The Wild Horses
The southern tip of Langeland is a large natural area with open grasslands, lakes and bogs, forests and cliffs. Here you can meet a herd of wild horse...
The wild horses on Langeland
The wild horses are called wild because they live with as little interference of humans as possible.
The horses live in a herd of app. 60 adult animals with a stallion leader and a mare leader, on occasion though, it is necessary to exchange the stallion leader with a new one in order to avoid inbreeding.
An Exmoor pony is app. 130 cm tall with a stocky body and muscular black legs. The coat is brownish and the winter coat consists of both wool hair and guard hair. Actually, their winter coat is so thick, that snow can lie on the ponies’ back without melting.
The wild horses
Her kan du opleve Langelands Vilde Heste
Med vildgræsning skabes et naturligt grundlag for vild natur med stor biodiversitet som bringer de naturlige processer og dynamikker tilbage i naturen. Dyrene bidrager til udviklingen af et landskab med græsland, kær, vådområder, lysåbne skove og krat.
I Danmark er der fundet knogler fra vilde heste, som er op til 11.500 år gamle, dengang var hestene et attraktivt bytte for jægere. Vildhestene regnes egentlig for steppedyr, men i Danmark har de også levet i den danske urskov. Det menes, at de sidste af Europas vilde heste forsvandt omkring 1870.
Is it allowed to pat the wild horses?
No, and you should not try either. The horses are wild, which means that the stallion and the driver will try to defend their flock. Keep a distance from the herd at 50 m. However, the horses are used to having people in the area.
Can I take the dog into the area with the wild horses?
Unfortunately no. For the sake of the horses, the dogs unfortunately have to stay home when you visit the area with the horses. However, it is possible to walk outside the fence with your dog. READ ABOUT THE AREA
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Vi har også andre dyr at byde på..
Færdes du på øen ved solopgang og solnedgang, skal du næsten være uheldig ikke at se dådyr eller rådyr. Flere arealer afgræsses af imponerende højlandskvæg. Her er et fugleliv udover det sædvanlige og så har vi en bestand af de sjældne sorte egern.
