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
Aerial view of a barrier island in the North Carolina Outer Banks
Drinking from a horse-dug water hole on Shackleford Banks
A Banker horse on Ocracoke Island
A freeze branded mare on Shackleford
Footnotes
- ↑ Blythe 1983, pp. 63-72
References
- Blythe, William B.. The banker ponies of North Carolina and the Ghyben-Herzberg principle. Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association 94 (6) (1983). p. 583–586. doi:10.1016/s0950-821x(05)80811-4. Retrieved 2009-11-27.[dead link]
Bibliography
- Blythe, William B.. The banker ponies of North Carolina and the Ghyben-Herzberg principle. Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association 94 (6) (1983). p. 63–72.
- Dohner, Janet Vorwald. Equines: Banker (2001). Topeka, Kansas: Yale University Press. p. 400–401. ISBN 978-0-300-08880-9.
- Dutson, Judith. Storey's Illustrated Guide to 96 Horse Breeds of North America (2005)Storey Publishing. p. 323–325. ISBN 978-1-58017-612-5.
- Harrison, Molly. Exploring Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores (August 1, 2003)Globe Pequot. p. 211–213. ISBN 978-0-7627-2609-7.
- Hendricks, Bonnie Lou. International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds (1995)University of Oklahoma Press. p. 63–65. ISBN 978-0-8061-2753-8.
- Prioli, Carmine. The Wild Horses of Shackleford Banks (2007)Winston-Salem, N.C.: John F. Blair. p. 15–27. ISBN 978-0-89587-334-7.
- The Roanoke Voyages: 1584–1590 (1955). London: Hakluyt Society. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-486-26513-1.
- Rheinhardt, Richard. Feral Horse Seasonal Habitat Use on a Coastal Barrier Spit. Journal of Range Management 57 (3) (May 2004). p. 253–258. doi:[0253:FHSHUO2.0.CO;2 10.2111/1551-5028(2004)057[0253:FHSHUO]2.0.CO;2].
- Wood, Gene W.. Ecological Importance of Feral Ungulates at Shackleford Banks, North Carolina. American Midland Naturalist 118 (2) (2004). p. 236–244. doi:10.2307/2425780.