Russia Category

Breeds of horse found in Russia, an enormous nation on the Asian continent. Not only are there a variety of incredibly ancient breeds found in the country, there were a number of breeds developed from the 18th century on.

Minusin Horse

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The Minusin breed is similar to many of the steppe breeds, having been shaped by life on the steppes. However these animals tend to be more robust and imposing in stature. According to the DAD-IS this breed is extinct as of 2006.
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Mezen Horse

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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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Megezh Horse

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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

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Organized horse breeding in Siberia didn’t really begin until mid to late 19th century. Before that time local breeds had emerged, but breeding was localized for specific needs. Among the most valuable and well known was the Kuznetsk horse or Kuznetskaya.
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Kushum Horse

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Also called Kushmakaya, the Kushum breed was developed in the Ural mountain region of Kazakhstan from 1931 to 1976.
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Karachai Horse

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Also called Karachay, Karakachan Pony, Karatschai pony, Karatschaever, Karatschaewsker and Karachaier, the Karachai comes from the breeds of the northern Caucasus and was developed at the start of the last millennium.
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Kalmyk Horse

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Also called the Kalmyskaya, the Kalmyk Horse originally comes from Mongolian lines and is bred in the territory along the Volga and Ural rivers. Physically they resemble the Kirghiz breed in many ways, except they are taller and tend to be rougher in confirmation.
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Kabarda Horse

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Also called Kabardian and Kabardinskaya, the Kabarda breed comes from the Babardino-Balkar Autonomous Republic and the Stavropol area of Caucasus, developed by nomadic tribesmen.
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Don Horse

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Also called 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 and Thoroughbred descent.
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Dagestan Pony

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The Dagestanskii or Dagestan Pony is a hardy mountain horse found in Dagestan which comes in three different varieties, Kalmyk (the largest) Avar (the smalest) and Lezkin (from the south).
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