Santa Cruz Island horse explained

The Santa Cruz Island Horse was a feral horse on Santa Cruz Island, descended from horses originally brought by Spanish settlers in 1830. Horses were removed from the island in 1998. In 1999, a breeding program was started to conserve the breed.^[1]

The horses are bred at El Campeon Farms in Thousand Oaks, California, until today .^[2]

Notes and References

1. Blumenshine. K.M.. 2002. Preliminary Survey of Physical, Genetic, Physiological and Behavioral Traits of Feral Horses (Equus caballus) on Santa Cruz Island. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. 315.
2. Web site: Santa Cruz Island Horse. 2017-06-02.