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  2. Banker horse - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Rachel Carson North Carolina National Estuarine Research ...

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    A herd of Banker Horses lives on the Reserve, having been present on the islands since the 1940s. [4] It is unclear whether the Bankers swam over from nearby Shackleford or were left by residents who had used the islands to graze livestock. They are owned and managed by the state of North Carolina and regarded as a cultural resource.

  4. Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act - Wikipedia

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    The Banker horse is a breed of feral horse (Equus ferus caballus) living on the islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks.It is small, hardy, and has a docile temperament. Descended from domesticated Spanish horses and possibly brought to the Americas in the 16th century, the ancestral foundation bloodstock may have become feral after surviving shipwrecks or being abandoned on the islands by one ...

  5. Goofy wild horse on NC coast is a prankster that enjoys ... - AOL

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    The coastal wild horses of North Carolina are known for being majestic and occasionally violent, but at least one has a bit of prankster in its mysterious DNA.

  6. Rare Endangered Banker Horse Gives Birth To Beautiful Pony - AOL

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  7. Driver hit wild stallion on Outer Banks and left scene ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  8. Carolina Marsh Tacky - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  9. List of U.S. state horses - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina: Colonial Spanish Mustang: This state breed references the Banker horse of the Outer Banks, descended from Spanish stock. 2010 [3] North Dakota: Nokota (honorary equine) Nokota is a name given to a population of horses in the badlands of southwestern North Dakota, named after the Nakota Indian tribe that inhabited the area. 1993 ...