15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Paynes Prairie, wild horse roaming the prairie

Wild Cracker Horses, reintroduced to Paynes Prairie to display the Spanish heritage of the prairie. Decedents of Spanish Colonial Horses , the horses were used by Florida cowboys until the 1930's but now roam the prairie free.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2016
Date Uploaded: 08.2017
Photo Location: Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D750
Copyright: © Timothy Tattersall