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The West Black Sea Rahvan Horse (or Rahvan for short) comes from Turkey and has been bred there for at least 800 years. Rahvan is the Turkish word used to describe their quick, lateral walking gait.
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Racking Horse
Intro
The Racking Horse is well known for their handsome demeanor, calm disposition, great strength & enduring stamina.
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Quarter Pony
Intro
The Quarter Pony is essentially a smaller version of the Quarter Horse and stems from animals that didn’t meet the American Quarter Horse Association’s height requirement.
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Quarab Horse
Intro
A Qurab horse is a cross between an Arabian and a Quarter Horse or a Paint horse. No other blood types are allowed.
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Qatgani Horse
Intro
A light riding horse of Mongolian type from Afghanistan, the Qatgani is a type of Afghan horse.
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Przewalski’s Horse
Intro
Also called Equus Przewalskii, Asiatic Wild horse, Mongolian Wild Horse and 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 modern horse are thought to come from domesticated horse (yes, even the feral ones – at some point they were all reintroduced to the wild).
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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 Mulassier and Poitou, the Poitevin Horse comes from the marshy lands in the west of France and is perhaps the least known of the French heavy breeds.
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Pleven Horse
Origins
Also called Plevna and Pleveska, the Pleven is a half-bred horse that comes from Bulgaria. Development began in 1898 by crossing the best local animals with Arabian and Anglo-Arabian blood. Later Gidran stallions were introduced and by 1951 there had become a fixed type as the breed was officially recognized.
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