Yururi Island is a small uninhabited island off the coast of the Nemuro Peninsula in Japan which has been designated as a national treasure. The island is table-shaped with flat, green pastures that are home to a variety of wildlife in addition to a small herd of horses.
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These animals were originally brought to the island to carry sea tangles and were released when their need expired. The pasture conditions have allowed them to continue, however their numbers remain low due to natural selection. <\/p>\n
The island is conducive to horses as it has plenty of forage and clean water. Unfortunately a herd so small cannot exist forever and the former residents who cared for them were aging. Traditionally the stallions were removed from the island and auctioned off at two years of age, the mares remaining. However as the people aged it became too difficult to capture the young males, so they were removed from the island. The numbers dwindled very low, but in 2018 three foals were released on the island. <\/p>\n
We weren’t able to find any usable images of the animals on Yururi Island, but the example above looks very similar to the type found there. As the horse is male, it’s possibly one of the animals pulled off the island and auctioned off. <\/p>\n
Average height 14.3 \u2013 16 hands<\/p>\n
Head is heavy
\nNeck is long
\nShoulders are well slanted
\nChest is wide and deep
\nBack is long and straight
\nLegs are clean and powerful
\nFeet are hard and strong<\/p>\n
Generally grey<\/a>, but can be found in most other colors<\/a><\/p>\n Feral animals, but easy going and intelligent when tamed<\/p>\n DraftTemperament<\/h3>\n
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