Photo: Tyrv · CC BY-SA 4.0 horse breed · 671 on Animalso
Azteca horse
- Animal
- Horse
- Type
- Riding horse
- Origin
- Mexico
- Height
- 1.52 cm
About the Azteca horse
The Azteca is a horse breed from Mexico, with a subtype, called the "American Azteca", found in the United States. They are well-muscled horses that may be of any solid color, and the American Azteca may also have Pinto coloration. Aztecas are known to compete in many western riding and some English riding disciplines. The Mexican registry for the original Azteca and the United States registries for the American Azteca have registration rules that vary in several key aspects, including ancestral bloodlines and requirements for physical inspections. The Azteca was first developed in Mexico in 1972, from a blend of Andalusian, American Quarter Horse and Mexican Criollo bloodlines. From there, they spread to the United States, where American Paint Horse blood was added.
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Photo credits11 photographs on this page
- Azteca horse — Tyrv · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Galiceno — RMBlaney · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Studbook La Silla — Clément Bucco-Lechat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Ader — Ssmiling · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- American Quarter Horse — José Reynaldo da Fonseca · CC BY 2.5 · file page
- Amurski horse — N. Bunin and others · Public domain · file page
- Anglo-barb horse — Monod · Public domain · file page
- Arab-Barb — Tsaag Valren · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Araber-Haflinger — Nomygon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Baluchi horse — Steve Evans · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- Barb horse — Houssain tork · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
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