As far as Mustangs go I think of them as being taken from the wild. I understand from threads they require a special knack of handling.
Questions then:
A captive bred Mustang to Mustang foal would still be a Mustang, but would it be a domesticated horse, or having been raised by a wild-born mare still retain the strong wild instincts?
Concerning though a foal born from a breeding of a registered APHA mare to a Mustang stallion. Would the foal be considered a Mustang at all?
I am looking at a 6 yr old gelding said to be sired by a Mustang. The sire was never seen by the owners of the mare, who bought the mare already in foal and were just 'told' she was bred to a Mustang.
Would this gelding just be an everyday grade gelding, or does the term half mustang have any merit?
Pictures of the gelding are in my post titled Possible project in the horse critique section. I will put only one here:
Questions then:
A captive bred Mustang to Mustang foal would still be a Mustang, but would it be a domesticated horse, or having been raised by a wild-born mare still retain the strong wild instincts?
Concerning though a foal born from a breeding of a registered APHA mare to a Mustang stallion. Would the foal be considered a Mustang at all?
I am looking at a 6 yr old gelding said to be sired by a Mustang. The sire was never seen by the owners of the mare, who bought the mare already in foal and were just 'told' she was bred to a Mustang.
Would this gelding just be an everyday grade gelding, or does the term half mustang have any merit?
Pictures of the gelding are in my post titled Possible project in the horse critique section. I will put only one here: