Banker horse
The Banker horse is a breed that used to be domesticated, but now roams wild on North Carolina's Outer Banks.[1]
 Horses on Corolla Island | |
| Distinguishing features | Small, compact conformation |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States of America |
| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
Banker Horse Media
A map showing herd locations
Drinking from a horse-dug water hole on Shackleford Banks
Aerial view of a barrier island in the North Carolina Outer Banks
A Banker horse on Ocracoke Island
A freeze branded mare on Shackleford
Footnotes
- ↑ Blythe 1983, pp. 63-72
References
- Blythe, William B. (1983). "The banker ponies of North Carolina and the Ghyben-Herzberg principle" (PDF). Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association. 94 (6): 583–586. doi:10.1016/s0950-821x(05)80811-4. PMID 2279567. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
Bibliography
- Blythe, William B.; Egeblad, K. (1983). "The banker ponies of North Carolina and the Ghyben-Herzberg principle". Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association. 94 (6): 63–72. PMC 2279567. PMID 7186237.
- Dohner, Janet Vorwald (2001). "Equines: Banker". Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds. Topeka, Kansas: Yale University Press. 400–401.
- Dutson, Judith (2005). Storey's Illustrated Guide to 96 Horse Breeds of North America. Storey Publishing. pp. 323–325. ISBN 978-1-58017-612-5.
- Harrison, Molly (August 1, 2003). Exploring Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores. Globe Pequot. pp. 211–213. ISBN 978-0-7627-2609-7.
- Hendricks, Bonnie Lou (1995). International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 63–65. ISBN 978-0-8061-2753-8.
- Prioli, Carmine (2007). The Wild Horses of Shackleford Banks. Winston-Salem, N.C.: John F. Blair. pp. 15–27. ISBN 978-0-89587-334-7.
- Quinn, David, ed. (1955). The Roanoke Voyages: 1584–1590. London: Hakluyt Society. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-486-26513-1.
- Rheinhardt, Richard; Rheinhardt, Martha (May 2004). "Feral Horse Seasonal Habitat Use on a Coastal Barrier Spit". Journal of Range Management. 57 (3): 253–258. doi:10.2111/1551-5028(2004)057[0253:FHSHUO]2.0.CO;2. hdl:10150/643533. ISSN 1551-5028. S2CID 56297339.
- Wood, Gene W.; Mengak, Michael T.; Murphy, Mark (2004). "Ecological Importance of Feral Ungulates at Shackleford Banks, North Carolina". American Midland Naturalist. 118 (2): 236–244. doi:10.2307/2425780. JSTOR 2425780.