Title

Cracker horses and cattle

Creator

Sally Watt

Files

Publisher

s.n.

Abstract

Sally Watt spends time at Lake Kissimmee State Park with Park Manager Tony Morel. Morel discusses the history of Spanish cattle and horses in Florida. They were brought over in the 1500s when Spanish missions were established in Florida. When the missions were abandoned, the horses and cattle were left to roam free. Early homesteaders in Florida, called Crackers, domesticated the horses and herded the cattle. Thus, the animals became known as Cracker horses and Cracker cattle. Today, Lake Kissimmee State Park has an area set aside to replicate an 1876 cow camp and a dozen Cracker cattle and a few Cracker horses are kept in pens there.

Keywords

Cattle Florida, Horses Florida, Frontier and pioneer life Florida, Lake Kissimmee State Park (Fla.)

Description

1 audio file (ca. 5 min.) : digital, MPEG3. ;

Subject: topical

Cattle; Horses; Frontier and pioneer life

Subject: geographic

Florida; Lake Kissimmee State Park (Fla.)

Time Period

200-?

Type

Sound

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Collection

Sally Watt Radio Programs

Identifier

W02-004

Recommended Citation

Watt, Sally, "Cracker horses and cattle" (2022). Sally Watt Radio Programs. 4.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/watt_radio/4