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User Login Email: Password:    » Forgot Password?  » New Member Sign Up Visitors Online: Today's Visits: Yesterday's Visits: Horses Menu Home Horses For Sale Welcome to Florida Cracker ! You are here: Terrific-Horses.com > Horse Breeds > Florida Cracker Book Search: Florida Cracker Description The Florida Cracker Horses were originally brought to Florida as early as 1521 when the Spanish explorers and colonists came to Florida. This horses that were brought over were Iberian Horses that were influenced by the North African Barb, Spanish Sorraia, Spanish Jennet, and Andalusian. By the middle of the 1600s the horse breeding in Florida was pretty much established. Some of these horses escaped or were let go from the Spanish and evolved to the environment. The Florida Cracker Horses got there name from the Cracker People who would use loud cracking whips in herding cattle. The Cracker Horses were used as cow ponies, buggy horses, and on farms well into the 20th century. The ranchers continued to breed these horses into the late 20th century. In 1984 a herd of Cracker Horses were donated to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This herd started the Agricultural Museum and Withalocoochee State Forest Cracker Herds. Friends of Paynes Prairie donated six mares and a stallion to the Florida Park Service in 1985. These horses were released on Paynes Prairie State Preserve to roam free once again. There are still other herds in existence and there are plans and breeding programs for the Florida Cracker Horse. The Florida Cracker Horses stands on average 13.5 to 15 hh. The Florida Cracker Horses have also been referred to by a variety of names including: Florida Horse, Florida Cow Pony, Chickasaw Pony, Seminole Pony, Marsh Tackie, Prairie Pony, and Grass Gut. Google Ads

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