Intro
Also called Henan Trait, the Henan Light Draught horse was created in answer to the need for a stronger horse for agriculture which could also be ridden.
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China Category
Barkol Horse
Intro
The Barkol horse comes from Kazak Autonomous counties of Barkol, Yiwu and Hami County, in Xinjiang. This is a region known for their horse and camel breeding.
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Yunnan Horse
Intro
The Yunnan comes from the Wuron Mountains in China and has been bred strictly locally without any influence of outside blood.
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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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Yanqi Horse
Xilingol Horse
Intro
The Xilingol comes from the steppes of southeastern Xilinggral Meng in Inner Mongolia and is a relatively new breed that was developed in the 1960’s.
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Sini Horse
Intro
The Sini or Xinihe Horse comes from the Sini River Basin in China and have been developed since early in the 20th century.
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Sanhe Horse
Origins
Also called Hai-La-Erh, Hailar, Sanpeitze and Sanho, the Sanhe Horse comes from eastern Inner Mongolia at a grassland basin formed by three rivers (Sanhe means ‘three rivers’) in China. They are thought to be among the finest of the breeds developed in China partially because the area is well suited to raising equines.
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Sandan Horse
Intro
The Sandan or Shandan horse comes specifically from the Sandan Farm which is at the foot of the Qilian Shan mountain range in China.
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Przewalski’s Horse
Intro
Also called Equus Przewalskii, Asiatic Wild horse, Mongolian Wild Horse and Taki, the Przewalski’s Horse is the only known surviving species of wild equine on the planet (since the extinction of the Tarpan). All other breeds of modern horse are thought to come from domesticated horse (yes, even the feral ones – at some point they were all reintroduced to the wild).
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