Kirgizskaya and Kirgiz Mountain, the Kyrgyz Horse has been bred in the steppes of central north Asia and Siberia by the Kyrgyz people for over 4000 years. These animals are different than Mongolian animals, as they were domesticated prior to Mongolian civilization.
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The Karacabey, Karacabey Yarimkan Arap or Karacabey Half-Bred Arabian is a breed that originated in the Marmara region of Turkey and they were declared extinct in 1979.
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Probably the most well known for their association with the Carlsburg brewery, Jutlands or Jyder were used to haul heavy brewery wagons. These animals are still used for beer transportation in Copenhagen today, in addition to promotion, festivals and films.
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The Indian Country Bred Horse comes from the Himalayan region of India and is a combination of the Bhutia, Spiti and Tibetan pony bloodlines. These animals have been cross bred for so many years that the distinction lines between each breed have blurred.
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The Hackney pony is purely a man made breed, they were developed using selective breeding with the goal of creating a pony type within the Hackney breed.
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The Gouxia Pony comes from the Debao, Jingxi and Tianyan counties of southwest China. It is an ancient breed that probably comes from the Mongolian horse. It’s name translated means Under fruit tree horse. The name and small stature comes from their initial use of holding baskets under fruit trees for harvest.
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Also called Rhineland Heavy Draft and Rhenish Cold Blood, the German Cold Blood horse is less than a century old and their numbers are rapidly declining.
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The Galiceño comes from Mexico and is relatively newly found in the US (since 1958). Like many of the horse breeds from the Americas, they owe their bloodlines to Spanish animals.
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Also called Ardennais, the Ardennes is bred in several European countries, all of their bloodlines are very similar and registries will accept animals bred in different countries. The French strain of Ardennes is significant however, because the Ardennes breed is native to the French and Belgian Ardennes so France recognizes it as a national breed.
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Also called the Klepper, the Estonian Native is one of the few remaining breeds in this area that has effectively resisted the effects of cross breeding and retained the characteristics of a northern horse.
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