What Are Mustangs?

A mustang is a free roaming horse that lives in North America. They originated here because of the Spanish bringing horses over into this country. Native Americans used the Mustangs on their settlements. It is common term to hear people call Mustangs wild horses, but in fact they have ancestry from tame horses. There are many Mustangs that do still run free in the plains and mountains of North America.

They are all managed by the Bureau of Land Management. This group trains a Mustang to round up all of the Mustang that are still in the wild. This makes it easier for the Bureau to keep tabs on all the wild horses that are out there. There are strict guidelines for adopting Mustangs. In order to make sure that they are not bought and sold for meat, the Bureau requires that you keep the Mustang for at least a year after you first purchase them.

There are many farmers that are mad at the Mustangs. They say that the Mustangs eat their crops and the food that their livestock need. 

It can be seen now that these Mustangs have been interbred with tame horses. Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, and even some draft breed characteristics are present in the Mustang.

Here is a short informational video clip about Mustangs: Mustang Video