Anthropology

but there are differences between religion, legend, and science.

Clearly the Native people of the western Great Lakes border region treasured and cared for their horses. The horses have significant meaning for the people.

But I will believe that those horses were indigenous to North America prior to Europeans when I see DNA evidence that proves it.

Horses as we know them evolved in the wild in Eurasia several thousand years ago after their proto horse ancestors left North America and crossed into northeastern Asia. The ones that remained in North America went extinct 12,000 years ago.