A feral horse is a free-roaming horse of domesticated stock. As such, a feral horse is not a wild animal in the sense of an animal without domesticated ancestors. However, some populations of feral ho
Feral Chincoteague ponies on Assateague Island, Virginia
Feral horses of the Namib
Feral horses in Tule Valley, Utah
Semi-feral Exmoor ponies on Porlock common, Exmoor: They are gathered each year to remove foals and assess stock.
The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States, descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish conquistadors. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because
Feral horse
…the Americas, beginning with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the 15th century, some horses escaped and formed feral herds known today as mustangs. In the Western United States, certain bands of horses and burros are protected under the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. Those…
Mustang adopted from the Bureau of Land Management
Free-roaming mustangs near Chinle, Arizona
Mustang mare and foal with stallion in the West Warm Springs HMA (Herd Management Area) in Oregon
Large herd of free-roaming mustangs galloping through the plains of Utah