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The Akhal-Teke (/ ˌ æ k əl ˈ t ɛ k / or / ˌ æ k əl ˈ t ɛ k i /; from Turkmen Ahalteke, ) is a Turkmen horse breed. [1] They have a reputation for speed and endurance, intelligence, thin manes and a distinctive metallic sheen. The shiny coat of the breed led to their nickname, "Golden Horses". [2]
The Marwari or Malani [4] is a rare breed of horse from the Marwar (or Jodhpur) region of Rajasthan, in north-west India.It is closely related to the Kathiawari breed of the Kathiawar peninsula of Gujarat, [5] with which it shares an unusual inward-curving shape of the ears.
In most cases, bloodlines of horse breeds are recorded with a breed registry. The concept is somewhat flexible in horses, as open stud books are created for recording pedigrees of horse breeds that are not yet fully true-breeding. Registries are considered the authority as to whether a given breed is listed as a "horse" or a "pony".
Learn more about these horse breeds are native to North America, from the wild mustangs to swimming island ponies, ... However, it is still on the critical list as a rare breed. 13. Nokota Horse.
These numbers indicate that the Andalusian is a relatively rare breed in the United States. [43] In 2003, there were 75,389 horses registered in the stud book, and they constituted almost 66 percent of the horses in Spain. Breed numbers have been increasing during the 21st century. [44]
A rare horse, whose species was once considered extinct, made its arrival at a California zoo after becoming the second successfully cloned of its kind.
The Zakynthos is described as the most beautiful of Greek horses. It is used as a horse-drawn vehicle and for equestrian tourism, the latter use however endangering the island's loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) during beach rides. Presumably rare, these horses are bred by a few families on the island of Zante.
Other scholars, noting that horses were common in the Fertile Crescent but rare in the Arabian peninsula prior to the rise of Islam, theorize that the breed as it is known today only developed in large numbers when the conversion of the Persians to Islam in the 7th century brought knowledge of horse breeding and horsemanship to the Bedouin. [84]