Cracker horses and cattle

Creator

Sally Watt

Files

Publisher

s.n.

Publication Date

2000

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. Date is a guesstimate.

Keywords

Cattle, Horses, Frontier and pioneer life

Extent

00:05:09

Geographic Location

Lake Kissimmee State Park (Fla.)

Time Period

200-?

Language

English

Type

Article

Media Type

Sound recordings

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

W02-004

Recommended Citation

Watt, Sally, "Cracker horses and cattle" (2000). Sally Watt Radio Programs. 4.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/watt_radio/4