mustang
Free plains horse
A mustang is a free-roaming horse of the American West, descended from horses brought by Spanish colonizers.
Though often called wild, mustangs are technically feral—domestic animals gone wild rather than a truly wild species.
The word evokes rugged independence and untamed spirit: He had a mustang's temperament, impossible to break.
Mustangs have been both romanticized as symbols of frontier freedom and managed as nuisance animals competing with livestock for rangeland. (Capitalized Mustang is the Ford sports car.)
Intact male breeding horse
- mareFemale adult equine
- foalYoung equine, under one
- coltImmature male equine
- fillyJuvenile female equine
equine · herd · mane · hooves · gallop · trot · canter · neigh
Wild after domestication
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- untamedNot domesticated
- free-roamingAble to wander unrestricted
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
plains · range · sagebrush · mesa · canyon · desert · BLM · adoption
Absence of constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- fiercenessIntense aggressive quality
indomitable · grit · defiance · unbridled · boldness · courage · autonomy · rebellious
stallion
Intact male breeding horse
filly · equine · herd · mane · hooves · gallop · trot · canter · neigh · whinny
feral
Wild after domestication
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- untamedNot domesticated
- free-roamingAble to wander unrestricted
prairie · plains · range · sagebrush · mesa · canyon · desert · BLM · adoption · sanctuary
freedom
Absence of constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
fierceness · indomitable · grit · defiance · unbridled · boldness · courage · autonomy · rebellious · headstrong
- horseshorse, mare, mares, stallion, stallions
- Breedsbeagle, boxer, bulldog, chihuahua, collie
- equineshorse, mare, stallion, donkey, foal
- working animalsherding, gun dog, guarding, pulling, hunting dog
- horse breedsClydesdale, quarter horse, Shetland, Shetland pony, Barb
- horse historywar horses, chariot racing, cavalry charges, jousting, horse breeding
mustangriding horse
Equine trained for mounting
workhorse · carriage horse · saddle horse · draft horse · cavalry horse
mustangthoroughbred
Of pure ancestral line
purebred · Arabian · Clydesdale · warmblood · Lipizzan
- Ford MustangIconic American sports coupe
- wild mustangsUndomesticated horses roaming freely
- P-51 MustangAmerican WWII fighter aircraft
- Ford Mustang Mach-EElectric crossover SUV
- Shelby MustangModified Ford performance variant