Most horses that people think of as "wild" are actually horses that have become feral (most "wild" horses today are actually feral horses, animals that escaped or were turned loose from domestic herds and the descendants of those animals). Of the various wild horse breeds, only one has survived to this day: Przewalski's Horse.
A little background from Wikipedia:
A little background from Wikipedia:
The only true wild horse alive today is the Przewalski's Horse (Equus ferus Przewalskii), named after the Russian explorer Nikolai Przhevalsky. It is a rare Asian animal, also known as the Mongolian Wild Horse; Mongolian people know it as the taki, and the Kyrgyz people call it a kirtag. The species was presumed extinct in the wild between 1969 and 1992, while a small breeding population survived in zoos around the world. In 1992, it was reestablished in the wild due to the conservation efforts of numerous zoos. Today, a small wild breeding population exists in Mongolia. There are additional animals still maintained at zoos throughout the world.
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2 comments:
i love them, and so good to see they are making a comeback, even if just a small one... i have heard they are almost impossible to ride!
From what I understand, you can train them for riding BUT it has to be the "right one" and it still takes a lot of work. It's not something that's readily done. Kind of like training Zebras for riding- a monster pain in the rear (literally and figuratively). :-)
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