Intro
The Caballo de las Retuertas or Retuertas Horse comes from the Doñana marsh, where freshwater lagoons that form in the summer. These lagoons are collectively known as retuertas and where this breed gets its name.
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Critical tag
Slovenian Warmblood Horse
Intro
The Slovenski Toplokrvni Konj or Slovenian Warmblood Horse is a relatively recent breed, producing animals that are big and versatile specifically for equestrian sports.
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Wielkopolski Old Type Horse
Intro
The Wielkopolski Old Type, Wilekopolski w Starym Typie, 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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Polish Traken
Dutch Heavy Warmblood Horse
Intro
Also called Zwaar Warmbloed paard, the Dutch Heavy Warmblood is a robust riding type that is registered separately than the Dutch Riding Horse and their KWPN sport registries.
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Lithuanian Riding Poni
Intro
The Lithuanian Riding Poni is very much a 21st century breed and was only recently established. That doesn’t mean they haven’t bred useful ponies in the country, they were just recently recognized officially.
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Latvian Ardenis
Intro
As the name implies, this is a Latvian strain of the well-loved Ardennes breed, developed in many countries.
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Latvian Warmblood
Intro
Traditionally, horse breeding in Latvia was to develop three specific types of animals, a draft type, a sport horse and a light riding horse.
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Pure Eastern Blood
Persano Horse
Intro
The Persian Horse or Persano has been in Italy long enough to be considered a native breed and is essentially an Anglo-Arabian. They are traditionally bred on the plains of the river Sele, or in the Salerno and Toscana Region.
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