Oh interesting. But horses themselves are native right? are there different species of horses that occupy different ecological niches that might cause ecological problems by them being here? (No worries if you dont know I’m just curious)
As I understand, there are no native US horses. The native American cultures that had horses integrated them into their culture after the arrival of Europeans.
I actually just learned that the Assateague horses didn’t come from surviving a ship wreck but from people in the 17th century avoiding HOA rules.
I think a lot of the current day wild horses come from Europe.
Oh interesting. But horses themselves are native right? are there different species of horses that occupy different ecological niches that might cause ecological problems by them being here? (No worries if you dont know I’m just curious)
Thanks for the explanation!
As I understand, there are no native US horses. The native American cultures that had horses integrated them into their culture after the arrival of Europeans.
I actually just learned that the Assateague horses didn’t come from surviving a ship wreck but from people in the 17th century avoiding HOA rules.
https://www.nps.gov/asis/learn/nature/horses.htm