Mustang horse

Horses are strong animals with good hearing and eyesight. They developed from fox-sized animal called eohippus.

Spaniards first brought horses to the New World in the 1500s. They established breeding ranches in the southwest territories from 1600 to 1700. These horses were dearly thanked for their endurance, stamina and skills, as they worked diligently for the prompt and precise roles as required by explorers.

Today, descendants of the Spanish horses are known as mustangs. This word comes from the Spanish word for a stray horse. A wild horse was called a ‘mesteno’ or ‘mestango’ which was Anglicized to ‘mustang’.

Mustangs were used as cow horses and as army horses. Nearly all pure Spanish Mustangs were gone by 1890 due to slaughter, crossbreeding and castration.

American Mustang stallion 

In the early 1900s, more than 2 million mustangs wandered the western United States. Ranchers valued these horses for their speed and endurance. Spanish mustangs have a tough, independent temperament. They are hardy horses that are built to travel long distance.

The Spanish mustang may have any of the horse colors, with either solid or broken color patterns.

The horse is small, standing 13 to 14-2 hands. This is between 52 and 60 inches. The Spanish Mustang is used for pleasure riding and as a stock and packhorse.

The Spanish mustang is called ‘the horse with a heritage’ because of its rich history and the many hardships it has endured.
Mustang horse