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Wild horses, often called mustangs, are not native to the West and are generally descendants of horses that were released by or escaped from Spanish explorers, ranchers, Native Americans and others.
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Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
The Corolla Wild Horses, also known as Banker horses, are descendants of Spanish mustangs that were brought to the area by explorers more than 400 years ago.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
On Shackleford Banks, keep an eye out for the island’s famed wild horses, which are descended from Spanish mustangs brought and abandoned by European settlers in the 1500s.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Ocracoke is home to a herd of Wild Banker Horses that are the descendants of Spanish mustangs that ended up on the island after a shipwreck several hundred years ago.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
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Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
The Corolla Wild Horses, also known as Banker horses, are descendants of Spanish mustangs that were brought to the area by explorers more than 400 years ago.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
On Shackleford Banks, keep an eye out for the island’s famed wild horses, which are descended from Spanish mustangs brought and abandoned by European settlers in the 1500s.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Ocracoke is home to a herd of Wild Banker Horses that are the descendants of Spanish mustangs that ended up on the island after a shipwreck several hundred years ago.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustang
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There is also the thrill of watching jaw-dropping horsemanship, bull-riding bravery and bucking broncos.—
Michelle Tauber,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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Brings back memories of a white bronco and that infamous chase!—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
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Shared by Maryland on the north and Virginia on the south, the park is known for its feral ponies that can frequently be seen from roads.—
Brendan Nordstrom,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Aug. 2025
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The event highlighted local artists, authors and businesses and included painting, bounce houses, face painting, pony rides and more.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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The horse — a 16-year-old mare named Gizmo — was hit by the car around 9 p.m. on Bayberry Drive within the developed zone.—
Brendan Nordstrom,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Aug. 2025
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Sunday will see the Grade III Sorrento Stakes with 12 juvenile fillies nominated for the prep to the Sept. 6 Grade I Del Mar Debutante. Also scheduled for Saturday is the Grade II $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes for older fillies and mares at 1 1/16-miles on the turf.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Its speed, curves, and pizzazz, without being tacky, were so different from anything else on the water that the first hull was sold outside Italy, reportedly to a former New York governor who kept the Italian stallion incognito, outside the view of tax-payers.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
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Two weeks before the stallion photo shoot, Hamilton is striking golf balls into a simulator at an indoor club on the banks of the Thames.—
Sean Gregory / London and Maranello,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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The race has drawn 10 entries paced by Iron Man Cal, a Joyful Dreams colt that finished second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar last Nov. 1.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 July 2025
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Full of confidence and eager to prove the worth of his colt, the veteran conditioner brilliantly prepared Forever Young for another run on American soil in the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Crossing the finish line at odds of 18-1, this seven-year-old gelding shook up the world in more ways than one.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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However, the 7-year-old gelding has won the track’s top summer grass race for older horses – the Grade II Del Mar Handicap – three straight years.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 July 2025
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Horses — selectively bred by humans over millennia — lack this response and will just keep pumping out foals.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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In the early 1950s, a foal born in Kentucky was declared lifeless after a traumatic birth.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Opening weekend continues Saturday with two stakes — the $200,000 Grade II San Clemente Handicap for 3-year-old fillies at a mile on the Jimmy Durante turf course and the $100,000 Wickerr, a one-mile turf test for older horses.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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In 1988 his filly Winning Colors became only the third filly to win the Kentucky Derby.—
Neil Milbert,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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“Mustang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustang. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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