Talk:Cumberland Island horse

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Hi guys I need some help with this articles formatting obviously!! thanks!!! Ruttles (talk) 21:31, 30 March 2012 (UTC) 3/30/2012


 * In addition to the message I left for you on our talk pages, click the link above to the horse breeds task force for more ideas!  Montanabw (talk) 21:52, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Spanish origins
Hi, if you look at Chincoteague_Pony and Banker_horse, you will note the stories of their supposed Spanish origin are considered historically dubious at best, and in the case of Chincoteagues, nearly debunked. I suspect the same will be true here, but at least, it's a claim that requires good evidence (the tourist sites are useful for some things, but often repeat the most romantic myths as fact)  If you can find specific legends or tales, the way they did at Banker horse, that's the best way to handle such claims. There's probably something out there somewhere. Other than that, nice work, but be VERY careful not to state claims beyond what can be verified by the source material. Montanabw (talk) 19:21, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Source on mortality
The Travel and Leisure source attributes the half-length lifespan to tropical diseases and intestinal parasites: Because of these, they live half as long. That's one sentence. The next sentence is not a continuation of the "because", but the introduction of another problem they have, but does not address any consequences beyond blockages and distentions. Given the way the source is written, the inclusion of sand as a cause of early mortality would seem to be a synthesis.

I've just made an edit which separates the two, and adds that they eat a lot of sand (also from that source), which I think will be useful in the current DYK nomination here. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:20, 19 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Your wording works for me. Colic is a leading killer of horses, though, and sand colic is nasty. But I guess that's an issue if Dana wants to go find a second source to link the mortality stats on sand colic.  I'm OK with it as is.   Montanabw (talk)  17:02, 19 May 2014 (UTC)