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The World's Most Endangered Horse There are only five Abaco Barbs left in the world, on the island of Abaco in the Bahamas. They are fighting for their lives as inappropriate human intervention and a drastic change in habitat have taken a severe toll. The struggling remnants of a once mighty herd of 200 are facing extinction for the second time in their recently turbulent history. In August 2002, the horses were as designated a new strain of the critically endangered Spanish Barb breed by the Horse of the America’s Registry. Recent research shows that the horses are more accurately described as Spanish Colonials, so they have become the Abaco Spanish Colonials. This site contains a history of the horses, goals for the future, a newsletter and information on how you can help. For monthly reports on the horses, click HOOFBEATS. |
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Our Vet, Dr. Mautino was on hand shortly after his remains were found. Her conclusions are here, and some good optimistic news to offset the loss of yet another beautiful horse. Please consider, now more than ever, that a low subscription rate of $120 per year, $10 per month, less than you probably spend on your morning breakfast cereal, will be of enormous help if enough people sign on. Our goal is 500 subscribers. We have 17 so far . . . Thank you. Can you get us on The Oprah Show? The Ellen Show? |
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Follow us on Twitter, Become a Fan on Facebook, Watch us on You Tube Twitter: click here Facebook: click here. You Tube: click here Our Online Store at Cafe Press Is Open! We've started with tote bags featuring our unique grpahics and also have caps, a wide variety of T-shirts, buttons and other items. wonderful Valentine's Day gifts for yourself and your horse loving friends. A great way to help the horses, spread the word about their plight - at our growing shop at Cafe Press A Challenge for Kids See who can Round Up the most Bucks for the Wild Horses of Abaco: Kids in school can participate in the Give a Buck program to raise funds for the horses by joining the the Abaco Barb Youth program. Girls Scouts, Boy Scouts, 4-H clubs, etc. all over the U.S., as well as similar youth groups abroad, are invited to get involved. We will list all the groups as they come into the project, with photos of the groups and any project they've done, for a school year competition with monthly updates as funds are received at Arkwild. Groups can help by connecting with other groups: get the word out and get more schools and more kids involved. Let's use the world wide web to build a safety net for the Abaco horses and protec this rare breed. For more information contact Susan Dudasik at abacobarb@custertel.net or visit http://www.geocities.com/smh4hc/ to see what great things kids have done.
This site updated June 29, 2010 Disclaimer: We are sorry to note that there are now a number of other web sites claiming to be about the Abaco Barbary Horse. We are the only site that is 'on site' in Abaco; we started the project in 1992.and have been working for the horses ever since. If you need up to date information, this is the place for it. Other sites only confuse issues and draw attention away from our critical needs. Thank you for your support. For copyright information Click Here. Arkwild Inc. has 501(c)(3) tax exempt status Donations and snail mail in the U.S. Arkwild, Inc Donations and snail mail in the Bahamas Wild Horses Of Abaco |
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