sentences:  Like those horses, aficionados claim the Gotland Russ descended from the Tarpan, though this is unlikely and DNA studies indicate the pattern of development was akin to most other landrace breeds, where domesticated stallions were crossed with local indigenous mares.Once the Gotland ponies lived wild and roamed freely on the island.Nowadays a semi-feral herd is kept in the enclosed area of Lojsta Moor where the horses live all year-round.