Kiger Mustang

This Mustang Stallion has never been aggressive to me and we are getting to know each other, I do a little bit everyday with him. He lets me pet him lead him, moves his frontend and backend, lowers his head and flexes his head and neck to the side, I think he likes me :- )

Here is a little info on the Kigers

These Mustangs averages about 13.2 - 15.2 hands in height. The ears are finely pointed and slightly hooked at the tip. Head is medium in size and clean cut, with prominent eyes and a fine muzzle. Body comformation is distinctive with good chest depth and well muscled. The back is short, broad and moderately muscled. Dense bone, compact hooves and a well-crested neck round out this unique and tough horse. They are agile, remarkably intelligent, courageous and bold. At the same time Kigers are gentle, calm and are very willing to please. They have a regal carriage and high step fit for a king. With athletic ability, stamina and endurance combined with sure footedness, they are versatile.

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The English word mustang comes from the Mexican Spanish word mestengo, itself derived from the Spanish mesteņo, meaning cattle raised under the extensive system of the Mesta and strayed.

The earliest mustangs descended from Spanish horses brought to Mexico in the 1500s. Some of these horses escaped or were captured by Native Americans, and they quickly spread throughout western North America. Starting in the mid 1800s horses belonging to white settlers that escaped or were purposefully released added to the gene pool. Many ranchers would release their horses to forage for themselves in the winter and then recapture them or other mustangs when they were needed again in the spring. Some ranchers improved the local herds by shooting the dominant stallions and replacing them with imported stock. These improvements were especially useful in arid areas where the herds would become isolated and inbred during periods of drought.

By 1900 there were an estimated one million feral mustangs in North America. Mustangs were a resource in that they could be captured and used or sold (especially for military use) or slaughtered for food, especially pet food in later years. They are also viewed as a nuisance in that they compete with livestock for forage. Since 1900 the mustang population has been reduced drastically. Today, estimates of the feral mustang population range from 40,000 to 100,000, with about half of them in Nevada. A few hundred feral mustangs survive in Alberta and British Columbia.

Today, mustangs are protected on public land in the United States. Shooting or poisoning them is illegal, and the penalties for doing so are severe. However, it is assumed by many that ranchers persist in these activities in the more remote areas. The Bureau of Land Management controls the mustang population through an adoption program

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