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The Dragon Horse is very much a horse of legend, they were notable for their extreme endurance and are said to have been able to travel great distances without growing tired.
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Donskoi Horse
Dhanni Horse
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The Dhanni Horse comes from the Punjab state of India and was thought to be Sikh leader Ranjit Singh’s favorite breed.
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Cremonese Horse
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The Cremonese Horse is not an official breed, but a now extinct type of Italian Draft horse that was once bred in Lombardy, Italy.
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Comet Horse
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This handsome pony was only bred in New Zealand, using a foundation of Carlyon Pony mares crossed with two Welsh stallions called Kinarth Caesar and Comet. Given the breed’s name, Comet was likely to have sired the best offspring.
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Cheval Lorrain
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The Cheval lorrain, or Haretard which is not an endearing nickname, rather a moniker for poorly bred horses, looked upon with contempt. France has almost always produced fine horseflesh.
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Celtic Horse
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There are a number of pony breeds which can be called Celtic, most of them are related to one another on some level. The original was a wild horse found on the British Isles and parts of Western Europe, which as the name suggests, was probably domesticated by the Celts
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Catalan Horse
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Now extinct, the Catalan horse is an ancestor of today’s Catalan Pyrenean horse. This was a breed of saddle horse that was bred specifically in Catalonia, from where they get their name.
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Carlyon Pony
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The Carlyon Pony was not an official breed, they were the result of imported Exmoor Ponies crossed with local animals of New Zealand.
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Canelón Horse
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A predecessor to the Criollo Uruguayo, the Canelón was the first national horse of Uruguay, probably bred in the Canelones region from which it takes its name. Known as a fine and adaptable saddle horse, with fast, agile movement.
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