Cracker Horses and Cattle: A History of Florida’s Heritage Breeds Horses Know Series and beneficial to every horse

and beneficial to every horse sport—trail riding

including practical tips for managing mixed-age groups

form and proportion

The passing of knowledge

Along the way he tells stories of his own experience as vaquero in California during the early 1900s

Cracker Horses and Cattle: A History of Florida’s Heritage Breeds Horses Know Series and beneficial to every horseAuthor: Carol Matthews Join author Carol Matthews on a galloping romp through the long history of Florida's cracker horses and cattle . The first horses and cattle to set foot on the North American continent stepped onto Florida land, brought by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon in 1521 just south of present day Fort Myers. The animals were abandoned, formed wild herds and would be used by different groups for food, work, trade and transportation