With a low-flying helicopter roaring at their heels, the herd disappeared over the far side of the ridge, then reappeared, running easily over the rough ground until they found themselves funneled into a steel corral with nowhere to go. The buzz over these horses has been building for more than 20 years, but reached a peak when Steven Spielberg's movie studio, DreamWorks, bought a Kiger stud from an Oregon breeder to serve as the model for an animated motion picture. Next month, when 90 Kigers are auctioned off by the government at the Harney County Fairgrounds, the bidding is expected to be as spirited as the horses. Four colors make up the dun factor. Dun is golden with black points.
Red dun is reddish.
Claybank is similar to buckskin. He said if there were any left, they would be on Beatty Butte. That country was so rough and rocky they couldn't run 'em. There weren't any fences, and they didn't bother with 'em. The original mustangs were a mix of the Andalusians, Sorraias, Garranos and Spanish Barbs that the Spanish brought to the New World.