Spirit of Black jack Mountain
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Colonial Spanish horses have been proven by research, to have descended from stock originally brought to the American colonies in the 1500’s by the Spanish. The Blackjack Mountain Horses, also known as the Rickman Spanish Mustangs, are descendants of these equines and therefore, a treasure trove of genetic wealth. They have not been intermixed with any other breeds of horses, as many mustang populations have been over the years.
The Rickman Spanish Mustangs are comprised of bloodlines that originate from Choctaw, Chickasaw Cherokee, Huasteca, Kiowa, Comanche, and other Native American tribes along with the Colonial Spanish horses from Utah and New Mexico.
Photo by One Horse - Joe LaMere