# Dülmen, Merfeld, Dülmener Wildpferde in der Wildbahn -- 2016 -- 4740

- By: Dietmar Rabich
- Date: Taken on 23 August 2016, 07:03
- Classification: Photograph
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Dülmen ponies in the Wildbahn in the Merfelder Bruch (COE-004) in the morning fog at sunrise, Merfeld, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany The Dülmen horse is a breed of pony that lives mainly in Dülmen in Westphalia in the Merfelder Bruch. Around 300 to 400 horses live in this fenced-off area, also known as the Wild Horse Trail, largely unaffected by humans. The wild horses of Dülmen were first mentioned in documents in 1316. One of the oldest German horse breeds, originally called Dülmener Brücher, these horses have been listed on the Red List of endangered livestock breeds by the Society for the Preservation of Old and Endangered Domestic Animal Breeds since February 1994. From a biological point of view, the Dülmen horse is not a wild horse. The name refers to its semi-wild lifestyle.