The last wild Tarpan died in Russia and is an extinct species, the last two on the planet died within a decade of each other in the late 19th century. There have been attempts to recreate the Tarpan, including the Heck Horse and Hegardt Horse.
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Also called the Metis Trotter, the Russian Trotter comes from careful crosses between Orlov Trotters and American Standardbred that were then re-crossed with the offspring.
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The Russian Riding horse was created for under saddle use by Count Orlov at the end of the 18th century. Orlov was was also responsible for the Orlov Trotter (used for harness).
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Also called Russian Draft and Russian Ardennes, the Russian Heavy Draft is a small, sturdy and fast draft breed that was developed in Imperial Russia. Unlike most draft breeds, the Russian isn’t overly large, but they are quite muscled.
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Also called the Pechorskaya, the Pechora comes from the regions around the polar circle and at the basin of the Pechora River in Russia.
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The Panje or Panjeskaya is a descendant of the Polish Konik horse and shares bloodlines with a group of small horses including the Hucul and Albanian.
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The Priobskaya, Priob or Ob Pony is a small draft breed that is part of the North Russian Pony group they are bred in the Khanty-Mansi district of western Siberia near the Ob and Irtysh rivers.
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We could find very little about the Nogai Horse except that is is one of the steppe breeds found in the north of Dagestan. They don’t appear to be listed in the DAD-IS, however they are likely a strain of Dagestan Pony.
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The Narym pony comes from the region near the Ob River in western Siberia and is very similar to the Priob breed, except generally more robust in stature. The two share similar physical characteristics as they are shaped by similar climate and conditions. Some consider them to be two different subgroups of the same northern forest horse breed.
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