Wild Hores Pass

 

 

 

Wild horses, part of the mystique of the Old West, are different from the domestic horse.
Mostly due to how they are bred. The domestic horses are line bred, to either be a quarter horse or a through bred in order to get certain characteristics of a particular breed.
Wild horses are bred through natural selection for survival. The traits that they have are the traits they need to survive out in the remote countryside.
Their legs and feet are usually bigger, thicker, and heavier than the domestic horses. If wild horses had thin spindly legs and thin feet, they would not survive very long. A broken bone would mean certain death. The rugged places that they live would not be suitable unless they were sturdy stock.
Wild horses have a lot of stamina and normally a little bit smaller than horses you see in the pastures.