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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.
This is a list of some of the breeds and types of horse considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin. [1] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian.
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It is a hardy breed, and quite similar to the Kathiawari, also from India. Many members of the breed exhibit a natural pacing gait. The Marwari are descended from native Indian ponies crossed with Arabian horses, possibly with some Mongolian influence. The Rathores, traditional rulers of the Marwar region of India, were the first to breed the ...
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Some horses do not naturally trot or pace easily, they prefer their ambling gait for their standard intermediate speed. [1] A mutation on the gene DMRT3, which controls the spinal neurological circuits related to limb movement and motion, causes a "premature 'stop codon'" in horses with lateral ambling gaits.
A breed society, the Kathiawari Horse Breeders' Association, keeps the stud-book. [7] The government of Gujarat maintains a conservation herd at Junagadh, and has a number of stallions standing at stud in other parts of the state. [8]: 117 The Indigenous Horse Society of India is also involved in conservation efforts.