The origin story of the famous Chincoteague ponies is the stuff of legend. New DNA analysis shows the myths may turn out to be true
, after which the equines are sold at auction to keep the population in check.
Now, DNA preserved in a fossilized horse tooth found 1,200 miles away in the Caribbean may lend credence to this supposedly mythical shipwreck. In a study published today in the journalbarrier islands. “It was a serendipitous find,” he said. “I was studying cows, but stumbled across this incredible piece of horse data.”Founded in 1503, just 10 years after Christopher Columbus reached the Caribbean, Puerto Real was a prominent Spanish ranching hub surrounded by fertile pasturelands. Colonists imported Spanish horses from southern Europe to help herd cattle, which were raised both for their hides and as food, which are now a treasure trove of information for archaeologists.
The lucky horse tooth, he says, was discovered not in a midden, but in the vicinity of where Puerto Real’s church once stood.
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