The origin of the Assateague horses was a mystery wrapped in folklore. Turns out, the folklore may have been right all along. There is a little island named Assateague midway up the US East Coast, where Delaware joins Maryland and Virginia. It used to be inhabited by a little hamlet of no more than 200 people, but that community has long since been abandoned. Even if you … [Read more...] about Oldest American Horse DNA Provides Support for the Myth of Spanish Shipwreck Origin