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Similar to the Devon Pack Horse, the Goonhilly Pony was developed as a pack animal. Their home was the Goonhilly Downs in Cornwall, from which they get their name (goon is Cornish for flattish moorland). This breed is extinct.
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Devon Pack Horse
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The Devon Pack Horse developed specifically to carry heavy loads, but fine enough to be good under saddle and sturdy enough for light agriculture. They were created from native ponies crossed with lighter, taller animals. This is an extinct breed.
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Rila Mountain Horse
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The Rila Mountain Horse is a variety of the Bulgarian Native Horse that is now considered extinct. They were absorbed into the Karachi breed.
Stara Planina Horse
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The Stara Planina Horse is a variety of the Bulgarian Native Horse that is now considered extinct. They were absorbed into the Karachi breed.
Pinkafeld Horse
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While native to Austria, the Pinkafeld or Pinkafö horse is the ancestor of Hungarian Draft horses today. Now extinct, the Pinkafeld blood lives on in Hungary.
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Nisean Horse
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The Armenian Highlands are known for breeding great horses and some of the oldest known traces of horse domestication have been found there. They are considered a status symbol and an essential element for any warrior.
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Anglo-Norman Horse
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The Anglo-Norman was a warmblood breed from the old Normandy province in northern France. Today the breed is extinct, however their bloodlines live on in a variety of modern French breeds including the Selle Français.
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Voronezh Coach Horse
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The Voronezh Coach or Voronezh Draft was developed in the Voronezh District of Russia and useful as a light draft animal for the people who lived there. The breed is now listed as extinct in the DAD-IS
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Turkoman Horse
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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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Strelets Horse
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The Streletska or Stretlets Horse comes from the caucasus family and was developed by breeding Arabians, quality Orlov Trotters, Thoroughbred and Anglo-Arabians. The resulting animal carried the physical characteristics of the Arabians with a larger build.
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