mustang

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The term mesteño, meaning stray or wild, became, in cowboy-speak, mustang — that legendary, free-roaming denizen of the high plains.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Ben Silveira, 10, had to learn that lesson by enduring a few nips and side kicks from Buddy, the Devil’s Garden mustang he adopted.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2022

The image shows a dirt-caked wild mustang kicking up dust in north-western Colorado, USA.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2022

Even Raymond the mule, who lived with the wild horses until he retired last year to the farm, has Spanish mustang ancestry from his mother, said Meg Puckett, manager of the Corolla wild horse herd.

From Washington Times • May 30, 2020

Or about the time he wrestled a pack of wild dogs that had surrounded a lame mustang.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls