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 have 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.
Akhai- Teke
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhal-Teke
Cream Draft
SaddleBred https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Saddlebred
Andalusian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andalusian_horse
Arabian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_horse
Argentine Criollo http://imh.org/exhibits/online/breeds-of-the-world/south-america/argentine-criollo/
Belgian Draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_horse
Campolino https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campolina
Caspian http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/caspian/index.html/
Chilean Criollo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_horse
http://www.chileanhorse.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34
Cleveland Bay http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/clevelandbay/index.html/
Clydesdale http://afs.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/clydesdale/index.html
Dales Pony http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/dales/index-2.html
Exmoor Pony http://www.equine-world.co.uk/about_horses/exmoor_pony.asp
Fell Pony http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/fell/index.html
Selle Francais
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selle_Fran%C3%A7ais
Friesian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friesian_horse
Galiceno
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/galiceno/
Garrano
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrano
Hachney Horse http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/hackney/index.html
Haflinger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haflinger
Hanoverian
https://www.horsebreedspictures.com/hanoverian-horse.asp
Holstein
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holsteiner
Highland Pony http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/highland/index-2.html
Icelandic Horse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_horse
Lipizzaner
http://www.lipizzan.org/aboutlipizzans.html
Lusitano
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusitano
Mangalarga http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/mangalarga/index.html
Mangalarga Marchador https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangalarga_Marchador
Mountain Pleasure Horse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Pleasure_Horse
Missouri Fox Trotter http://gaitedhorses.net/BreedArticles/Foxtrotter.htm
Morgan Horse http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/morgan/
Noriker
Norwegian Fjord
http://www.nfhr.com/catalog/index.php?breedstd=1
Percheron
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/percheron/
Peruvian Paso http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/peruvianpaso/
Puerto Rican Paso Fino http://puertoricanpasofino.homestead.com/index.html
Quarter Horse http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/quarter/
Rocky Mountain Horse http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/rockymountain/
Shetland Pony http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/shetland/
Shire
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/shire/
Standardbred http://www.equiworld.net/breeds/standardbred/index.htm
Suffolk http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/suffolk/index.html
Tennessee Walker http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/tennesseewalking/
Thoroughbred
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoroughbred
Trakchner
http://www.trakehners-international.com/history/index.html
Turkoman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkoman_horse
Venezuelan Criollo
http://www.theequinest.com/breeds/llanero/
Welsh Pony
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/welsh/
Colombian Paso Fino
http://www.spanishhorsetack.com/spanish-horse-breeds/colombian-paso-fino-history/.
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
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
Swanny 1 Hanoverian 2 Missouri Fox Trotter
3 Argentine Criollo
CandleSpark 1 Caspian 2 Garrano 3 Holsteiner
Corona 1 Arabian @ Turkoman 3 Quarter Horse
Cheney 1 Galiceno 2 Garrano 3 Venezuelan Criollo
Leotie 1 Missouri Fox Trotter 2 Venezuelan Criollo
3 Missouri Fox Trotter
Leotie's Foal 1 Venezuelan Criollo 2 Welsh Pony 3 Turkoman
Expresso 1 Venezuelan Criollo 2 Missouri Fox Trotter 3 Morgan Horse
2024 8-2 DNA Spread Sheet SWB (xlsx)
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