The Banker Horse is a horse which has existed on the island of North Carolina's Outer Banks for centuries. This feral horse survives by eating the marsh grass and by scratching through sand for water seepage. Due to environmental problems and management agencies, the numbers of Bankers have declined over the last years and very few are left. Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... Feral horses are free-roaming, untamed horses who are descended from domesticated horses. ...

History

Nobody quite knows the exact origin of the Banker Horse, but they probably are of some Spanish stock as it was the Spanish explorers who first visited the island in the 1520s. In the 1580s, the island was briefly colonized by the English. Both were known to have brought stock over, though we are uncertain whether the stock escaped, were released or saved from shipwreck. Whatever the case, by the 1700, the horses were well documented on the Outer Banks, and because it is a relatively isolated island, the horses have remained pure. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... North Carolinas Outer Banks separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Albemarle Sound (north) and Pamlico Sound (south). ...

Breed characteristics

It seems more likely that the horse originated from Spanish stock rather than English because Banker Horses seem to carry many of the same characteristics as the influential Spanish Mustang-type. They are a bit smaller, standing between 13 and 14.3 hands high, and are usually found in brown, bay, dun, and chestnut. However, unlike a lot of feral horses, Banker horses are generally calm and friendly. A Mustang is a free-roaming feral horse of the North American west. ... A hand (or handbreadth) is a unit of length measurement, usually based on the breadth of a male human hand and thus around 1 dm, i. ... A blood bay horse. ... A blood bay horse. ... Dun coloring The dun gene is one of the dilution genes that affects both red and black pigments in a horses coat color. ... Chestnuts. ...

~References

• The Encyclopedia of Horses and Ponies ^{[citation needed]}