Colonial Spanish
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The Colonial Spanish is a horse breed descended from the original Spanish stock brought to the Americas. The breed encompasses many strains and breeds found in North America. These include the Abaco Barb, Cayuse, the Gila Bend Mustang, Iberian Sulphur Horse, Indian Horse, Kiger Mustang, Pryor Mustang, Sorraia Mustang, Spanish Barb,Spanish Mustang, Sulphur Mustang, Wilbur-Cruce, and others. These horses are in critical condition and are registered by several registries: The American Indian Horse Registry, The American Spanish Sulphur Horse Association, The Gila Bend Horse, The Horse of the Americas an inclusive umbrella registry for all Colonial Spanish breeds, The Kiger Mesteno Association, The Southwest Spanish Mustang Association, The Spanish Barb Breeders Association [see Sub-Set;AKA Spanish Colonial Horse: "Wilbur-Cruce"], The Spanish Mustang Registry,The Steen Mountain Kiger Registry, The American Spanish Sulphur Horse Association and Registry aka ASHA, and Sulphur Horse Registry, to name a few.