Modern Feral Horses

Feral horses have descended from domestic horses. They roam free and are not tame. It is, however, possible to tame and domesticate these horses and ponies. The following are examples of modern day feral horses and ponies:

• Banker Horse - The Banker horse lives on the Outer Banks of North Carolina
• Brumby - The feral horse of Australia.
• Chincoteague Pony - The Chincoteague Pony actually lives in a semi-feral state on Assateague Island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland. Every year there is a roundup of these ponies. They are herded between Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. The ponies are auctioned.
• Choctaw Horse
- Coming soon.
• Cumberland Island Horse - This horse lives on Cumberland Island off the coast of southern Georgia.
• Danube Delta Horse - This horse lives in and around Letea Forest, located between the Sulina and Chilia branches of Danube.
• Gotland Pony - One of the oldest breeds of equids in Europe is the Gotland Pony. Known also as the Russ or Skogsruss, this pony has lived on the island of Gotland off the Swedish coast since the Ice Age.
• Kaimanawa - A horse of New Zealand
• Misaki - A pony-sized horse indigenous to Japan that lives in a semi-feral state as an endangered breed.
• Mustang - A legally protected free-roaming horse of the western United States.
• Namibian Desert Horse - This horse lives in Namibia
• New Forest Pony, This pony lives in feral herds in the area of Hampshire, England. Many of these ponies have been domesticated.
• Santa Cruz Horse - This horse lived on Santa Cruz Island near central California. It has now been moved to Sunshire Sanctuary for Kids and Heritage Horses in Los Moninas, California. Others can be found at the Wild Horse Sanctuary in California.
• Sorraia - This horse is a feral horse native to Spain and Portugal.
• Sable Island Pony - Native to Nova Scotia.

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