El Mesteño

23" H x 9" W x 17" L          Edition of 20            $3,600

The American mustang played an instrumental part in the taming of the west. He was the descendent of the great Spanish horse brought to the American continent by Spanish explorers. These horses were let to run wild and populate by the thousands. Inbreeding and habit created the hardy small horse that evolved into the Mexican /American Mustang or Mesteno. First the Indian, and later the cowboy, cavalry, plainsmen and freighters found these little ponies a valued asset. The Mustang still roams free in many regions of the west carrying with him the spirit of his forefathers.