Maryland Biodiversity Project - Feral Horse (Equus caballus)

Feral Horse Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms: Assateague Pony, Domestic Horse.

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Introduced to Assateague Island. Many consider the population to be a negative influence on island biodiversity.

Assateague Island.

There are 236 records in the project database.

A Feral Horse in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/2/2012). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

A Feral Horse on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (12/10/2014). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

Feral Horses on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (12/10/2014). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

Feral Horse in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/6/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Feral Horses in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/23/2016). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

Feral Horse in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/13/2017). (c) Chen Zhi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Chen Zhi via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Feral Horse in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/2/2022). (c) fioritim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by fioritim via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Feral Horse in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/24/2011). (c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Cricket Raspet via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Feral Horses in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/13/2016). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

Feral Horse in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/8/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

Feral Horse in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/23/2022). (c) cjb42, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by cjb42 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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