Sand Wash Basin DNA Project

In 2016 when the Bait and Trap started in Sand Wash Basin, Aletha and I discussed the possibility of obtaining DNA from the Wild Horses as they were gathered. As it turned out the Bait and Trap was not a good place to gather DNA, but rather than being discouraged we looked for other ways to obtain the hair samples that we needed.

We believe that knowing the origins of the Sand Wash Basin Wild Horses will be very important in the future. We hope that knowing the DNA will help win the war on what is a Wild Horse and why they are important to our heritage.

We also believe that once the birth rate is stabilized and the BLM is looking at who should be darted, DNA can provide some guidelines that will help preserve historic bloodlines, color lines and lineage that is important to the Basin.

We have also reached out to the adopters of the Sand Wash Basin Wild Horses and have had some DNA samples sent to us, and some of sent us the results from their DNA tests.

On this page we will share with you the results. We have been pleased with what we are finding, as most are showing lots of Spanish heritage.

https://vetmed.tamu.edu/animalgenetics/horse-ancestry/

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DNA RESULTS

SAND WASH BASIN DNA RESULTS

Benson 1 Colombian Paso Fino 2 Argentine Criollo 3 Cream Draft

Dottie ( Older Horse from Prior Roundup) 1 Selle Francais 2 Cream Draft

3 Morgan Horse

Aura 1 Colombian Paso Fino 2 Galiceno 3 Welsh Pony

Jill 1 Mangalarga Marchador 2 Cream Draft 3 Morgan Horse

Treasure 1 Noriker 2 Hackney Pony 3 Welsh Pony

Kenya 1 Rocky Mountain Horse 2 Peruvian Paso 3 Mountain Pleasure Horse

Sokanon 1 Belgian Draft 2 Galiceno 3 Hackney Horse

Carousel 1 Welsh Pony 2 Venezuelan Criollo 3 Hanoverian

Haze 1 Welsh Pony 2 Morgan Horse 3 Hackney Horse

Kiowa 1 Hackney Horse 2 Welsh Pony 3 Akhal Teke

Rigel (we collected his tail hair after he was found fighting with Kiowa over the fence) 1 Hanoverian 2 Shire 3 Clydesdale

Millie 1 Cream Draft 2 Morgan Horse 3 Percheron

Buddy (an older SWB horse adopted after the 1998 roundup)

1 Hanoverian 2 Holsteiner 3 Suffolk

Wren 1 Venezuelian Criollo 2 Shire 3 Hackney Horse

Chipeta 1 Quarter Horse 2 Rocky Mountain Horse 3 Missouri Fox Trotter

Liberty 1 Cream Draft 2 Belgian Draft 3 Percheron

Sundae 1 Rocky Mountain Horse 2 Hanoverian 3 Missouri Fox Trotter

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Sorrow 1 Clydesdale 2 Hackney Horse 3 Shire

Apache son of Acacia 1 Hackney Horse, 2 Percheron 3 Quarter Horse

Acacia Welsh Pony 2 Percheron 3 Hackney Horse

Cheneyo 1 Cream Draft 2 Morgan Horse 3 Selle Francais

Casper 1 Cream Draft 2 Belgian Draft 3 Colombian Paso Fino

Tecate 1 Turkoman 2 Belgian Draft 3 Cream Draft

Bindi 1 Cream Draft 2 Trackehner 3 Holstein

Strider 1 Cream Draft 2 Galliceno 3 Welsh Pony

VooDoo 1 Welsh Pony 2 Quarter Horse 3 Hackney Horse

Nakoma 1 Arabian 2 Turkoman 3 Colombian Paso Fino

Merida 1 Arabian 2 Cream Draft 3 Missouri Fox Trotter

Cowboy 1 Akhai Teke 2 Noriker 3 Hackney Horse

JW 1 Argentine Criollo 2 Mangalargo Marchador 3 Caspian

Apache 1 Argentine Criollo 2 Holstein Turkoman

Saragon 1 Holstein 2 Garrano 3 Chilean Criollo

Joaquin 1 Morgan Horse 2 Percheron 3 Suffolk

Sparky/Nina 1 Garrano 2 Hanoverian 3 Holstein

Wind Dancer 1 Holstein 2 Missouri Fox Trotter 3 Tennessee Walker

Tavi 1 Suffolk 2 Venezuelan Criollo 3 Persheron

Hope 1 Belgian Draft 2 Morgan Horse 3 Galliceno

Monarch 1 Belgian Draft 2 Garrano 3 Suffolk

Drifter 1 Holstein 2 Turkoman 3 Percheron

VanGogh 1 Suffolk 2 Noriker 3 Shire

Wild Horse Warriors for Sand Wash Basin

Wild Horse Warriors for Sand Wash Basin

Sand Wash Basin DNA Project

HORSE BREEDS THAT ARE TESTED FOR

DNA RESULTS

EXCEL SPREADSHEET OF DNA CURRENT 2020