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Abaco Barbs are thought to originally have been brought to the Abaco Island in the late 1800’s from Cuba for use in the logging industry. But in 2002, DNA analysis pointed to the horses having much older descendants. They were accepted by the Horse of The Americas Registry as the Abaco Barbs, descendants of horses brought over at the time of Columbus’s explorations (around the year 1402). More horses may have been brought over as the logging industry expanded. Then in the 1940's they were abandoned when tractors replaced them. They survived and the herd grew to 200 horses. In the 1960's the human population expanded into their habitat which resulted in the unfortunate death of an unsupervised child trying to ride a "tamed" wild horse sealed their grave fate. All but 3 horses were killed in outrage by the people of the island.

  With the help from locals, in 1992 the herd had grown to 30 individuals only to fall once again. Hurricane Floyd hit the island in 1999 and forced the horses to take refuge on a farm. There they were exposed to chemicals, herbicides, pesticides, and synthetic fertilizers. Reproduction had stopped.  

 Help came in 2004 when the Bahamian Government bestowed upon W.H.O.A. (Wild Horses Of Abaco) a large portion of land in Treasure Cay, Abaco, thus creating a formal sanctuary for the remaining horses. All the mares and one stallion were moved to a Preserve in their old habitat in the forest in 2004. Some died due to pre-existing conditions, leaving a single mare Nunki. Critically endangered, plans were set in motion to harvest eggs from Nunki and pair them with the  from a genetically compatible stallion. Extensive searching and DNA analysis lead to Spanish Mustang stallion, Wayward Wind, being selected to father the next generation. Nunki passed away before an eggs were able to be harvested. Living tissue was taken and carried to ViaGen in Texas. There, her cells reproduced and ViaGen has offered to provide two clones.  

Lastest Update July 11th: W.H.O.A. is planning to meet with the Government Minister on Thursday, July 27 at Noon. Send positive energy and wishes for progress with the reintroduction of horses to Abaco!

I've decided to use the acronym "WHOA" as well for all my embassy stuff here on HP. Feel free to show some support with the above button! _{^{(Message me if you need the code)}}

*Special note from trig: I've been following the progression of the breed since 2009. If you have any questions feel free to message me! 

GET YOUR LINES GOING TODAY!

Below I'll list the horses I have in training to give away to those interested in the breed. I prefer they go in pairs so that's how they're listed, otherwise there are no requirements. Just bid $1 on each of the horses you want. I will also list any foals from my personal lines here as well.

Pair #1 »     Stallion | Mare      Points: 250k       Age: 6

Pair #2 »     Stallion | Mare       Points: 235k      Age: 6

Pair #3 »     Coming soon!

Pair #4 »     Coming soon! 

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♥ ♥ ♥ what a wonderful breed ambassador page/post! 

thank you!

So Much History!

 It's kind of like living history. To my knowledge, this would be the first time we brought back an extinct animal with genetic research and cloning. 

So cool! Great job, trig!

Thanks for the support everyone! The first two pairs have done well in the first week of training and I'll be starting another pair in 1-2 weeks.