Wisp O' Mist
Well-Known Member
[Or how the death of an eccentric rich man led to various species of endangered equines entering the US exotic animal trade.]
Now, many of you are probably wondering "Haven't I read this thread before?". Well, you have, in a way.
Earlier this summer, I did start a thread about how two Przewalski's horses had been recently found at two different US livestock auction houses.
Intrigued by Shrek and Fiona's story, I set out to find out exactly how the Przewalski's horse came to be in the private trade. And I think that I've done it! Mostly? As much as I can via creative googling, at least.
While my earlier thread did dive into much the same topic, I have since found out much more information about Canyon Colorado Equid Sanctuary, so...
I figured that an "update" of sorts would do. Since, over the course of my research, I discovered many a twist and turn, I decided that creating a new thread would be best. My original thread will continue to chronicle Shrek and Fiona's journey, this thread will be about Canyon Colorado and it's history.
And please, sit back and enjoy!
Summer of 1978: William Gruenerwald buys an isolated cattle ranch outside of Wagon Mound, New Mexico. He devotes over 6,000 acres of it to the preservation of endangered species of equid. He installs high fences around the property and has heated barns built throughout the individual paddocks. At some later date, housing and even an airport is built on the site.
Source: https://eawildlife.org/archive/swaraonline/swaras/swaraIssues/EAWLS_SwaraMagazine_01_1988.pdf
Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northeastern New Mexico
August 1978: First equines arrive at CCES; 8 Grevy’s zebra from a safari park in Atlanta, Georgia.
Source: https://eawildlife.org/archive/swaraonline/swaras/swaraIssues/EAWLS_SwaraMagazine_01_1988.pdf
June 24, 1980: CCES is incorporated. At a later date, a non-profit foundation is established and a board of directors is appointed to run the sanctuary in the event of Gruenerwald’s death. (Ann O. Maurer, Carole K. Carlson, and Catherine M. Skilsa?)
Source: Company Search Subscription Service
Source: https://eawildlife.org/archive/swaraonline/swaras/swaraIssues/EAWLS_SwaraMagazine_01_1988.pdf
March 15, 1983: 15 Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra from Namibia arrive at CCES. They join 15 already on the property, sourced from Jurgen C. Schulz - An animal dealer.
Source: https://www.marwell.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HMZ-Studbook-2021-.pdf
1985: CCES contributes computer-generated studbook analyses to FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH PAPER - 61 “The Przewalski horse and restoration to its natural habitat in Mongolia”.
Source: https://www.fao.org/4/AC148E/AC148E00.htm
November 1986: Dr. Chryssee Bradley Martin and Dr. Esmond Bradley Martin visit CCES. They note that there are 31 Grevy’s zebra, 50 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, 23 Turkmenian kulan, 2 male Persian onagers, 2 Przewalski’s horses (From Memphis Zoo), and 3 Somali wild ass on the property.
Source: https://eawildlife.org/archive/swaraonline/swaras/swaraIssues/EAWLS_SwaraMagazine_01_1988.pdf
At some point between December 1986 and 1989 a third Przewalski’s horse arrives on the property. (From Denver Zoo.)
Source: https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/Rep-1990-074.pdf
1989: 8 more Przewalski’s horses are transferred from US zoos to CCES.
(From Minnesota Zoo, Topeka Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park, and Denver Zoo.)
Source: https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/Rep-1990-074.pdf
November 30, 2000: A USDA inspection report lists 67 Grevy’s zebra, 202 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, 183 Turkmenian kulan, 16 Persian onager, 8 Somali wild ass, 44 Przewalski’s horses, and three Kiang as being on the property. 7 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Turkmenian kulan hybrids, 1 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Persian onager hybrid, and 1 Przewalski’s horse/Turkmenian kulan hybrid are on the property as well.
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2000.html
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2000-2.html
November 15, 2001: A USDA inspection report lists 19 Persian onager, 6 Somali wild ass, 46 Przewalski’s horses, and 3 Kiang as being on the property. 7 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Turkmenian kulan hybrids, 1 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Persian onager hybrid, and 1 Przewalski’s horse/Turkmenian kulan hybrid are on the property as well.
This report is presumed to be incomplete, as subsequent USDA inspections report Grevy’s zebra, Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, and Turkmenian kulan remain on the property.
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2001-2.html
November 21, 2002: A USDA inspection report lists 78 Grevy’s zebra, 223 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, 241 Turkmenian kulan, 23 Persian onager, 5 Somali wild ass, 48 Przewalski’s horses, and 3 Kiang as being on the property. 7 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Turkmenian kulan hybrids, 1 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Persian onager hybrid, and 1 Przewalski’s horse/Turkmenian kulan hybrid are on the property as well.
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2002-1.html
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2002-2.html
November 24, 2003: A USDA inspection report lists 89 Grevy’s zebra, 234 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, 275 Turkmenian kulan, 26 Persian onager, 4 Somali wild ass, 48 Przewalski’s horses, and 2 Kiang as being on the property. 5 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Turkmenian kulan hybrids, 1 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Persian onager hybrid, and 1 Przewalski’s horse/Turkmenian kulan hybrid are on the property as well.
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2003-1.html
Sources: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2003-2.html
2004: 331 Turkmenian kulan are reported to be at CCES. 69 kulan foals were born that year.
Source: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1091&context=biolmongol
November 17, 2005: A USDA inspection report lists 103 Grevy’s zebra, 229 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, 373 Turkmenian kulan, 38 Persian onager, 4 Somali wild ass, 62 Przewalski’s horses, and 2 Kiang as being on the property. 5 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Turkmenian kulan hybrids, 1 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Persian onager hybrid, and 1 Przewalski’s horse/Turkmenian kulan hybrid are on the property as well.
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2005-1.html
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2005-2.html
2007: North America Asiatic Wild Ass Studbook reports that CCES has 1 Kiang, 39 Persian onager, and 344 Turkmenian kulan.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/somali-wild-ass.9597/page-2#post-48549
January 26, 2007: 152 Hartmann’s Mountain zebras are sold at dispersal auction to animal dealers. Some of these animals later find their way back into AZA-accredited zoos via animal dealer Larry Johnson.
Source: https://www.marwell.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HMZ-Studbook-2022.pdf
November 12, 2007: A USDA inspection report lists 88 Grevy’s zebra, 174 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, 406 Turkmenian kulan, 60 Persian onager, 1 Somali wild ass, 82 Przewalski’s horses, and 1 Kiang as being on the property. 2 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Turkmenian kulan hybrids are on the property as well.
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2007-1.html
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2007-2.html
January 14, 2008: 6 additional Hartmann’s Mountain zebras sold to animal dealer Larry Johnson.
Source: https://www.marwell.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HMZ-Studbook-2022.pdf
January 25, 2008: 7 Hartmann’s Mountain zebras transferred to B. Bryan Preserve.
Source: https://www.marwell.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HMZ-Studbook-2022.pdf
April 23, 2008: CCES reported to be closing and dispersing its entire animal collection.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/somali-wild-ass.9597/page-2#post-48532
July 10, 2008: Reportedly, “quite a few” of the animals were transferred to the San Diego Zoo. However, the majority of the Hartmann’s Mountain zebras, Grevy’s zebras, Turkmenian kulans, and Przewalski’s horses have been transferred to a different facility. (Arbuckle Wilderness?) Which was working on dispersing them throughout the country. Many of the stallions were supposedly shot due to lack of handleability.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/somali-wild-ass.9597/page-2#post-60881
October 26, 2008: More reports of animals being sent on to a large number of different animal dealers. AZA-accredited zoos supposedly showed lack of interest in taking the majority of the species on, aside from the Hartmann’s Mountain zebra and the Grevy’s zebra. Large number of animals located at CCES cited as another reason many zoos did not get involved with CCES’s dispersal.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/somali-wild-ass.9597/page-3#post-79597
December 13, 2008: Turkmenian kulan from CCES supposedly at San Diego Zoo. The Conservation and Research Center in Virginia also reportedly has kulan from CCES.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/wild-ass-in-north-america.53475/#post-119230
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/wild-ass-in-north-america.53475/#post-119529
June 10, 2009: William Gruenerwald dies.
Source: https://obits.gazette.com/us/obituaries/gazette/name/william-gruenerwald-obituary?id=7657339
July 4, 2009: The last load of animals reportedly left CCES just days prior to Gruenerwald’s death. More reports of animal death and mistreatment (Particularly amongst the Turkmenian kulans) comes out. Many were apparently shot because of lack of interest in others acquiring them or ended up being trampled to death in overcrowded trailers as they were hauled off of the property by animal dealers.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/canyon-colorado-equid-sancturay.85863/#post-199076
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/canyon-colorado-equid-sancturay.85863/#post-199085
January 17, 2010: Visitor to Arbuckle Wilderness reports having been told by a staff member that as many as 20 Przewalski’s horses are currently at the facility.
https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/jbnbsn99s-oklahoma-zoos.130454/#post-285393
April 18, 2010: Arbuckle Wilderness is reported to have received 80 Hartmann's Mountain zebra, 100 Turkmenian kulan, 35 Grevy's zebra, and 50 Przewalski’s horses from CCES altogether. The majority of those animals were sold on to lesser known animal dealers.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/jbnbsn99s-oklahoma-zoos.130454/#post-310052
March 25, 2014 to June 6, 2014: Several photos on Abe Millar’s website show him to be in the possession of at least 7 Przewalski’s horses (Including a foal) during this timeframe.
Source: https://abemillar.wixsite.com/abram-millar/animals-and-things
May 9, 2021: Abe Millar advertises a breeding pair of Przewalski’s horses for sale on Facebook.
Source: https://www.agdaily.com/livestock/questions-grow-as-mystery-horses-captivate-social-media/
April 2, 2023: Abe Millar advertises a Norwegian Fjord/Przewalski’s horse cross colt for sale on equinenow. The colt’s mother is mentioned to have originated from a “conservation place in New Mexico”.
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20230403161525/https://www.equinenow.com/horse-ad-1471300
August 14, 2023: Abe Millar posts a new ad for his Norwegian Fjord/Przewalski’s horse cross colt. The colt is now named “Little Conqueror”.
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20230814183821/https://www.equinenow.com/horse-ad-1502240
February 2024: A Przewalski’s horse stallion (Later named “Shrek”) is bought out of a kill pen in Kansas.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/clim...9/przewalskis-horses-rescued-dna-shrek-fiona/
June 9, 2024: A Przewalski’s horse mare (Later named “Fiona”) is surrendered to Lazy B Equine Rescue and Sanctuary. Fiona had been purchased from a livestock auction in January.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/clim...9/przewalskis-horses-rescued-dna-shrek-fiona/
Now, many of you are probably wondering "Haven't I read this thread before?". Well, you have, in a way.
Earlier this summer, I did start a thread about how two Przewalski's horses had been recently found at two different US livestock auction houses.
Intrigued by Shrek and Fiona's story, I set out to find out exactly how the Przewalski's horse came to be in the private trade. And I think that I've done it! Mostly? As much as I can via creative googling, at least.
While my earlier thread did dive into much the same topic, I have since found out much more information about Canyon Colorado Equid Sanctuary, so...
I figured that an "update" of sorts would do. Since, over the course of my research, I discovered many a twist and turn, I decided that creating a new thread would be best. My original thread will continue to chronicle Shrek and Fiona's journey, this thread will be about Canyon Colorado and it's history.
And please, sit back and enjoy!
Timeline
Summer of 1978: William Gruenerwald buys an isolated cattle ranch outside of Wagon Mound, New Mexico. He devotes over 6,000 acres of it to the preservation of endangered species of equid. He installs high fences around the property and has heated barns built throughout the individual paddocks. At some later date, housing and even an airport is built on the site.
Source: https://eawildlife.org/archive/swaraonline/swaras/swaraIssues/EAWLS_SwaraMagazine_01_1988.pdf
Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northeastern New Mexico
August 1978: First equines arrive at CCES; 8 Grevy’s zebra from a safari park in Atlanta, Georgia.
Source: https://eawildlife.org/archive/swaraonline/swaras/swaraIssues/EAWLS_SwaraMagazine_01_1988.pdf
June 24, 1980: CCES is incorporated. At a later date, a non-profit foundation is established and a board of directors is appointed to run the sanctuary in the event of Gruenerwald’s death. (Ann O. Maurer, Carole K. Carlson, and Catherine M. Skilsa?)
Source: Company Search Subscription Service
Source: https://eawildlife.org/archive/swaraonline/swaras/swaraIssues/EAWLS_SwaraMagazine_01_1988.pdf
March 15, 1983: 15 Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra from Namibia arrive at CCES. They join 15 already on the property, sourced from Jurgen C. Schulz - An animal dealer.
Source: https://www.marwell.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HMZ-Studbook-2021-.pdf
1985: CCES contributes computer-generated studbook analyses to FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH PAPER - 61 “The Przewalski horse and restoration to its natural habitat in Mongolia”.
Source: https://www.fao.org/4/AC148E/AC148E00.htm
November 1986: Dr. Chryssee Bradley Martin and Dr. Esmond Bradley Martin visit CCES. They note that there are 31 Grevy’s zebra, 50 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, 23 Turkmenian kulan, 2 male Persian onagers, 2 Przewalski’s horses (From Memphis Zoo), and 3 Somali wild ass on the property.
Source: https://eawildlife.org/archive/swaraonline/swaras/swaraIssues/EAWLS_SwaraMagazine_01_1988.pdf
At some point between December 1986 and 1989 a third Przewalski’s horse arrives on the property. (From Denver Zoo.)
Source: https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/Rep-1990-074.pdf
1989: 8 more Przewalski’s horses are transferred from US zoos to CCES.
(From Minnesota Zoo, Topeka Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park, and Denver Zoo.)
Source: https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/Rep-1990-074.pdf
November 30, 2000: A USDA inspection report lists 67 Grevy’s zebra, 202 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, 183 Turkmenian kulan, 16 Persian onager, 8 Somali wild ass, 44 Przewalski’s horses, and three Kiang as being on the property. 7 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Turkmenian kulan hybrids, 1 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Persian onager hybrid, and 1 Przewalski’s horse/Turkmenian kulan hybrid are on the property as well.
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2000.html
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2000-2.html
November 15, 2001: A USDA inspection report lists 19 Persian onager, 6 Somali wild ass, 46 Przewalski’s horses, and 3 Kiang as being on the property. 7 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Turkmenian kulan hybrids, 1 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Persian onager hybrid, and 1 Przewalski’s horse/Turkmenian kulan hybrid are on the property as well.
This report is presumed to be incomplete, as subsequent USDA inspections report Grevy’s zebra, Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, and Turkmenian kulan remain on the property.
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2001-2.html
November 21, 2002: A USDA inspection report lists 78 Grevy’s zebra, 223 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, 241 Turkmenian kulan, 23 Persian onager, 5 Somali wild ass, 48 Przewalski’s horses, and 3 Kiang as being on the property. 7 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Turkmenian kulan hybrids, 1 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Persian onager hybrid, and 1 Przewalski’s horse/Turkmenian kulan hybrid are on the property as well.
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2002-1.html
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2002-2.html
November 24, 2003: A USDA inspection report lists 89 Grevy’s zebra, 234 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, 275 Turkmenian kulan, 26 Persian onager, 4 Somali wild ass, 48 Przewalski’s horses, and 2 Kiang as being on the property. 5 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Turkmenian kulan hybrids, 1 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Persian onager hybrid, and 1 Przewalski’s horse/Turkmenian kulan hybrid are on the property as well.
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2003-1.html
Sources: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2003-2.html
2004: 331 Turkmenian kulan are reported to be at CCES. 69 kulan foals were born that year.
Source: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1091&context=biolmongol
November 17, 2005: A USDA inspection report lists 103 Grevy’s zebra, 229 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, 373 Turkmenian kulan, 38 Persian onager, 4 Somali wild ass, 62 Przewalski’s horses, and 2 Kiang as being on the property. 5 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Turkmenian kulan hybrids, 1 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Persian onager hybrid, and 1 Przewalski’s horse/Turkmenian kulan hybrid are on the property as well.
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2005-1.html
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2005-2.html
2007: North America Asiatic Wild Ass Studbook reports that CCES has 1 Kiang, 39 Persian onager, and 344 Turkmenian kulan.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/somali-wild-ass.9597/page-2#post-48549
January 26, 2007: 152 Hartmann’s Mountain zebras are sold at dispersal auction to animal dealers. Some of these animals later find their way back into AZA-accredited zoos via animal dealer Larry Johnson.
Source: https://www.marwell.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HMZ-Studbook-2022.pdf
November 12, 2007: A USDA inspection report lists 88 Grevy’s zebra, 174 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra, 406 Turkmenian kulan, 60 Persian onager, 1 Somali wild ass, 82 Przewalski’s horses, and 1 Kiang as being on the property. 2 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra/Turkmenian kulan hybrids are on the property as well.
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2007-1.html
Source: https://saenonline.org/co/res-fr-co-cces-aphis-2007-2.html
January 14, 2008: 6 additional Hartmann’s Mountain zebras sold to animal dealer Larry Johnson.
Source: https://www.marwell.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HMZ-Studbook-2022.pdf
January 25, 2008: 7 Hartmann’s Mountain zebras transferred to B. Bryan Preserve.
Source: https://www.marwell.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HMZ-Studbook-2022.pdf
April 23, 2008: CCES reported to be closing and dispersing its entire animal collection.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/somali-wild-ass.9597/page-2#post-48532
July 10, 2008: Reportedly, “quite a few” of the animals were transferred to the San Diego Zoo. However, the majority of the Hartmann’s Mountain zebras, Grevy’s zebras, Turkmenian kulans, and Przewalski’s horses have been transferred to a different facility. (Arbuckle Wilderness?) Which was working on dispersing them throughout the country. Many of the stallions were supposedly shot due to lack of handleability.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/somali-wild-ass.9597/page-2#post-60881
October 26, 2008: More reports of animals being sent on to a large number of different animal dealers. AZA-accredited zoos supposedly showed lack of interest in taking the majority of the species on, aside from the Hartmann’s Mountain zebra and the Grevy’s zebra. Large number of animals located at CCES cited as another reason many zoos did not get involved with CCES’s dispersal.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/somali-wild-ass.9597/page-3#post-79597
December 13, 2008: Turkmenian kulan from CCES supposedly at San Diego Zoo. The Conservation and Research Center in Virginia also reportedly has kulan from CCES.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/wild-ass-in-north-america.53475/#post-119230
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/wild-ass-in-north-america.53475/#post-119529
June 10, 2009: William Gruenerwald dies.
Source: https://obits.gazette.com/us/obituaries/gazette/name/william-gruenerwald-obituary?id=7657339
July 4, 2009: The last load of animals reportedly left CCES just days prior to Gruenerwald’s death. More reports of animal death and mistreatment (Particularly amongst the Turkmenian kulans) comes out. Many were apparently shot because of lack of interest in others acquiring them or ended up being trampled to death in overcrowded trailers as they were hauled off of the property by animal dealers.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/canyon-colorado-equid-sancturay.85863/#post-199076
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/canyon-colorado-equid-sancturay.85863/#post-199085
January 17, 2010: Visitor to Arbuckle Wilderness reports having been told by a staff member that as many as 20 Przewalski’s horses are currently at the facility.
https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/jbnbsn99s-oklahoma-zoos.130454/#post-285393
April 18, 2010: Arbuckle Wilderness is reported to have received 80 Hartmann's Mountain zebra, 100 Turkmenian kulan, 35 Grevy's zebra, and 50 Przewalski’s horses from CCES altogether. The majority of those animals were sold on to lesser known animal dealers.
Source: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/jbnbsn99s-oklahoma-zoos.130454/#post-310052
March 25, 2014 to June 6, 2014: Several photos on Abe Millar’s website show him to be in the possession of at least 7 Przewalski’s horses (Including a foal) during this timeframe.
Source: https://abemillar.wixsite.com/abram-millar/animals-and-things
May 9, 2021: Abe Millar advertises a breeding pair of Przewalski’s horses for sale on Facebook.
Source: https://www.agdaily.com/livestock/questions-grow-as-mystery-horses-captivate-social-media/
April 2, 2023: Abe Millar advertises a Norwegian Fjord/Przewalski’s horse cross colt for sale on equinenow. The colt’s mother is mentioned to have originated from a “conservation place in New Mexico”.
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20230403161525/https://www.equinenow.com/horse-ad-1471300
August 14, 2023: Abe Millar posts a new ad for his Norwegian Fjord/Przewalski’s horse cross colt. The colt is now named “Little Conqueror”.
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20230814183821/https://www.equinenow.com/horse-ad-1502240
February 2024: A Przewalski’s horse stallion (Later named “Shrek”) is bought out of a kill pen in Kansas.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/clim...9/przewalskis-horses-rescued-dna-shrek-fiona/
June 9, 2024: A Przewalski’s horse mare (Later named “Fiona”) is surrendered to Lazy B Equine Rescue and Sanctuary. Fiona had been purchased from a livestock auction in January.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/clim...9/przewalskis-horses-rescued-dna-shrek-fiona/
