▁were ▁made ▁to ▁capture ▁and ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁horses . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁attempts ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁island ▁plant ation ▁owner ▁Robert ▁Staff ord , ▁who ▁allowed ▁visitors ▁to ▁purchase ▁and ▁capture ▁the ▁horses , ▁which ▁Staff ord ▁called ▁" mar sh ▁tack ies ," ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁personal ▁use . ▁The ▁horses ▁were ▁next ▁used ▁as ▁caval ry ▁animals ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁records ▁suggest ▁that ▁people ▁from ▁J ek yll ▁Island ▁captured ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁horses ▁for ▁horse ▁meat . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁Thomas ▁M . ▁Car neg ie ▁bought ▁two ▁plant ations ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁introduced ▁ ▁Tennessee ▁Walk ing ▁H ors es , ▁Pas o ▁Fin os , ▁and ▁Arab ians ▁into ▁the ▁fer al ▁horse ▁population ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁animals . ▁ ▁Car neg ie ▁received ▁a ▁small ▁amount ▁of ▁income ▁from ▁the ▁bu ying ▁and ▁s elling ▁of ▁these ▁animals . ▁Later , ▁many ▁island ▁residents ▁began ▁introdu cing ▁additional ▁bre eds ▁into ▁the ▁her ds ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁further ▁divers ifying ▁the ▁bands ▁of ▁horses . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁horses ▁were ▁brought ▁onto ▁the ▁island ▁from ▁Glo be , ▁Arizona , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁running ▁wild ▁on ▁western ▁r angel and . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁( N PS ) ▁acquired ▁the ▁island ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁declared ▁it ▁the ▁C umber land ▁Island