gives rise to a comment section that is even more full of info about every single (probably?) feral population of horses in the world, no matter where. Excellent treasure trove! The thought of wild horses roaming freely is mesmerizinng to me. There are none of that here, in sweden, yet. There is talk about releasing horses into the wild as a means of rewilding the eco system, but it will take a loooong time before that happens I suppose.
Where do burros land in the list of breeds? Are they donkeys? Mules? Asses? I once lived in Anaheim, California, and on hot summer nights if we were but 10 miles out of town, we'd hear "something" braying into the void. Everyone told me they were abandoned burros, but I never saw one, and no one could say for sure if they were donkeys, mules etc.
@@2012escapee1 You've just answered a question I've been pondering for 23 years! Perhaps if I'd ever seen a living burro, I could have answered it for myself. They always sounded so lonely... Thank you.
@@albigensiac3206 Burros are just Domestic Donkeys that have gone feral. Domestic Donkeys as a whole are a domesticated subspecies of African Wild Ass, with the two undomesticated subspecies being the Somali Wild Ass (critically endangered) and the Nubian Wild Ass (likely extinct)
"Mules" are not a breed, but a hybrid animal, the result of the mating between a horse and a donkey... Like many hybrid offspring between species, Mules are sterile and are unable to breed.
I really like your videos. They calm my racing mind. I've watched several of them over and over at bedtime to chill out before sleeping. Hope you keep up the good work.
I enjoy your videos and find them to be very educational. As a horse/pony breeder & trainer I must correct you @ 19.23 with reference to traditional gaits of the walk, trot, and gallop. Four basic gaits are recognized for all Equus. The walk (4 beat) the trot (2 beat) the canter (3 beat) and finally the gallop (4 beat like the walk but with a moment of suspension where all 4 hooves are off the ground) Selective breeding and advanced training can produce further gaits (Icelandic horses) and sometimes almost eliminate the 4 natural gaits (Standardbreds). At present, the industry standard is 4 basic gaits not 3.
That seems to be different in different cultures/countries. In Germany, it is mostly referred to the three "Grundgangarten" of the domestic horse, called "Schritt" (walk), "Trab" (trot) and "Galopp" (canter/gallop). Every gait develops a 4 beat when it gets race speed, so the English gallop is considered to be the "race" version of canter. The developing of a 4 beat in a gait, that usually isn't 4 beat can also seen at trot races and the 5th gait of the icelandic horse, the flying pace. That is the two beat gait of pace, but it is only ridden and trained in the fastest speed. Slow pace is called "piggy pace" and not wanted. At a competition or a breeding show, you can actually get minus points for flying pace that is too 2 beaty (if thats a word?). What I want to say, there are sources speaking of 3 standard breeds, especially when it comes to Icelandics, which are usually distinct into "Fourgaited" (3 standard gaits plus tölt) and "Fivegaited" (3 standard gaits plus tölt plus flying pace).
That might be true where you are from, but not on iceland and a lot of other countries. The reason icelandics are called 4 or 5 gaited is because the 3 basic gaites on iceland is walk, trot and gallop/canter.
Thanks for this great video ! I come from the south of France and own a Camargue horse that was raised as semi-wild. She's a gem ! I'm surprised you didn't talk about the Soraia and the Konik Polski but still, i learned a lot from this video ! ✌
There was a wild breed of horse that roamed West Central Louisiana for a while. I think they’re called Kisatchie Wild Horses. They lived on a military base called Fort Polk that’s in the Kisatchie National Park. The military wanted to remove the horses and caused heated debates on whether to move the animals or not. The national park is over 600,000 acres and the military only took up around 200,000 acres so many people were confused as to why the horses should be removed. Genetic testing showed the horses descended from herds bred by the local Cherokee tribes so people wanted to preserve the bloodlines because they were seen as rare. The military went a head and rounded up the horses and gave them to rescue groups who would take them. A group called The Pegasus Equine Guardian Association wanted to protect the breed. If I’m not mistaken I think they got as many of the horses as they could, bought hundred of acres, and allowed the horses to roam those lands as they originally did. Edit:it seems like a lot of states in the US has a few hundred wild horses roaming. Florida has bison and wild horses, Missouri has wild horses, Georgia, ect. It’s crazy how many populations of horses we have. The mustangs of the west are cool but I think we should shed some light on the other breeds that roam states we wouldn’t think have feral horses. I’ve lived in Louisiana my entire life and didn’t know there was a population of feral horses until maybe 4-5 years ago
Excellent video! United States is also home to the feral ponies of Chincoteague Island and the feral horse herds of Cumberland island. They can be seen roaming beaches and the latter descended from horses on a crashed pirate ship that swam ashore, if I remember the story right.
Fun fact, there is an animated series completely free in yt, it's about brumbys, it's called The silver brumby, it's kinda cool, as Australian as it can be
@@giwilreker Yes, it is, but the series doesn´t follow it closely. You can say it´s pretty loosely based on the book. I personaly call the TV series "a series of repeated animation". Honestly, its funny how many times they repeat animations, often even in the same episode. On the other hand, I like about it that none of the main "villians" is truly evil. The Brolga might hate Thowra with all his heart, but he is also a good leader, brave and caring, willing to do anything to protect his herd. The man who wants to capture Thowra is also gentle and caring, even to animals. For a kids series, I find this a suprisingly mature take. Also, its the series where male horses are drawn with their "male parts".
Fascinating about the stripes. I always wondered as to the purpose of the striped sheets. I noticed the flies around my horses’ eyes today. Thanks for the info! Great vid btw.
the Mongolian horse ...the horses of the Mongolians are not Przewalskis but normal, domesticated small horses. In the East the Przewalski's are called Tachi. They are genetically differerent from any other horse.
Haha...me too. You're not German, by any chance, are you? Because native German speakers are probably among the few, who could say prez-vall-ski without issue.
it is a wonderful documentary, very enlightening. thanks. if there is a next time please say something about those mongolian horses so helpful to the hordes of genghiz khan, where the race horses came from and about the turkmenistan akhal teke.
I met a wild pony herd at the top of a mountain in Grayson Highland National Park in VA. They let me pet them, but it took a long while for them to be chill with me. Maybe not exactly totally wild- but they were wild!
@@stellviahohenheim I’m not. Got to Greyson Highland National Park in VA. It’s one of only two managed herds on the East Coast that I’m familiar with- the other being Chinateague/ Assateague. On the barrier island of ‘DelMarVa’ However- Greyson Highland National Park has a beautiful herd of ‘wild’ horses. …and I was lucky enough to make friends with them. It was a surreal night as I also, hiked up to the top of the mountain, found a spring, drank from that, and pitched my hammock right there- overlooking the valley. It was serene! I can’t wait to recreate that trip with my kids.
Hi! I loved your video but your map at 1:56 is a bit wrong... you put Camargue horses in Andalusia (south of Spain) instead of the actual Camargue which is South of France. You mentioned it correctly in the audio (Delta of Rhône in France), but the dot in the map is misplaced from around 1000kms south-west and in the wrong country which is quite a lot ^^'. I don't know for the other dots, tho. If people want more about Camargue Horses, we have a kids cartoon called "le Ranch" and an old but beautiful movie called "Crins-Blancs" (white mane) with gorgeous shots. (and both are pretty good stories) Anyway thanks for the video, it was very interesting.
Mules also are better in the mountainous regions- can climb where horses won't / can't go. In Europe (Poland) there is a Konik Polski (similar in appearance to Dülmener horse)- it was created in an attempt (in 1780) to save a wild forest horse - Tarpan horse (Equs silvestris).
Excellent video! Also, the comments reveal even more local populations of feral or semi-feral horses. I'm guessing that I'll be Googling those in the near future. 😁
Such fantastic animals. Horses do not get enough attention for all that they have done in aiding humanity. They are such lovely and interesting animals. They are my second favorite animal, after dogs. It would be really cool if you did a video like this as well for the canine family. Dogs have done so much for humans in history too and today still remain as the most popular animal companion in the world. Equids and Canids will always be my two favorite animal groups. :)
You missed the Polish or Hungarian Konik and Huc'ul ponies/ horses. These are said to be the closest remaining descendants of the Tarpan that went extinct aroubd the 1950's or so. The Tarpan is said to have given the Thoroughbred his amazing stamina.
Thank you - I hadn't realized that "Przewalski" sounds an awful lot like the French "Cheval." That's awesome! Horse-nerdery meets language-nerdery. I love it.
So very informative and straight to the point. Clearly you are into your stuff. This video is not full of stupid and romantic statements, just to make a video for romantic horse people to love, it is made based on what we humans actually know, and what is still uncertain, you have no claim on. Thank you for a very beautiful video. RESPECT!!!!!
In Southamerica there were a lot of feral horses in diferent regions taking diferent caracteristics from the ecosistem. They are named as caballos cimarrones
Lol. The trip to the America's wouldn't have been so brief if you had remembered that Canada exists and is huge. We have three different wild horse populations. Sable Island horses being the most interesting.
16:33 "A one hour drive northeast, brings us accross the border.." 😂😂😂😂. You are really an almost supersonic textbook traveler! Try it for yourself one time when you are in the neighbourhood, to drive the 1140 km in 1 hour!
How dangerous are the flies in Africa? I always thought the zebra stripes were to make it difficult for predators to pick out an individual from the herd. Even thermo regulation seems more likely than detering biting flies but I'd love to learn more
There are several other wild horse breeds you forgot in America. For instance the Chincoteague ponys they are in the new England part of the country. They get their name from the town they live near. The most well known Chincoteague is Misty having been born on a farm that produces and sales them. As of recently the beloved farm is up for sale.
In the late 1900s while digging out the Caldecott Tunnels new tunnel there were found fossilized remains of the first horses that were tiny animals that stood around two to four feet high.And that is in Northern California kids😊😊😊.Also found were fossils of small rhino's and other fossils like petrified snake heads !It is proposed that horses were in America before Spanish conquistadors brought them over but they were extinct by then.
The evolution of the horse as shown in fossils is a standard. It has been established for a century that the equids developed in the Americas, spread into Afeurasia, and then went extinct in the Americas. No great news here.
The ancestor of the modern horse, Eohippus, originated in North America. Its descendants were brought to North America by the Spanish, completing the circle, and bringing horses back to their ancestral home. I think that’s pretty cool!
Przewalski are to horses, as Neanderthal is to modern humans. Both show traits of the other, but are parallel evolution. The only difference is modern horses didn't kill out their evolutionary cousins.
Brilliant analogy but Neanderthals had the same number of chromosomes as us so they were closer related whereas pzrewalski’s horses have more chromosomes though can still breed with domestic horses and produce fertile offspring
Thank you to those who spotted this error: Camargue to Dülmen is definitely not a 1 hour drive! It's supposed to say 12 hours, I should have spotted than when doing the voiceover, my apologies.
So you completly ignore Polish wild horse......
It was a fun educational mistake.
All the Europeans hurrying to Google Maps: “Huh? No way! Hmmm…. _exactly_ how far is it?”
All the Americans hurrying to Google Maps: “Where’s Europe? Hmmm… it’s a lot bigger than we thought!”
All the people from Dülmen and the Camargue: “Hmmm …12 hours …do-able! Sweetheart (yelling out the back door), you like horses, don’t you? D’you want to go somewhere different for your birthday?
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I used to think that prehistoric cave paintings of horses were somewhat stylized renditions. Then I saw some Przewalski's horses in a zoo, and I thought "My God, those unknown artists nailed it!" Their colours were perfect.
It was like watching a cave painting come to life.
Tbh prehistoric people wouldn't know what stylized is, Having accurate as possible would be necessary for survival.
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I don’t think that’s true.
Egyptian art is heavily stylized, and some people were still living in caves while they came into power.
I don’t think all cave paintings were for any survival purpose.
I’m sure even then people drew for fun at least some times.
People are artistic things, after all, and we know that ancient cave people were familiar with cosmetics, games, and other things not strictly necessary for survival.
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@@TuberoseKisser It's art. Why would the style of art be necessary for survival?
@@TuberoseKissernot true, while some cave art is realistic, some is highly stylized. It just depends on what the artist was going for
More recent genetic studies have shown that the Przewalski's horse is indeed a wild, not feral species/subspecies, as it lacks any domesticated ancestors. The Przewalski's Horse also has more chromosomes than the Domestic Horse, among several other morphological differences, which had led to increased speculation that it is its own species. However, more research needs to be done on that front.
More specifically, the study of the Botai horses was reevaluated, with the evidence that they were ever domesticated being heavily brought into question. To quote Wikipedia:
"However, a 2021 reevaluation of the Botai horses reached a conclusion in favor of the traditional view of Przewalski's horses as a never-domesticated population. These authors viewed the tooth wear previously attributed to bridle mouthpieces as more likely to have been caused by natural processes, while the age structure of the Botai horses seemed inconsistent with domesticated herding. Furthermore, some specimens were found associated with arrowheads, suggesting they had been hunted. They concluded that the horses associated with the Botai culture were wild instead of domesticated animals, and that the Przewalski's horse lineage should indeed be viewed not as a feral lineage but as one that was always wild."
Actually, the takhi is the only truly wild horse species alive today, while this is officially true, it is actually a separate species from the tarpan, which is what the domestic horse is the only remaining subspecies of tarpan.
As of 2023, it was announced that a Przewalskis foal has been born via a surragate mare!!
there are no sub species
@indyreno2933. Huh? Who brought up tarpans? We don't really know what a tarpan was, whether a wild horse or a local feral population. We also don't know that the tarpan is ancestral to domestic horses, or is a parallel development from a common ancestor.
11:45 For those wondering, the inverse hybrid is called a hinny.
Also zebras stripe might help them blend in with the herd making it harder for predators to pick off an individual as lots of zebras running together would look more like a cohesive mass
it's actually to do with bugs that bite them
It's called "dazzle camouflage". Hard to make out an outline
That's where the guy who designed the dazzle camo paint schemes that were so prevalent and ubiquitous on WWI and WWII ships got his inspiration. It makes it harder to tell on object's heading, course, and speed when all you see is a crazy mix of shapes and colors.
That was common knowledge once. Seems there's something of a campagn to redefine many long accepted & common facts.
@@hensonlauraIt was once "common knowledge" that being out in the cold would make you more likely to get sick, and we now know that's not true. Common knowledge should always be questioned in favor of answers with stronger evidence. That's the whole mission of science
No way I requested this! I’m so amazed by the research you all did for this and the info you all put together, just WOW!
People don’t know enough about them and the more we learn, the more people can advocate for keeping their populations healthy. Thank you so much!
Shortly after the introduction of agricultural machinery in Greece during the 50s and the 60s,most of the farmers realeased their horses in the wild. Now Greece hosts the largest population of feral horses in Europe, with the largest herd numbering around 2000 individuals. Most of them descent from the ancient Thessaly horse, the same breed as Boucefalus the horse of Alexander the Great.
It is also very strange to see how a typical steppe animal has managed to thrive in a country full of arid, steep and rocky mountains. You should cover that at your video.
That’d make Poseidon happy lol
Horses adaptability to different environments is amazing! Tells of their intelligens as much as of their physical capabilities, such awe inspiring animals.
So why doesn't everywhere have wild horses? Did only some farmers in the world release their horses while other areas didn't?
@greywolf7577 yes, indeed all the farmers of Athens, Piraeus, Thessaloniki and Patras didn't release their horses, they sent them to Italy to make salami out of them.
I am deathly allergic to hose, and I do mean anaphylactic, deathly allergic to them. The only time I ever really thought I might die was when I rode a horse for the first, and last, time. I can't even be near someone who has ridden a hose and who hasn't showered and changed clothes. However, I think they're beautiful, and I enjoy watching videos about them, or seeing them in photos. This video was both lovely to watch and very interesting and informative. Thank you so much for sharing it!
Wow.
I didn’t know someone could be that allergic to an animal..
That’s rough.
Do you get sick when you are around a person who’s been around horses?
@@tell-me-a-story-yes your answer is only in her 3rd sentence.
That is so sad.
The swedish Island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea has a small heard (ca 50 iirc) of semi-feral horses. The entire Island used to be full of them, but as hunting and taming of them increased in the 1800s the last herd were put in a big fenced in area on the south of the island, where they are kept to be safe, but otherwise left to their own.
How fascinating! I didn't know that there were so many "wild" horses. In Italy we have a breed of feral horses, they are called "Cavallino della Giara", little horse of the Giara and they live in Sardegna and are soo cute 😂
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Here in the US, not only are there wild mustangs in the arid west-where it also freezes in winter-and Alberta, but on the east coast, we have some uniquely “maritime”-adapted horses. The Assateague and Chincoteague island herds, of Maryland and Virginia, became world-famous after the book “Misty of Chincoteague” was written and published by Marguerite Henry. Similar seaside herds exist on barrier islands further south, such as the Cumberland Island horses of the Georgia coast, as well as further north, like the Sable Island horses, off of Nova Scotia. 🐎 🫏 🦓
North Carolina's Outer Banks has wild horses as well , having strong Mustang traits they are thought to descend from wrecked Spanish ships during the 1500's.
South Carolina's coast has some as well.
There's are several herds in Grayson Highlands as well.
I grew up visiting the Cumberland Island herd, it's an amazing place and a really interesting , isolated feral group . Their characteristics vary alot even between the different parts of the Island- even though it's only about 15 miles long and 4 miles wide.
The "wild" horses of North America are feral. Descendants of introduced horses as early as the Spanish conquistadors. They are an invasive species to the Americas
Not wild. Ferral.
According to Google Maps, Dülmen is a 12 hour drive from the Camargue, not one hour. Apart from that it’s a great vid. Well done you!👍
Just looking at the map in the video I could tell he was far off lol
I just wanted to write the same. Actually I am not sure whether all the other informations are really correct!
I don't know what car you're driving but I also Googled it and it said one hour drive 😂 Europe isn't big enough to be a 12 hour drive lol
@@pennyfullerton3529 So you believe that your car can travel at 1,135 kilometres (705.26 miles) per hour? Amazing! Is that what the car salesman told you when you bought it? 🤣😂🤣😂
I had to stop the video while the narrator was saying "one hour drive" because that is so wrong! 🤣 And I've never even been to Europe!!
Elegant, extremely intelligent and beautiful. The equid/ equine creatures of the world are MAGNIFICENT.❤ ❤
In New Zealand we also have feral horses known as the Kaimanawa horse descendants of domesticated horses who live in the north island desert
New Zealand has a desert😆😅😂🤣🤣😂😅😆
How many hectares is it?
4?
3?
As you can tell I'm Aussie,
you guys don't have a desert
There’s a desert in NZ?
@eugenehatin.420 not exactly but its a desert like terrain in Waioru, its called desert road its more like a dry plains but its big enough for a horses to run wild on
@@Chapps1941It’s an alpine desert plateau , much like the Himalayan plateau - but yes smaller. It contains the Kaimanawa Wild horse herd which is protected, but subject to annual culling via a round up and sale of horses to keep the herd size at a level suitable for the amount of fodder available.
@@Chapps1941 They're going by the literal definition of a desert, as an area with incredibly low rainfall. Doesn't strictly mean it needs to get hot, just dry
A one hour drive from Caramargue to Germany ? I don't what type of car you're using, but I want it 😅 Very cool video !
In Brazil there are also feral horses, known as "lavradeiro horses" , are present in the fields of the Amazon, in the northern region, in the state of Roraima
i loved learning about the zebra stripes disorienting fly landings! it makes so much sense. :)
TH-cam's compression algorithm was struggling with the stripes as well :)
Not only is this video great and packed with useful info...but it also gives rise to a comment section that is even more full of info about every single (probably?) feral population of horses in the world, no matter where. Excellent treasure trove!
The thought of wild horses roaming freely is mesmerizinng to me. There are none of that here, in sweden, yet. There is talk about releasing horses into the wild as a means of rewilding the eco system, but it will take a loooong time before that happens I suppose.
I'm in rural Nevada. This video explained why wild burros are more common in the low desert, while wild horses are more common in the high desert.
Where do burros land in the list of breeds? Are they donkeys? Mules? Asses? I once lived in Anaheim, California, and on hot summer nights if we were but 10 miles out of town, we'd hear "something" braying into the void. Everyone told me they were abandoned burros, but I never saw one, and no one could say for sure if they were donkeys, mules etc.
@@albigensiac3206 Burro is another name for donkey. Usually, out west, wild donkeys are called burros, tame ones are called donkeys.
@@2012escapee1 You've just answered a question I've been pondering for 23 years! Perhaps if I'd ever seen a living burro, I could have answered it for myself. They always sounded so lonely... Thank you.
@@albigensiac3206 Burros are just Domestic Donkeys that have gone feral. Domestic Donkeys as a whole are a domesticated subspecies of African Wild Ass, with the two undomesticated subspecies being the Somali Wild Ass (critically endangered) and the Nubian Wild Ass (likely extinct)
"Mules" are not a breed, but a hybrid animal, the result of the mating between a horse and a donkey... Like many hybrid offspring between species, Mules are sterile and are unable to breed.
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My son loves this video!!!! Can't stop watching 😂🙂
I really like your videos. They calm my racing mind. I've watched several of them over and over at bedtime to chill out before sleeping. Hope you keep up the good work.
1 hour drive from southern France to northern Germany? You're a quick driver
This is a truly fascinating and beautiful documentary, thank you so much for sharing this 😊
I encountered the Exmoor ponies wild herd during a trip to Denmark, south of Langeland. Beautiful sight !
those coloured zebras are a work of art, so beautiful, not only the brown marks but also the shape of stripes,
I enjoy your videos and find them to be very educational. As a horse/pony breeder & trainer I must correct you @ 19.23 with reference to traditional gaits of the walk, trot, and gallop. Four basic gaits are recognized for all Equus. The walk (4 beat) the trot (2 beat) the canter (3 beat) and finally the gallop (4 beat like the walk but with a moment of suspension where all 4 hooves are off the ground) Selective breeding and advanced training can produce further gaits (Icelandic horses) and sometimes almost eliminate the 4 natural gaits (Standardbreds). At present, the industry standard is 4 basic gaits not 3.
That seems to be different in different cultures/countries. In Germany, it is mostly referred to the three "Grundgangarten" of the domestic horse, called "Schritt" (walk), "Trab" (trot) and "Galopp" (canter/gallop). Every gait develops a 4 beat when it gets race speed, so the English gallop is considered to be the "race" version of canter. The developing of a 4 beat in a gait, that usually isn't 4 beat can also seen at trot races and the 5th gait of the icelandic horse, the flying pace. That is the two beat gait of pace, but it is only ridden and trained in the fastest speed. Slow pace is called "piggy pace" and not wanted. At a competition or a breeding show, you can actually get minus points for flying pace that is too 2 beaty (if thats a word?). What I want to say, there are sources speaking of 3 standard breeds, especially when it comes to Icelandics, which are usually distinct into "Fourgaited" (3 standard gaits plus tölt) and "Fivegaited" (3 standard gaits plus tölt plus flying pace).
I grew up with the genuine Mexican plug, I don't think they have broken it down like that.
That might be true where you are from, but not on iceland and a lot of other countries. The reason icelandics are called 4 or 5 gaited is because the 3 basic gaites on iceland is walk, trot and gallop/canter.
Thanks for this great video ! I come from the south of France and own a Camargue horse that was raised as semi-wild. She's a gem ! I'm surprised you didn't talk about the Soraia and the Konik Polski but still, i learned a lot from this video ! ✌
So lucky!
There was a wild breed of horse that roamed West Central Louisiana for a while. I think they’re called Kisatchie Wild Horses. They lived on a military base called Fort Polk that’s in the Kisatchie National Park. The military wanted to remove the horses and caused heated debates on whether to move the animals or not. The national park is over 600,000 acres and the military only took up around 200,000 acres so many people were confused as to why the horses should be removed. Genetic testing showed the horses descended from herds bred by the local Cherokee tribes so people wanted to preserve the bloodlines because they were seen as rare. The military went a head and rounded up the horses and gave them to rescue groups who would take them. A group called The Pegasus Equine Guardian Association wanted to protect the breed. If I’m not mistaken I think they got as many of the horses as they could, bought hundred of acres, and allowed the horses to roam those lands as they originally did.
Edit:it seems like a lot of states in the US has a few hundred wild horses roaming. Florida has bison and wild horses, Missouri has wild horses, Georgia, ect. It’s crazy how many populations of horses we have. The mustangs of the west are cool but I think we should shed some light on the other breeds that roam states we wouldn’t think have feral horses. I’ve lived in Louisiana my entire life and didn’t know there was a population of feral horses until maybe 4-5 years ago
Louisiana is open range. These horses were turned loose by their owners. No food in a pine forest.
@ they are descended of the horses bred by the Cherokee. They were abandoned because they had to flee, not set loose
Genuinely appreciate a highly researched doco - something 'real' for a change - thank you
Man I love horses
So you take after ur mom
@@strombreakr what 💀
@@pygmyrhino8049 I'm saying your mom bangs horses
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Same
Here in New Zealand, we have the wild (feral obviously) Kaimanawa horses inhabiting a desert which is used by the army for training
Excellent video! United States is also home to the feral ponies of Chincoteague Island and the feral horse herds of Cumberland island. They can be seen roaming beaches and the latter descended from horses on a crashed pirate ship that swam ashore, if I remember the story right.
Thank you. Such beautiful horses!
Fun fact, there is an animated series completely free in yt, it's about brumbys, it's called The silver brumby, it's kinda cool, as Australian as it can be
Isn't it based on a book? I remember reading a book called the silver brumby when i was a kid.
@@giwilreker Yes, it is, but the series doesn´t follow it closely. You can say it´s pretty loosely based on the book.
I personaly call the TV series "a series of repeated animation". Honestly, its funny how many times they repeat animations, often even in the same episode.
On the other hand, I like about it that none of the main "villians" is truly evil. The Brolga might hate Thowra with all his heart, but he is also a good leader, brave and caring, willing to do anything to protect his herd. The man who wants to capture Thowra is also gentle and caring, even to animals. For a kids series, I find this a suprisingly mature take.
Also, its the series where male horses are drawn with their "male parts".
@@giwilreker There was a movie also, with Russel Crowe
Do you think at some point you could cover wild cattle species? This video was so helpful!
There is such a video... it mwntions qlmost all the cattle breeds ar9undc5he wo4ld.
Great video :D
Although you have to drive at least eight hours from southern France to northwest Germany
A little nitpicking, I know
Great video. Thank you for making this video. It is not to often that I see information that I had not learned of before. Great research.
THEY ARE ALL SO CUTE!
Very entertaining and informative documentary
Great vlog. Learned a lot about the zebras and donkeys
Watching these species overviews makes me feel so smart.
What a great video this is, I was captivated. Thank you.
That was ace fun! Love the old equids.
Fascinating about the stripes. I always wondered as to the purpose of the striped sheets. I noticed the flies around my horses’ eyes today. Thanks for the info! Great vid btw.
Great content, very enjoyable, thank you - new subscriber .
Namib wild horses are not the only African feral horses, there is also the Kundudo but it is lesser known
In the West, it is known as Przewalski's horse but in the East it is known as the Mongolian horse.
the Mongolian horse ...the horses of the Mongolians are not Przewalskis but normal, domesticated small horses. In the East the Przewalski's are called Tachi. They are genetically differerent from any other horse.
your videos are so amazing, relaxing. I alway find a way to watch it while drinking cup of tea
I love your videos, I'm always so happy when I see that a new one is online. I am always amazed how detailed they are. Really love your work 🙌
When you said « one hour drive from camargue to Dülmener » I started doubting every last bit of information in this video😂🤣
Mongolia.
I've finally learned how to pronounce Przewalski, I've only ever seen it written and always thought it was "prez-vall-ski".
Haha...me too. You're not German, by any chance, are you? Because native German speakers are probably among the few, who could say prez-vall-ski without issue.
@raraavis7782 Przewalski it's a Polish last name non of you knows how to say it😂
It's good to note there used to be horses that lived in South America as well.
it is a wonderful documentary, very enlightening. thanks. if there is a next time please say something about those mongolian horses so helpful to the hordes of genghiz khan, where the race horses came from and about the turkmenistan akhal teke.
fantastic thank you. aND the comments are amazingly educational too.
I met a wild pony herd at the top of a mountain in Grayson Highland National Park in VA.
They let me pet them, but it took a long while for them to be chill with me.
Maybe not exactly totally wild- but they were wild!
stop lying
@@stellviahohenheim I’m not.
Got to Greyson Highland National Park in VA.
It’s one of only two managed herds on the East Coast that I’m familiar with- the other being Chinateague/ Assateague. On the barrier island of ‘DelMarVa’
However- Greyson Highland National Park has a beautiful herd of ‘wild’ horses.
…and I was lucky enough to make friends with them.
It was a surreal night as I also, hiked up to the top of the mountain, found a spring, drank from that, and pitched my hammock right there- overlooking the valley.
It was serene!
I can’t wait to recreate that trip with my kids.
@@Random_UserName4269 Beautiful story, I hope you´ll be able to do that!
Love these videos. Would love to see you do one on shark species at one point as well.
Really neat video, thanks!
Great video, I've learned a lot
I have a BLM ( bureau of land management) mustang that was captured , I gentled and trained her. Best horse ever. Smart strong and beautiful.
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Very informative video!
Love these videos!
Please never stop making these videos, they're beautifully done and so informative, i love it.
Hi! I loved your video but your map at 1:56 is a bit wrong... you put Camargue horses in Andalusia (south of Spain) instead of the actual Camargue which is South of France. You mentioned it correctly in the audio (Delta of Rhône in France), but the dot in the map is misplaced from around 1000kms south-west and in the wrong country which is quite a lot ^^'. I don't know for the other dots, tho.
If people want more about Camargue Horses, we have a kids cartoon called "le Ranch" and an old but beautiful movie called "Crins-Blancs" (white mane) with gorgeous shots. (and both are pretty good stories)
Anyway thanks for the video, it was very interesting.
Lovely beautiful animals
Mules also are better in the mountainous regions- can climb where horses won't / can't go.
In Europe (Poland) there is a Konik Polski (similar in appearance to Dülmener horse)- it was created in an attempt (in 1780) to save a wild forest horse - Tarpan horse (Equs silvestris).
Excellent video! Also, the comments reveal even more local populations of feral or semi-feral horses. I'm guessing that I'll be Googling those in the near future. 😁
They’re all so beautiful 😍 ❤
Such fantastic animals. Horses do not get enough attention for all that they have done in aiding humanity. They are such lovely and interesting animals. They are my second favorite animal, after dogs. It would be really cool if you did a video like this as well for the canine family. Dogs have done so much for humans in history too and today still remain as the most popular animal companion in the world. Equids and Canids will always be my two favorite animal groups. :)
the UK also has the dartmoore, fen and new forrest wild ponies
Love these incredible animals! Horse's are grace personified
Sable Island NS is home to a population of feral horses, that's an interesting story.
You missed the Polish or Hungarian Konik and Huc'ul ponies/ horses. These are said to be the closest remaining descendants of the Tarpan that went extinct aroubd the 1950's or so. The Tarpan is said to have given the Thoroughbred his amazing stamina.
Tarpan is considered a feral horse nowadays, and not the ancestor of Domestic Horse
Hucul's are Ukrainian/Romanian in origin.
Theres are also a Konik Polski horses. They are wild living in Roztoczański national park. Its a mix of tarpan and domesticated horses.
I appreciate your creativity and how you approach the topics.
you could have added the Sorraia Horse from Portugal
Interesting video. I was hoping to hear mention of the Sable Island horses.
Thank you - I hadn't realized that "Przewalski" sounds an awful lot like the French "Cheval." That's awesome! Horse-nerdery meets language-nerdery. I love it.
So very informative and straight to the point.
Clearly you are into your stuff.
This video is not full of stupid and romantic statements, just to make a video for romantic horse people to love, it is made based on what we humans actually know, and what is still uncertain, you have no claim on.
Thank you for a very beautiful video. RESPECT!!!!!
It is true that there is a stallion in every herd of horses in nature. But it is actually a mare who rules the whole herd, not the stallion!
The lead mare lets the stallion think he is in control ....
Thank you for a good and informative video. There is a lot to learn on these most beautiful breeds. All beautiful in their own right.
16:34 "A one hour drive north-" *Proceeds to show a distance that is WELL over 1 hour.*
In Southamerica there were a lot of feral horses in diferent regions taking diferent caracteristics from the ecosistem. They are named as caballos cimarrones
I learn so much about Asses
Yes, these horses are also very beautiful
Lol. The trip to the America's wouldn't have been so brief if you had remembered that Canada exists and is huge. We have three different wild horse populations. Sable Island horses being the most interesting.
Love this video can a future video be about the 13 species of otters
great documentary! have loved and kept horses for decades since I was very young. will be binging your other videos right now! 👏🏼👏🏼🐴🫏🐎🦄🦓
All so beautiful
Great video! Quite accurate. Would have loved to see the Timor Pony included.
We’ve got feral horse herds in Arizona. They storm across roads and hold up traffic sometimes.
There’s also the wild ponies that live on an island off the coast of North Carolina
16:33 "A one hour drive northeast, brings us accross the border.." 😂😂😂😂. You are really an almost supersonic textbook traveler! Try it for yourself one time when you are in the neighbourhood, to drive the 1140 km in 1 hour!
How dangerous are the flies in Africa? I always thought the zebra stripes were to make it difficult for predators to pick out an individual from the herd.
Even thermo regulation seems more likely than detering biting flies but I'd love to learn more
There are several other wild horse breeds you forgot in America. For instance the Chincoteague ponys they are in the new England part of the country. They get their name from the town they live near. The most well known Chincoteague is Misty having been born on a farm that produces and sales them. As of recently the beloved farm is up for sale.
shut up, nobody cares
Chincoteague and Asseteague Islands are off the coast of Maryland and Virginia.
In the late 1900s while digging out the Caldecott Tunnels new tunnel there were found fossilized remains of the first horses that were tiny animals that stood around two to four feet high.And that is in Northern California kids😊😊😊.Also found were fossils of small rhino's and other fossils like petrified snake heads !It is proposed that horses were in America before Spanish conquistadors brought them over but they were extinct by then.
The evolution of the horse as shown in fossils is a standard. It has been established for a century that the equids developed in the Americas, spread into Afeurasia, and then went extinct in the Americas. No great news here.
The ancestor of the modern horse, Eohippus, originated in North America. Its descendants were brought to North America by the Spanish, completing the circle, and bringing horses back to their ancestral home. I think that’s pretty cool!
Przewalski are to horses, as Neanderthal is to modern humans. Both show traits of the other, but are parallel evolution. The only difference is modern horses didn't kill out their evolutionary cousins.
Brilliant analogy but Neanderthals had the same number of chromosomes as us so they were closer related whereas pzrewalski’s horses have more chromosomes though can still breed with domestic horses and produce fertile offspring
We didn't really kill our cousins, we interbred.
VERY good information 😊
Great video, thank you 😊👍🏼
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