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The Banker horse is a breed [1] of semi-feral or feral horse (Equus ferus caballus) living on barrier islands in North Carolina's Outer Banks.It is small, hardy, and has a docile temperament, and is genetically related to the Carolina Marsh Tacky of South Carolina and Florida Cracker Horse breeds through their shared Colonial Spanish horse and Iberian horse descent.
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The Carolina Marsh Tacky or Marsh Tacky is a critically endangered breed of horse, [1] native to South Carolina. It is a member of the Colonial Spanish group of horse breeds, which also include the Florida Cracker Horse and the Banker horse of North Carolina. It is a small horse, well-adapted for use in the lowland swamps of its native South ...
School children have lobbied for the cause of some state horses, such as the Colonial Spanish Horse being named the state horse of North Carolina due to the presence of the Spanish-descended Banker horses in the Outer Banks, [3] while others have been brought to official status through the lobbying efforts of their breed registries.
A 9-year-old wild stallion roaming North Carolina’s Outer Banks had to be euthanized after a suspected hit-and-run car crash, according to the Corolla Wild Horse Fund.. The “banker” horse ...
Little Star, as the “banker” horse is known, has a mischievous habit of appearing to be dead. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund learned this the hard way, after repeatedly finding the horse laid out ...
The Florida Cracker Horse is a critically endangered horse breed [1] from the state of Florida in the United States.It is genetically and physically similar to many other Spanish-style horses, especially those from the Spanish Colonial horse group, including the Banker horse of North Carolina, and the Carolina Marsh Tacky of South Carolina.
Banker was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1863 Melbourne Cup. The 1863 Melbourne Cup was the smallest field in the Cup's history with only 7 horses in total and Banker's weight of 33.57 kg was the lightest weight carried by any winning horse in the Melbourne Cup .