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Karelian horse
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- Animal
- Horse
- Origin
- Finland, Russia
- Height
- 1.4 cm
About the Karelian horse
The Karelian is a pony native to Karelia, a region of northern Europe between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea. About 1.40 m tall, with a large head and angular physique, this pony belongs to the North Russian equine group. Reputedly very hardy, it sometimes shows primitive markings on its coat.
More horse breeds from Finland
Photo credits4 photographs on this page
- Karelian horse — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain · file page
- Finnhorse — Johanna Rautio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Finnish Warmblood — Sini Merikallio · CC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
- Trotter-type Finnhorse — Markus Kauppinen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
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