America's First Horse Hidalgo and the Spanish Mustang
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- America's First Horse - Hidalgo and the Spanish Mustang
The Spanish Mustang is a horse breed descended from horses introduced from Spain during the early conquest of the Americas. They are a type that today is extremely rare in Spain.[1] They are classified within the larger grouping of the Colonial Spanish horse.
Spanish Mustangs today are primarily domesticated horses but are sometimes confused with the feral American Mustang. The latter animals are descended from both Spanish horses and other feral horses escaped from various sources; they run wild in protected Herd Management Areas (HMAs) of the western United States, currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and to a lesser degree, in Canada. DNA studies indicate that Spanish breeding and type does still exist in some feral Mustang herds, including those on the Cerbat HMA (near Kingman, Arizona), Pryor Mountain HMA (Montana), Sulphur HMA (Utah), Kiger HMA and the Riddle Mountain HMA (Oregon). The true Spanish Mustang as a modern breed differs from the "wild" American Mustang in appearance and ancestry.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, many ranchers introduced Thoroughbreds, draft horses, Arabians, Morgans and other breeds into most feral herds, seeking to improve the type. However, the breed was saved from extinction by the efforts of preservation breeders and the creation of a registry to protect and preserve the original type.
"The Spanish Mustang is a medium sized horse ranging from 13.1 to 15 hands (53 to 60 inches, 135 to 152 cm) with an average size of approximately 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm) with proportional weight. They are smooth muscled with short backs, rounded rumps and low set tails. Coupling is smooth and the overall appearance is of a well balanced, smoothly built horse. The girth is deep, with well laid back shoulder and fairly pronounced withers. They possess the classic Spanish type head with a straight or concave forehead and a convex nose which is in contrast to the straight forehead and nose of most breeds. Ears are average to short and usually notched or curved towards each other. Necks are fairly well crested in mares and geldings and heavily crested in mature stallions. Chests are narrow but deep with the front legs joining the chest in an "A" shape rather than straight across. Chestnuts are small or missing altogether, particularly on the rear legs. Ergots are small or absent. Feet are extremely sound with thick walls, many having what is typically known as a "mule foot" which resists bruising due to the concave sole. Cannons are short, upper foreleg is long with the canon bone having a larger circumference than other breeds of comparable size and weight. Long strided, many are gaited, with a comfortable gait such as the amble, running walk or single foot. Some individuals are laterally gaited and do a very credible "paso" gait though without extreme knee action. They are remarkably hardy animals and tend to be less prone to injury, particularly of the legs and feet, than other breeds. These magnificent horses were brought to America on Columbus's second voyage to the new world.
ref:
Sponenberg, D. Phillip "Spanish Mustangs and Barbs" Conquistador Magazine [1] Accessed June 5, 2006
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Breed Characteristics, Spanish Mustang Registry, retrieved February 9, 2011
Spanish Mustang, International Museum of the Horse, retrieved February 9, 2011
History of the Spanish Mustang, Spanish Mustang Registry, retrieved February 9, 2011
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Best horse film
I'm native cree from Alberta Canada I was the best from breaking horses Mustangs were the best IMO
America's Horse❤❤❤❤❤
I sure do like the look of that little paint horse
very nice. I am blessed to see the spanish mustangs. They are sacred to me and my people. thank you for your appreciation to the breed.
+John Garcia I've been privileged to have met the breed & had one at home, I'm spoiled!
I was enthralled by the story if Hidalgo. The film was equally great to watch, if somewhat dramatized for public consumption.
They were descended from the Al-andalusian horses brought to spain by African and Arab muslims
I have been wanting to get a mustang for years now ! I still have a lot of work before I can adopt one . I did a metal fence , shelter , the money to pay for it ! I also need to find out more as to what other requirements needs to be met in order to adopt one ! I have a little 24 acre farm in south central Kansas !Bureau of Land Management rounds up mustangs every year some are taken to a place near my farm where people work with them some and put them up for adoption ! Last I knew it costs $300.00 per horse to adopt them and whatever feed one would need to start with !
@@Child_of_Amun (late response but screw it)
Unlikely, as the Andalusian was a horse for the noblemen.
It's very likely the mustangs are Spanish work horses and war horses. Nonetheless they were mixed with Arab and northern African horses.
My. Favorite. Movie. Love. This. Horse. And. The. Actor. Never. C it. On. Cable. .
I got a horse that looks just like Hidalgo
They thought it was a holy dog because that's the only domesticated animal both sides had in common
i did sleep in this tepee!!! in browning at bob's ranch ....funny i was there 2 tilmes 3 months and trained the fastest and best horses ever in my live
I have one of bobs old horses....the brown appie
Cavalo muito bonito e rápido😮😮😮
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Red Indian mixed blood spanish m mastanio 😮
So you're saying these mustangs didn't need to be tainted with thoroughbred horse blood, to be "improved" upon, like I just heard from another stream?
These mustangs are a Heinz 57. They’re “Spanish”. But this movie is awesome. Most say it is actually just a story from Hopkins and isn’t even real. But who cares, let these people with these mustangs have their doctored history of their horses. No different than people who believe the nonsense about Arabians
The white boy dressed as a fake native I died 😂
GRAN,PELICULA,HIDALGO,Y ,TODAS LAS TRAICIONES,QUE LE HICIERON,AL CAWBOY
JAJAJA
Alot of Spanish mustangs
do you owned one because I do
The horse is part of man
Shit I wish I that horse
And null means???
null mean's none, or empty.. any word you want to describe the word "nothing" with
But they're wrong there were already wild horse breeds in America yes Cortez brought horses but there are already horses here
They (horses) aren't a "Picasso" either, lady!
Clearly you do not own a Spanish Colonial Mustang or have any experience with them.
Mustang 😞 like a car name?
A Ford named after a Fast Horse from the Spaniards
Ford mustang was named after the P51 Mustang plane. But they used the horse as the logo for the car. But then again, why not, the natives knew how to utilize them and became the terror of the plains and the P51 mustang was the terror of the skies.
Horses have always been in the America's...yes the Spanish did bring horses here more than 500 years ago. But horses have always been here...so it is wrong to say that horses weren't here before the Spanish introduced the Iberian horses. Horses are indigenous to the America's, and they did not all die out, they have always been here.
They existed, but were hunted to extinction by the natives.
Horses were here but they were viewed at a good source by early First Nations. So when the Spanish came they knew of them from stories/etc but they were opened to a new use of horses other then food
I wish the aztecs could've tamed the horse
Sorry, not good enough.
This mythical tale is still shrouded in mystery.
Never solid proof of any of it, which is very convenient don't you think.
They need to recreate this contest in real life.....That will sort the men from the boys don't y'all think???
the minute I heard this tall tale I was highly doubtful to say the least.
Arabians are frigging endurance machines.
Why not recreate this contest?
If Hidalgo was so unique what does it say about the breed?
If he was a once off what good is that?
Have there been any Hidalgo's since?
...go figure... The mystery shroud works well for this tall tale.
Sad, actually.
It is all about stories, and telling ones that are moving and inspiring and keep the heart going.
Arabians are only about 100 years old. The myth is that they are ancient. They were invented by the Victorians.
When the Yemini led Moors invaded Spain they brought barely enough horses to count on 2 hands. They took back thousands when they left.