{"id":7616,"date":"2025-01-12T14:05:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T14:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/?p=7616"},"modified":"2025-01-12T14:06:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T14:06:42","slug":"kachchhi-sindhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/kachchhi-sindhi","title":{"rendered":"Kachchhi Sindhi Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Intro<\/h3>\n<p>Also called Mustangs of India, the Kachchhi Sindhi Horse is similar to both <a href=\"\/breeds\/kathiawari\">Kathiawari<\/a> and <a href=\"\/breeds\/marwari\">Marwari<\/a> as they also have crescent shaped ears, although theirs don&#8217;t touch at the tips. This breed is visually distinguishable from the other two by their (obviously <a href=\"\/breeds\/barb\">Barb<\/a> influenced) roman nose. They are a distinctly desert breed and come from the Rajasthan and Gujarat regions.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Origins<\/h3>\n<p>There is not much information about the history of this breed, although a renewed interest in their genetics will hopefully provide more. In 2008, the shepherds of Kutch established the Ram-Raheem Kutchi Sindhi Horsepower Cooperative Society, organizing events to increase awareness about horses in the area. <\/p>\n<p>Many of the Kachchhi Sindhi animals are bred by pastoralist. Owners keep a small herd of mares (1-10) and bring in carefully selected stallions for breeding. They are an important element of life for Maldhari people, helping them keep livestock and for racing. <\/p>\n<p>In 2021 a study on the <a href=\"https:\/\/arccjournals.com\/journal\/indian-journal-of-animal-research\/B-4221\">Phenotypic Characterization of Kachchhi-Sindhi Horses<\/a> was published in the Indian Journal of Animal Research in the hopes of isolating their genetics for preservation. This breed looks to have decidedly more Barb blood than other types of riding horses found in India. Also distinctive for their \u2018Rewal chal\u2019 gait, which is softer than the trot.<\/p>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<p>Average height 14.6 hands<\/p>\n<h3>Physique<\/h3>\n<p>Head generally has convex profile<br \/>\nEars are crescent shaped, but to not meet at the tips<br \/>\nHooded nostrils<br \/>\nBack is short<br \/>\nBroad hooves<\/p>\n<h3>Traditional Colors<\/h3>\n<p>Most commonly <a href=\"\/colors\/base\/chestnut\">chestnut<\/a> and <a href=\"\/colors\/modifiers\/bay\">bay<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Temperament<\/h3>\n<p>Docile and kind<\/p>\n<h3>Use<\/h3>\n<p>Transportation<br \/>\nRiding<br \/>\nSport<br \/>\nLivestock<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><small>*All links open in a new window<\/small><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/arccjournals.com\/journal\/indian-journal-of-animal-research\/B-4221\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phenotypic Characterization of Kachchhi-Sindhi Horses<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>More Images<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grid-two\">\n<div class=\"grid-two-one\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/kachchhi-sindhi-horse-3.webp\" alt=\"Kachchhi Sindhi Horse\" load=\"lazy\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two-two\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Video<\/h3>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U0_ZOLEvApg?si=NwQL6AKBaKUEYi0i\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9pfKuoMfsa4?si=7utSn-biUwf2nDbj\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intro Also called Mustangs of India, the Kachchhi Sindhi Horse is similar to both Kathiawari and Marwari as they also have crescent shaped ears, although theirs don&#8217;t touch at the tips. This breed is visually distinguishable from the other two by their (obviously Barb influenced) roman nose. They are a distinctly desert breed and come [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[126,5,11,135],"class_list":["post-7616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india","tag-at-risk","tag-bay","tag-chestnut","tag-vulnerable"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7616"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7621,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7616\/revisions\/7621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}