Answer 1:
The mustang is also known as the the American
feral horse. The Mustang is a feral horse found
now in the western United States. The name Mustang
comes from the Spanish word mesteo or monstenco
meaning wild or stray. Originally these were
Spanish horses or their descendants but over the
years they became a mix of numerous breeds. These
were the horses which changed the lives of the
Native Americans living in or near the Great
Plains. As European settlers came farther west
they brought their horses with them. Some were
lost to Indian raids, others were freed as wild
stallions tore down fences to add the tame mares
tn his herd or tame horse escaped from settlers
as the original horses had escaped from the
Spanish. Draft breeding was among the horses
which added to the Mustang herds. Also the Indians
bartered and captured horses between tribes,
making the distribution more complete. Most
Mustangs are of the light horse or warmblood type
(do you know what these terms mean? See if you
can look them up in a guide to horses). The coat
color is the full range of colors found in horses.
While the Spanish blood has been diluted, many of
the horses still exhibit Spanish characteristics.
There has been a firmly held belief for several
decades that there were no pure Spanish-type horse
remaining on the ranges of the wild horse. But in
recent years a few small herds have been found in
very isolated areas which have been found through
blood testing to be strongly decended from
Spanish breeding. Among these are the Kiger and
Cerat Mustangs.
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Answer 2:
Mustangs come in lots of horse colors: brown,
black, pinto, white and others.they live in the
western USA: California, Arizona, Nevada and some
other western states. They are different from
other horses because they have been living wild
and free for about 500 years (since the spaniards
brought them to Mexico from spain). some of them
got loose and became wild. They are a bit smaller
than most of the tame breeds of horses (like
thoroughbreds or arabians or draft horses).
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