The Kiger Mustang is a mustang horse strain located in the southeastern US state of Oregon. Initially wild horses with certain conformational features were discovered in 1977, this name also applies to the offspring of those raised in captivity. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages two areas of flock management for Kiger Mustangs in Burns District - Kiger and Riddle Mountain, in the Steens Mountain area. DNA tests showed that Kiger Mustangs were mostly descended from Spanish horses brought to North America in the 17th century, thought the bloodline had largely disappeared from the mustang before the Kiger horse was found.
Kiger Mustang most often in color, although they are found in other solid colors. Compact and muscular in appearance, their coloration and phenotype make it some of the most desired by private buyers when horses are expelled from wild flocks. BLM collects horses from two farm management areas every three to four years, and auction gives the public the advantage of horse, returns the horse to a public land that fills the desired color and phenotype and sometimes trades horses between the two groups to maintain genetic diversity.. Horses in private ownership can be registered in some breed associations, the largest and oldest is Kiger MesteÃÆ'Â ± o Association, founded in 1988.
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Characteristics
Kiger Mustangs are most often colored, though the breed registry also allows bays, black horses and horses to register. There are many nuances of dun, all variations on a tan base, and many nuances have their own names. The Kiger MesteÃÆ' Â ± o Association separates the colors dun into four categories: dun, red dun, grula, and claybank. "Dun" as used by the Kiger registry includes a horse with a black dot, and adds the term zebra dun, dun dunon, dunon or coyote dun, depending on the exact color of the body color. Red dun, or variations of "apricot dun", includes a horse with red dots, brown or light yellow. Grulla includes horses with blue bodies, mousy or slate and black dots, and these horses can also be called lobo duns, olive grullas, silver grullas or obscene grullas. Claybank, another variant of the red dun, describes a Kiger horse that has a gold body coat with red or orange and a darker red dot. The Dun Horse may have primitive signs, which include the following: dorsal lines, bright outer guard hairs on mane and/or tail, zebra-like stripes on the upper legs, transverse lines above the upper shoulders, dark colors around the muzzle, and the ears with dark outer lines and lighter interiors.
Kiger Mustangs generally have a height of 13.2 to 15.2 hands (54 to 62 inches, 137 to 157 cm). They are compact, muscular horses with deep chests and short backs. In general, they are lively and intelligent, with the stamina and agility seen in many wild horse races. They are generally brave but soft and calm. They are used for horse riding pleasure as well as endurance driving, a wide range of under-sadding, driving, and many other rides where the athletic horse is desired.
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History
Horses have been present in West America since the 1500s, when they arrived with Spanish explorers. Many are fleeing, freed by the Spanish or stolen by Native Americans. Their descendants crossed with horses that escaped from or were released by other European settlers, including breeds of breeds carried by farmers and wagoneers and horseshoeers carried by the United States Cavalry. The French horses also moved across the border from Canada to contribute to livestock. This mix of breeds creates a Mustang presence in the western part of the US today. In the early 1970s, it was assumed that due to cross-breeding, the original Spanish stock had been removed from wild animals. In 1971, the Horse and Burro Wild and Roaming-Free Act was passed, giving the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) the authority to administer the wild horse population in West America.
The discovery of the Kiger Mustang was the result of the Mustang Roundup BLM in the Beatys Butte area of ​​Harney County in 1977. During the roundup, it was seen that among the horses collected from the area, there were groups of the same color and sign. DNA tests by the University of Kentucky show a close relationship with Spanish horses brought to America in the 17th century. These different horses are separated from other horses and BLM places two groups in a separate area of ​​Steens Mountain to preserve the breeds. Seven horses are placed in the Riddle Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) and twenty at Kiger HMA.
In 2001, the Kiger Mustang was proposed as a state horse of Oregon. State Senator Steve Harper submitted a joint Joint Senate Resolution 10 after being encouraged to do so by the Kempas MesteÃÆ' ± o Association. The resolution, however, failed to qualify. Kiger Mustangs has been used as a model for horse models and animated films. The original Mestà  ± o male horses were used as models for a series of Breyer Horses, showing horses at several ages from foals to old age. This is the first time the company made a series of models showing the same horse. The artist model for horses of the animated movie title Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a Kiger Mustang named Donner, also known as "Spirit", who lives in the Wild Horse Sanctuary Back to American Freedom.
BLM management and private ownership
The HMA Kiger, 72 km (72 km) southeast of Burns, Oregon, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Diamond, Oregon, covers 36,618 hectares (148.19 km 2 ) and hosts a population ranging between 51 and 83 horses. The Riddle Mountain HMA, 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Burns, covers 28,000 acres (110 km 2 ) and contains between 33 and 56 horses. Horses are sometimes exchanged between herds of cattle to maintain the highest level of genetic diversity possible. After roundup, horses with desirable physical characteristics (including phenotypes and staining) are returned to the herd to maintain a high quality breeding stock. The herds are collected every three to four years, and the excess horses are auctioned to the public. At two more recent auctions, in 2007 and 2011, more than 100 horses were auctioned at each event. The 2007 event produced 106 horses that were adopted to homes in 14 countries totaling $ 100,206. The two horses with the highest bid went for $ 7,800 and $ 7,400. This is much higher than the cost of adoption paid for other mustangs; horses removed from other farms in Oregon can be adopted at a cost of $ 125.
Genetic tests show that the Kiger Mustang is a descendant of a Spanish horse. Many of Kiger Mustangs today can be traced back to a single stallion named MesteÃÆ' Â ± o, captured with a genuine herd in 1977 and released back to HMA Kiger. Some organizations check and register Kiger Mustangs; each has its own standards for entry to the stud book. In 1988, the Kiger Mustang Association (now Kiger MesteÃÆ'Â ± o Association) was formed as the original registration for the herd. By 2013, the organization has registered about 800 horses, and annually checks between 75 and 100 new horses. The other two associations are the Registry Steens Mountain Kiger, founded in 1993, and the Kiger and Registry Horse Association. The Kiger Mustangs of the Riddle Mountain and Kiger HMAs are a well-known mustang herd in Oregon, although only a small percentage of the population. By 2013, the country has a total of 2,600 wild horse populations managed by BLM nearly 2,600, exploring over 17 HMA and Wild Horse Territories that are managed jointly with the US Forest Service. The census taken in April 2010 found 60 Kiger Mustangs in HMA Riddle Mountains and 81 HMA Kiger; the forecast made in February 2013 lists 40 horses at Riddle Mountain and 61 at Kiger.
References
External links
- Kiger Area Mustang Map Critical Environmental Concern - Proposed RMP (PDF) from BLM
- Kiger Mustangs Pictures of The Oregonian
- Breed registration
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