Here we go again re: feral horses

[silverdoctor]

Curious, I don't know much about horses in the wild so bear with me...

Wild is wild, feral is defined as domestic returned to the wild. How does one differentiate between the two? Is there a way to tell? Are there any wild horses left in Alberta?

[Classic_Cool]

Originally Posted by silverdoctor

Curious, I don't know much about horses in the wild so bear with me...

Wild is wild, feral is defined as domestic returned to the wild. How does one differentiate between the two? Is there a way to tell? Are there any wild horses left in Alberta?

A horse is a horse ofcourse ofcourse.

Couldn't resist.

Personally I think we've already screwed the environment to the point where it is what it is. Besides the horses:

1) Those beavers in Argentina. My favorite story

2) Moose in Newfoundland.

3) Those giant bug things that are sitting on every surface in parts of BC.

4) Raccoons in Newfoundland. Yes they are starting to show up.

5) Those Chinese whatchamacallit fish in the reservoirs of Ontario.

Basically we're a bunch of screw ups. I say cull the horses now and then, but otherwise leave them be.

[avb3]

Originally Posted by silverdoctor

Curious, I don't know much about horses in the wild so bear with me...

Wild is wild, feral is defined as domestic returned to the wild. How does one differentiate between the two? Is there a way to tell? Are there any wild horses left in Alberta?

There never have been any wild horses in Alberta since well before the ice age. Anything that exists now is feral, descendants from domestic in stock