The San Fratello Horse, Cavallo Sanfratellano or Sanfratellani comes from San Fratello which sits at the foot of Nebrodi Mountains in eastern Sicily, Italy. They are the closet thing Sicily has to wild horses as a small herd roams Nebrodi Park.
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The Samolaco or Samolaco Horse is a rare breed that comes from Lombardy in northern Italy and named for the local town of Samolaco.
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Also called the Metis Trotter, the Russian Trotter comes from careful crosses between Orlov Trotters & American Standardbred that were then re-crossed with the offspring.
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The Russian Riding horse was created for under saddle use by Count Orlov at the end of the 18th century. Orlov was was also responsible for the Orlov Trotter (used for harness).
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The Russian Heavy Draft is a small, sturdy & fast draft breed that was developed in the Ukraine.
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The Romanian Trotter or the Trapas Romanesc was developed in Muntenia in Romania as a result of the growing trotting industry.
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The Romanian Saddle Horse or Romanian Sport Horse was created to provide a riding horse that excelled in sporting, dressage & jumping. They were created by crossing Thoroughbred, Arabian, Gidran, Furioso and some trotters for specific characteristics.
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A light riding horse of Mongolian type from Afghanistan, the Qatgani is a type of Afghan horse.
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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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The Pindos or Thessalonian Pony is a mountainous Pony breed that comes from mountainous regions of Thessaly and Epirus in Greece.
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