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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
they look pretty small to be spanish descendants.
yeah, that is what i always heard too but they sure look a lot like the mongolian horses.
many times what we have accepted as truth is just legend.
just thought i would ask, thinking there is someone out there who has a lot more knowlege of horses who might have access to the latest genetic information.
tom w
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OK. Well, here's the general theory: horses originally evolved in North America as we know from the digs, but supposedly were not hear by the time Europeans arrived because of a catastrophic event. There is documentation that the Spaniards brought a lot of horses over and more recent evidence that the indians spread these horses over the country. BLM has spent a lot of money studying this issue and making it publicly available.