European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse A 8ip-%.tm-to Fels u a lems fam m a Fem the Herd of wild horses scattered by aides such As one in White Smock Center rear charges into Arena at due men Story and photos by Rudi Williams Bremerhaven Bureau Chieft ill Distant thundering sound of nearly 200 i Illi Iping wild horses caused the pm Xii spectators to stir in their seals in anticipation. As the Herd charged into the Horseshoe shaped Arena at due men about .16 Miles i rum Lisson in Northern people gasped yelled and clapped their hands. Hundreds us them had waned since Early morning to see the wild horse round up which takes place every year on the last Day of May. Thi is not just fur fun or Shim said Rudolf Knock who helped organise the round up for the Duke of c Roy. We a e to clean out the Herd cry year whether people conic la Sec it or not. Die line year old male horses to be caught and taken Mil no the livid or Icv will Light the older stallion to the death to us a Moiety Oxer he Herd nuke Kii Oke and the Edtiel Hienei wild horses Are the Only ones in the urn Chin con incl Vilh a blood line traceable thousands of years Back. The Rirl historical mention of the my Felder Marsh horses was in a 1.116 deed Between the Annj hex inn lawns us Merfeld and Idle about eight Miles West us due men. The rulers of the two owns were having prob lems Over certain land Knock said. " i hey made an agreement which gave the Hunting and fishing rights and the horses to the Merfeld Baron. I he ruler of go the logging rights. The House of Merfeld said the wild horses had lived on the land Lor at 100 years before i3i and they would always have a Home there Knoke said. I he Duke of c Roy s ancestors were original land owners in Belgium but Napoleon captured their land in Iho. He later captured this area took the Church land and gave it to Royalty he had taken land Irun in Belgium the current Duke is 65 years old. He has iwo suns and a daughter to carry on the Iraq Hilum of Prince Ling the wild horses. The Duke from Napoleon s Lime said the ii discs had to be protected Knock said he said. I m not interested in agriculture or profit five the horses a Home where they have been living since at least the year 1200. We do nothing with the Herd except choose the stallion Knock pointed out. They have to survive diseases and birth in the wild. We do not even have a doctor for them the sick and weak will be taken care of by nature. The first Winter is the roughest for the foals and pregnant horse he said. If they can make in through the first cold Wel Winter there is not prob Lem. We Ink a Strong Winter two years ago und nearly to horses died. Those Konik stallions from Poland Are the Best. They Breed every female horse in the Herd and they re Only about four feet tall. Our Herd was Back to the Normal Sie two years Afler the harsh tracing the Bloodline Back in history Knock said the dark Brown horses with Mouths that look like they hate been dipped into flour Are identical in shape and sue to the exmoor Pom from South England. I hey Are similar to the ice age wild horses that arc painted on the Walls of caves. The Duns can wild horses thut. The mouse or tartan a considered far a wild horse in eur the Herd Hore live for 25lo 30 after the rout Pui in with the i separated to i Cerf 30 stallions were the origin Lares about in a fenced h Duke of Cray every in Only. The Only lit harsh Winter i leaves and Gnu Snow and cat tie the Ferrule b off they Are Bod Plejo ii inc stars and strips tuesday jul
