They were rounded up for private use and sale for slaughter, which by the 1950s had placed them in danger of extinction. During the 2018 study, the estimated population was  500 horses, up from the roughly 300 recorded in the 1970s.
The animals were rounded up for private ownership and sale for meat production, which by the 1950s had put them at risk of disappearing. In a 2018 study, the estimated population was  500 horses, an increase from the approximately 300 documented in the 1970s.