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Hequ horse
Tibet
- Animal
- Horse
- Origin
- Tibet
About the Hequ horse
The Hequ horse, previously called the Nanfan, is a horse breed native to the northwestern Tibetan plateau. Its ancestry traces to the Tang dynasty, influenced by the Tibetan pony, the Ferghana and the Mongolian horse. It was given its present name in 1954, from the Chinese word for its native region on the first loop of the Yellow River. Once common, the Hequ fell victim to Chinese policy and the mechanization of transportation.
More horse breeds from Tibet
Riwoche horse Tibet Photo: Laika ac · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Photo credits3 photographs on this page
- Hequ horse — gill_penney · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- Riwoche horse — Laika ac · CC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
- Tibetan pony — Ernst Schäfer · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · file page
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