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Its name means "old Württemberg" in English. [1] In German, the name "Altwürttemberger" is referenced by the FAO, with the English translation "Altwuertemberg". [2]The breed, whose origins date back to the 16th century [3] with the establishment of the first stud farm in Baden-Württemberg, [4] originated from the private breeding of Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg, who crossed local mares ...
The Jaca Navarra (Basque: Nafarroako zaldiko), or Navarrese Horse, is a Spanish breed of small horse from the autonomous community of Navarre in the north-eastern part of the country. In 2013 it was listed in the Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España in the group of autochthonous breeds in danger of extinction. [ 4 ]
The split between Przewalski's horse and E. ferus caballus is estimated to have occurred 120,000– 240,000 years ago, long before domestication. [1] The Mongolian horse is theorized to be the founding stock for many other horse breeds in Asia, including the Tuvinian, Akhaltekin, Yunan, Japanese and Cheju. [2]
Sorraia horses have bi-colored manes and tails with lighter colored hairs that fringe the outside of the longer growing black hair. [4] This is a characteristic shared with other predominantly dun-colored breeds, such as the Fjord horse. [7] Purebred Sorraia occasionally have white markings, although they are rare and undesired by the breed's ...
The Kurdish horse (Kurdish: ئەسپی کورد; Hespê Kurd; Persian: اسب کرد; Asb-e Kord) or the Kurd horse, is a horse breed of the Kurds. The horse is native to Greater Kurdistan . It is considered one of the main horse breeds native to Iran , alongside the Caspian , Turkoman , Assil (also known as Persian-Arab) and Dareshuri .
The breed standard calls for a correct horse; heavy, with the legs about half the horse's height, and a rectangular frame, with the body from point-of-shoulder to point-of-buttock about 10% greater than the height of the horse at the withers. The topline is level, muscular neck set on fairly high, and the loins and haunches are broad and powerful.
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In the early years of the breeding programme grey – in all its shades – was the preferred coat colour. [3]: 60 Under the 2015 breed standard, the horses may be of any solid colour; patterned coats – such as spotted, skewbald or piebald – are disallowed, as are blue eyes and de-pigmented skin. [6] The horses commonly have five gaits.