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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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Suffolk Punch Horse
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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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South African Miniature Horse
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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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Losino Pony
Lehmkuhlener Pony
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The Lehmkuhlener Pony originated Lehmkuhlen, Germany and was bred privately by the House of Baron Thunder stud farm and come from a cross between local Westphalian animals and a English Westmoorland blood.
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Posavac Horse
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Also called the Croation Pasavac, Posavina Horse, Posavina and Busak Posavec, The Hrvatski Posavic comes from the flood plains of the Sava River in Croatia and their numbers are very low today.
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Hladnokrvnjak Horse
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Also called Croatian Hladnokrvnjak, Hrvatski Hladnokrvnjak and Croatian Coldblood, the Hladnokrvnjak comes from the northwest and fairly common in Croatia.
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Tennessee Walking Horse
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Known for their distinctive gait, the Tennessee Walking horse plays an important part in the history of American gaited horses. Their bloodlines were influenced by the plantation economy and needs in the southern part of the US.
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Sorraia Horse
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The Sorraia is thought to be the last remnant of wild horses that lived across most of the Iberian Peninsula, including parts of Spain and Portugal. Although we call them a breed today, they are actually what remains of an indigenous wild horse. Only recently, after the Portuguese National Stud took over registration of these animals, have they been promoted as a ‘breed’.
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Sokolsky Coldblood Horse
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The Sokolsky or Sokolski is a powerful coldblood draft breed that has been developed in the northeast of Poland for the last century.
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