Wild horses
Livno wild horses
Livno wild horses are a natural phenomenon that does not exist anywhere else in the world. After 2 million years of wild life, man domesticated them and used them for 8,000 years as help in work, then released their great return to the wild .
Why visit the Livno wild horses?
where can you still stand among 800 horses in a wild intact expanse, far from every civilization, observe them, listen to sounds and admire their size, strength and grace? In one place horses of all colors, sizes and characters, with their life stories and interrelationships, gathered into small family groups and larger communities - herds. With your eyes or eyes of your camera, you will easily record some struggle of stallion to lead in the herd, or a little draw that has just seen the world. And that scene will only be yours, unique and unique.
How to Visit Livno Wild Horses?
Livno's wild horses live on the plateau of circles, an area of 150 square kilometers, located between the town of Livno in the south and the Cincar Mountain in the north. This is a completely wild space of premium grazing, warm summers and long, cold and windy winters. Although the number of horses climbs up to 1,000, if you decide to look for yourself, because of the size, cruelty and inappropriateness of the space, you are not very likely to find them. Access to a passenger car is impossible. A SUV and a desirable guide that knows the roads is required.
History of Livno Wild Horse
2,000,000 years of life in the wild.
The horse has formed in today's form 2 million years ago and developed its instincts and psycho-physical abilities through that enormous period.
8,000 years domesticated and used to work by man.
The man domesticated the horse 8 thousand years ago and used it to help and riding.
70s of the 20th century a great return to the wild.
The appearance of tractor and other mechanizations of horses lose their working function for man. Many owners in the Livno area release their horses to freedom. They gather in the free and wild areas of the plateaus circles near Livno and continue to live a wild way of life. Thus, they show that 8,000 years of gentle life with man has changed nothing in their instincts and psycho-physical abilities. Nature has shown all its strength and power over human action here.
Livno's wild horses today
All Livno's wild horses who live today on a circle near Livno were born in the wild and live a completely wild way of life. Their ancestors, who were tame and released, all died so far. These were born in the wild and never saw a saddle, a plow, a car and other aids that their predecessors worked with.