Feral horse

Feral Horses in the Camarque, a national reserve in Provence, France.

Feral horse can have two different meanings:

1. All horse species (including extinct ones) which are closely related to the (domesticated) horse, but which were never domesticated
2. A population of horses, that were once domesticated, but are now free-roaming. There are many such poulations, which are often managed as wildlife.

Feral Horse Media

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  Feral Chincoteague ponies on Assateague Island, Virginia

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  Feral horses of the Namib

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  Feral horses in Tule Valley, Utah

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  Semi-feral Exmoor ponies on Porlock common, Exmoor: They are gathered each year to remove foals and assess stock.