The Equinest archives

Przewalski’s Horse

Intro

Also called Equus Przewalskii, Asiatic Wild horse, Mongolian Wild Horse & Taki, the Przewalski’s Horse is the only known surviving species of wild equine on the planet (since the extinction of the Tarpan). All other breeds of horse on the planet come from domesticated horse (yes, even the wild ones – at some point they were all reintroduced to the wild).
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Pony of the Americas

Image from Princes Milady

Intro

The Pony of the Americas is a relatively new western pony breed that comes from the United States. However, their original bloodlines, that of the Appaloosa are very, very old and can be traced back to central Asia.
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Polesian Horse

Intro

The Polesian Horse or Polesakya comes from the marshy Pripet area of the Ukraine and the Byelorussian lowlands. These are native animals that belong to the forest type, similar to the Zhmud breed.
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Poitevin Horse

Intro

Also called the Mulassier, the Poitevin Horse comes from the marshy lands in the west of France and is the least known of the French heavy breeds.
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Pleven Horse

Origins

Also called Plevna & Pleveska, the Pleven is a half-bred horse that comes from Bulgaria. Development began in 1898 by crossing the best local animals with Arabian & Anglo-Arabian blood and later Gidran stallions were introduced. By 1951 there had become a fixed type and the breed was officially recognized.
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Piquira Pony

Origins

The Piquira Pony is a relatively recent pony breed from Brazil, they were created by crossing local Crioulo with small pony breeds (mostly Shetland).
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Pintabian Horse

Origins

The Pintabian is an Arabian with tobiano pinto markings and comes in most colors as long as they possess the tobiano white pattern genetics.
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Pindos Pony

Intro

The Pindos or Thessalonian Pony is a mountainous Pony breed that comes from mountainous regions of Thessaly & Epirus in Greece.
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Petiso Pony

Origins

The Petiso Pony or Petiso Argentino is a fairly new breed of pony from Argentina that comes from a cross between Shetland & Welsh ponies imported by farmers during the first half of the 20th century crossed with the Criollo. By 1982 a breed registry was created for these sturdy little animals.
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Peruvian Paso Horse

Intro

Predominately known for their unique, laterial gait, the Peruvian Paso is also a performer, one who can manage a high-stepping dancing action that almost makes its own music.
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