But here is a link to a page at messybeast that shows zebras under harness.

Some of the photos are of Plains zebras, some of Grevy’s. Grevy’s zebras are much more horselike than other zebras. Zebras have also been crossed with horses and sometimes with donkeys, in an attempt to create a mule-like animal that is immune to trypanosomiasis (a disease spread by tsetse flies); the attempts have met with varying success and the hybrid has never been much more than a novelty.

What a strikingly beautiful animal, it would be a real treat to see one in the flesh outside a zoo. The surreal factor of seeing it in rural Ohio mush have been delightful for the first few witnesses, but what a tough sell to try and convince anyone without photos this clear. “No, it WASN’T a spotted horse, it was a blankety-blank ZEBRA!”

Browiw – I too have heard that the zebra is almost impossible to domesticate, which would probably explain why none have ever shown up as a beast of burden or riding animal in historical accounts.

Still though, Viva le Zebra.

It depends if the zebra knows enough to avoid cars and trucks.

It looks sleek and healthy now, but how will it be after a couple of months trying to fend for itself? Granted, one zebra is not likely to do too much environmental damage, but it could get tangle in barbed wire, or chased by feral dogs. Or worse, the zebra could stray into traffic and be struck and injured or killed.

jasephotos,

I’m glad that you mentioned The Wilds. It’s an awesome project.

Why would you want a colony of wild Zebras in Ohio? Its an exotic, an invasive species. Heaven knows there are enough ecological problems with exotics establishing themselves in non-native environments. Besides you cannot “re-stock” something that was never there originally. Would we want to re-stock bison on the plains of the Serengeti? If you are being tongue in cheek, just ignore my post