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The Hackney pony is purely a man made breed, they were developed using selective breeding with the goal of creating a pony type within the Hackney breed.
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The Hackney pony is purely a man made breed, they were developed using selective breeding with the goal of creating a pony type within the Hackney breed.
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England has a long history of trotting animals and the tradition is thought to go back to the Middle Ages. For many years two types of trotters came from the areas of East Anglis and the East Riding of Yorkshire, the Norfolk Trotter and the Yorkshire Hackneys.
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The Guizhou or Qian Horse is a native breed of the mountainous Guizhou Province in China where agriculture was developed as early as 770 BC. Relatively isolated geographically, these animals have had little outside influence and are an incredibly pure breed.
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Also called Guanxi, Ganzi and formerly called Sihang, the Guangxi is a small horse is found in the Sichuan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region of China.
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The Gronigan Horse is a heavy Dutch warmblood that has close connections to the Gelderland breed (although it is larger and more robust) like the Gelderland, the Groningan has essentially been absorbed into the Dutch Warmblood registry.
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The Giara horse native to the island of Sardinia, Italy and they are found on a large, basalt plateau in the south of the island. Recently a small number of animals have been re-introduced into other parts of Sardinia in the hopes of growing their numbers. They among the few Italian breeds that have not been influenced by English Thoroughbred.
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Named for the region from which they came, the Ghazi Horse is a mystery. They are possibly bred for an equestrian test of skill called tent pegging played in the region.
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Also called Rhineland Heavy Draft and Rhenish Cold Blood, the German Cold Blood horse is less than a century old and their numbers are rapidly declining.
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The Galloway Pony is an extinct pony breed that came from Scotland, they were originally used as mounts for boarder raids and later by cattle drovers for herding their stock.
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Also called Gallego, Faca Galizana, Jaca Gallega, Poney gallego, Poni Galaga and Cabalo de Pura Raza Galega, the Galician Pony comes from the northwest of Spain, which is a wet region with low mountains.
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