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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.
The Rila Mountain Horse is a variety of the Bulgarian Native Horse that is now considered extinct. They were absorbed into the Karachi breed.
The Stara Planina Horse is a variety of the Bulgarian Native Horse that is now considered extinct. They were absorbed into the Karachi breed.
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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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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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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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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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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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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The true wild Tarpan comes from Russia and is an extinct species, the last two on the planet died within a decade of each other in the late 19th century. Today’s version of the Tarpan, also called the Heck Horse is a genetic recreation of the old breed.
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The Norfolk Roadster or Trotter was perhaps one of the most influential of all trotting breeds and is the foundation for most modern trotting breeds of today.
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