Namibia: Born of War, Raised By Wind – Namibia’s Wild Horses

In an area forged by wind and silence, a herd of horses run freely across the gravel plains near Garub. These are the wild horses of the Namib Desert, feral, tenacious, and uniquely adapted. They are not just survivors of nature, but of history itself.

More than a century ago, the Namib Desert was set for a battlefield. During World War I, German colonial forces entrenched themselves at Aus in what was then German South West Africa. Garub, which means ‘leopard’ in Nama, now known for its…