Intro
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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Uzunyayla Horse
Intro
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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Unmol Horse
Intro
The Unmol is an incredibly rare breed that comes from the northwest Punjab in Pakistan. Their name translates to “priceless” which makes clear how important these animals were to the local people.
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Turkoman Horse
Intro
Also called the Turk, Turkmene, Turkmen and Turkmenian, the ancient Turkoman breed is thought to be extinct in its pure form. Horses bred in Turkmenistan are still called by the same name, however the purest descendants of this ancient breed are the Barb, Akhal-Teke and Iomud.
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Trakehner Horse
Intro
The official name of the Trakehner is, East Prussian Warmblood Horse of Trakehner Origin, and while today they are known as a German breed they actually originated in East Prussia, what is now known as Lithuania.
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Tolfetano Horse
Origins
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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Tersk Horse
Intro
Also called the Tersky and Terskaya the Tersk is a relatively new breed developed in Russia in the early 20th century.
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Tavda Horse
Intro
Also called the Tavdinka and Tavdinskaya, the Tavda is a forest type draft breed that comes from northern Russia and is considered a rather natural breed as their development has had very little human intervention.
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Swedish Warmblood Horse
Intro
Horse breeding in Sweden has been a long and rocky road. Their position so far north makes much of the country an impossible place to nurture the equine animal. The the remaining southern portion took a long while to catch on to selective breeding practices.
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Swedish Ardennes Horse
Intro
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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