The Origins of the American Mustang

This is an excerpt from "American Mustangs: The Wild Horses of the Old West". Watch the whole production here: https://youtu.be/gMBxv6NVW08 The story of the American mustang begins with Spanish horses brought to the New World in the 16th century. Strong, resilient, and well adapted to difficult conditions, these horses became essential to exploration, farming, ranching, hunting, and travel across the expanding American frontier. Over time, many escaped or were released into the wild, where they formed growing herds across the open landscapes of the West. Their descendants became the mustangs—free-roaming horses whose history is deeply connected to Spanish colonization, Native American life, the cowboy tradition, and the conquest of the American West. #Mustangs #WildHorses #AmericanMustang