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One of the most important local varieties of Chinese horses, the Debao pony was founded in 1981 and strictly protected by the Chinese Government.
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One of the most important local varieties of Chinese horses, the Debao pony was founded in 1981 and strictly protected by the Chinese Government.
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Cuba has no indigenous horses, which means that the breeds ‘native’ to the country were all brought there by Spanish and perhaps Portuguese settlers.
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The Crioulo is a variety of the Latin American creole breed and like their cousins throughout the area are a cross between African and European breeds.
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The term Criollo originally meant animals (or people) of purebred Spanish ancestry who were born in the Americas, but through time it has come to mean breeds native to the Americas.
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The Conestoga Horse was developed in the US during the 18th centuriy for pulling the famous Conestoga wagons which were produced in Lancaster County, PA. By 1900 they were considered extinct.
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Also called Rangerbred Horse, the Colorado Ranger Horse registry is unlike most breed registries in that they only accept animals that are directly descendant from one of two foundation stallions.
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Cob is a type rather than a specific breed, in the UK it is often used to descrive a common riding horse and in the US it is generally used to describe the Welsh Cob. Today the Section D Welsh Cob is the typical build of a historic Cob, it is said a good show cob should have “the head of a lady & the backside of a cook.”
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Also called Caballo Cimarron and Cimarrones Caballo, the Cimarron Horse is not a specific breed. The term cimarron can refer to any domesticated animal that has escaped and become naturalized or feral.
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As with any native pony breeds, these animals are descendant from the tough Spanish mounts brought to the Americas during the 16th century. The Choctaw Horse is named for the Chocktaw tribe that bred them and these animals are highly regarded within their culture.
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