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Herd Of Wild Horses On The Beach by D Hackett

Wild Horses

Cumberland Island National Seashore is one of 7 Atlantic Coast barrier islands with feral horses. While it is suspected that horses may have been brought to and used by the early Spanish explorers, early English historical accounts of horses on Cumberland occur in the mid 1700s during the Colonial Period. During the Plantation Era of the late 1700s and early 1800s horses were used as livestock and work animals on the island. By the Civil War, it is believed that most horses were removed, with animals used for meat and subsistence by soldiers and freed-men. The herd rebounded in the early 1900s during the Carnegie era. During this time, new horses were released on the island and free-ranging herds were seen around Plum Orchard and other areas of the island. While other Atlantic Coast herds have distinct genetic lineages, recent studies conducted by the University of Georgia and University of Kentucky show Cumber...

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