Intro
A hardy mountain horse from Afghanistan, the Kohband is more of a type than a breed and are bred in a mountainous area in the north of the country, in the northwestern part of the province of Kapisa.
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Herati Horse
Intro
A light riding horse from Afghanistan, the Herati is more of a type than a breed and are known for being mounts for the Afghan resistance during the border crisis in the late 19th century.
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Dawand Horse
Intro
A sport horse from Afghanistan, the Dawand is more of a type than a breed and are known particularly for their great speed. This is the fastest of the Afghan horse types and is generally reserved for the most experienced riders.
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Buzkashi Horse
Intro
A sport horse from Afghanistan, the Buzkashi is more of a type than a breed, a type specifically bred for the game of buzkashi from which it gets its name.
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Bobo Horse
Intro
Also called Bobodi and Boboli, the Bobo is a light pony or small horse found in Burkina Faso. Like many of the West African breeds, they are generally of Barb or Dongola ancestry. Although these horses can have a natural resistance to trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), which is found in other native equines of the area.
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Mossi Horse
Intro
Also called Yagha and Burkinabe, this breed horse is named for the Mossi kingdom in what is now Burkina Faso. The Mossi people have been associated with masterful horsemanship for centuries. Their horses are a type among the West African Dongola horse, found in many countries on that part of the continent.
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Zaniskari Pony
Intro
The Zaniskari Pony comes from in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir State in northern India. Unfortunately there have been no official breeding practices in place, so interbreeding with local animals has caused pureblooded animals to be rare.
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Zangersheide Horse
Origins
The Zangersheide comes from the stud farm in Zangersheide, Belgium and was established in the early 1970’s to breed quality showjumping horses. By 1992 a studbook was created specifically for animals with natural jumping ability.
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Yururi Island horse
Intro
Yururi Island is a small uninhabited island off the coast of the Nemuro Peninsula in Japan which has been designated as a national treasure. The island is table-shaped with flat, green pastures that are home to a variety of wildlife in addition to a small herd of horses.
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Yili Horse
Intro
The Yili or Iyi Horse was developed in the mountain basin grasslands of Yili-Kazakh Autonomous District in China.
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