The Zaniskari Pony comes from in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir State in northern India. Unfortunately there have been no official breeding practices in place, so interbreeding with local animals has caused pureblooded animals to be rare.
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The Wielkopolski, Poznan or Great Poland Horse is a light riding and driving horse that was created in the 19th century in Poland. In the beginning they were called the Poznan Horse, named for Great Poznan Country from which it comes.
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The Ventasso Horse comes from the Ventasso Mountain in the province of Reggio Emilia in Italy. Known for their sturdy build and great heart the Italian army has long used them as mounts.
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The Uzunyayla Horse comes from Turkey and was developed in the mid 19th century. It is believed that their ancestors came from Caucasus which means they are probably related to the Kabarda and they were bred pure in Turkey until the start of the 20th century when Anadolu and Nonius blood was added.
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The Tolfetano Horse comes from the mountainous town in Tolfa in the north of the Rome province. They are a strain of the original Maremmano breed, their genetics different due to an infusion of English Thoroughbred.
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The Tawleed is a relatively new sport horse that was developed in the Khartoum region of Sudan, they were created by breeding Sudan Country-Bred horses with Thoroughbreds and other exotic breeds.
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The Swedish development of the Ardennes breed is a rather recent one, spurred by an agricultural boom in the late 19th century that local animals were ill-equipped to handle.
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The Suffolk Punch is the oldest draft breed of Britain that still exists in their original conformational state today. The highest concentration of the breed can be found in their birthplace of East Anglia.
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Miniature horses (the man made kind) come from the Renaissance in Europe. During that time royal stables took to breeding smaller and smaller animals, while retaining horse type characteristics. Over generations this was successful and a number of different miniature horse bloodless were created.
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