Intro
The Mezen or Mezenskaya is a draft breed of the northern forest type that is bred in the valleys of the Mezen & Pineg Rivers in the Arkhangelsk region.
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Russia Category
Megezh Horse
Intro
The Megezh is the largest type found within the Yakut breed and they are bred in the southwestern part of Yakutia in the Leninsk region.
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Kuznetsk Horse
Intro
Organized horse breeding in Siberia didn’t really begin until mid to late 19th century. Before that time local breeds had emerged, the most valuable and well known was the Kuznetsk horse.
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Karachai Horse
Intro
Also called Karachay, Karakachan Pony, Karatschai pony, Karatschaever, Karatschaewsker & Karachaier, the Karachai breed comes from the breeds of the northern Caucasus and was developed at the start of the last millennium.
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Kalmyk Horse
Kabarda Horse
Intro
Also called the Kabardian & the Kabardinskaya, the Kabarda breed comes from the Babardino-Balkar Autonomous Republic & the Stavropol area of Caucasus & developed by nomadic tribesmen.
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Don Horse
Intro
Also called the Donskaya, the Don horse was developed on the steppes of the Don river and comes primarily from Russian steppe horses crossed with animals of Arabian, Karabakh, Akhal-Teke & Thoroughbred descent.
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Dagestan Pony
Origins
We have been unable to find much online about this obscure breed other than the fact that they are from the coastal plains of Dagestan, Russia & come in several size variations.
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Cossack Horse
The Great Unknown
We couldn’t find anything about the Cossack breed other than a few random old writings that spoke of a thin, spare animal with tough feet.
Chumysh Horse
Intro
The Chumysh horse was developed by people near the Chmysh river in the Altai region of Russia. The goal was to improve the small local animals by adding draft & saddle blood. The result of such crossbreeding and then interbreeding of suitable offspring was a valuable agriculture-type horse.
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