Data from Superior Productions, a division of Superior Livestock Auction:
2023
- 71 foals offered at auction
- 35 colts
- 36 fillies
- 6 buy backs returned to island
- 3 colts
- 3 fillies
2024
- 88 foals offered at auction
- 38 colts
- 50 fillies
- 7 buy backs returned to island
- 2 colts
- 5 fillies
2025
- 94 foals offered at auction
- 39 colts
- 55 fillies
- 6 buy backs returned to island
- No colts
- 6 fillies
Observations
- The number of foals offered at auction is going up
- The number of colts returned to the island is going down
Hypothesis
- The saltwater cowboys are skewing the sex ratio in favor of females, turning the island into a puppy mill for wild horses, to increase revenue from auctions
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