A Feral horse in Autumn near Limestone Mountain and Limestone Creek near Sundre, Alberta, Canada. 02/10/2017
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“Wild horses” or “feral horses”? The debate rages on in Alberta, Canada. The provincial government believes that the wild horses west of Sundre, Alberta are the descendants of domestic horses used in logging and guiding/outfitting operations in the early 1900’s. The Wild Horse Society of Alberta (WHOAS) believes that they are of Spanish descent. WHOAS is so sure of this that they have sent away DNA samples to the University of Texas, Equine Genetics Lab for testing.” – Wild Horses Of Alberta
Feral Horses in Autumn near Limestone Mountain and Limestone Creek near Sundre, Alberta, Canada. 02/10/2017
Feral Horses in Autumn near Limestone Mountain and Limestone Creek near Sundre, Alberta, Canada. 02/10/2017
Burnt Timber, Alberta, Canada.
11/06/2010
Slide show.
Near Limestone Mountain and Limestone Creek near Sundre, Alberta, Canada.
27/08/2017
Near James River near Sundre, Alberta, Canada.
01/07/2017
Near Sundre, Alberta, Canada in the Bearberry Valley at a place we call Horsey Meadows.
27/07/2016
Near Sundre, Alberta, Canada in the Bearberry Valley.
19/06/2016
Ghost River Wilderness area in Alberta.
28/07/2010
See next photo.
Above photo cropped.
Photographing Feral Horses.
28/08/2009
Feral horses in the Bearberry Valley, Alberta. Canada.
03/06/2014
You can see our mosquito net and Hammock to the left.
Meadows in the Bearberry Valleyon crown-land, near Sundre, Alberta, Canada.
03/07/2013
They come so close that I can see the mosquitoes around them, it is wonderful that they accept us. Can it get any better? 03/07/2013 Meadows in the Bearberry Valleyon crown-land, near Sundre, Alberta, Canada.
Wild Horses of Alberta Society on Facebook.
Ghost area of Alberta, Canada.
02/01/2010
Ghost area of Alberta, Canada.
02/01/2010
Waiparous Creek. Alberta, Canada.
14/07/2010
Sibbald flats.
10/05/2009
Slide show.
Ghost area of Alberta.
24/10/2009
Ghost area of Alberta.
24/10/2009
Bearberry’s Wild Horses.
Wild Horses – Susan Boyle
Videos (The Wild Horses of Alberta Society)
2018: The Year to See Alberta’s Wild Horses
New study of wild horses launched
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Hulle is pragtig en en in baie goeie kondisie Linda. Word hulle gevoer of is hulle selfversorgend?
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Ek verstaan hulle is meestal selfversorgend, sodat hulle nie te veel op die mens staat maak nie.
“The Wild Horses of Alberta Society” https://wildhorsesofalberta.com/
Bestudeer hulle, los soms hooi, “salt-licks”, voorsien veeartsenykundige sorg indien nodig, kontrasepsie, ens.
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Ek gaan ‘n bietjie loer
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Ek is bly ek het die fotos bymekaar gebring ♥
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Dis ‘n mooi versameling en dis lekker om so ‘n klomp mooi herinneringe uit te sorteer – net vir hand uitsteek en raakvat.
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Dankie, ek sal my beter helfte sê, want hy het baie daarvan geneem. Ek vind om te blog is die beste manier om ons fotos uit te sorteer.
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Dis meesal ook waarvoor ek deesdae die moeite doen om fotos te neem.
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Dit is nou so ‘n pragtige reeks foto’s, Linda. Is daar nou al uitsluitsel waar hierdie perde vandaan kom? Hier in SA en Namibië is mos ook wilde perde, wat eintlik ook maar afstammelinge van mak perde is wat deur mense verlaat is. Lyk my perde kan aanpas in die natuur.
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Baie dankie, ek is bly jy het dit geniet. Dit is ook maar goed dat hulle so goed kan oorleef, want want dit is ‘n wonderlike gevoel om hulle so vry te sien in die natuur.
Dina, ek het so pas op die artikel afgekom.
DNA tests reveal interesting lineage in central Alberta’s wild horses.
“Sundre, Alberta – The horses that roam wild in the foothills of west-central Alberta may have a Russian connection.
DNA testing has been done on 44 of the animals and early results show the presence of an ancient Russian breed, but also a connection to draft horses.
A spokesman for an organization working to protect the horses says the tests show no link to the Canadian horse breed or to Spanish mustangs.
Darrell Glover of Help Alberta Wildies says it’s unclear how Russian horses got mixed in, but there are a couple of theories.
He points out the Russians ran a fur trade in Alaska in the 1700s, so it’s possible Alberta’s wild horses have links that go back at least 300 years.
Another theory is that Russian horses may have come across a land bridge even before that.
“We’ve got something here. They might be quite ancient,” Glover said.”
Sien ook “DNA Results are finally here !! “
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Ek het ook die gekry op Help Alberta Wildies se Facebook bladsy.
“Our study involving the samples from Wild Horses, submitted by volunteer donors has revealed some extremely interesting results. Here’s what we do know. Our horses here in Alberta, are not of “Canadian Horse” decent, such as the ones studied by the same researchers in the Brittany Triangle, in B.C.. However, the most interesting connection is that just like the horses in the Chilcoltins, both studies show a connection to Russian breeds. The B.C. horses show markers indicating a connection to the Yakut, from Siberia, and our horses here in Alberta, are showing strong markers indicating a connection to the Altai, breed from Russia.”- Help Alberta Wildies
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