Photo: N. Bunin and others · Public domain horse breed · 671 on Animalso
Kyrgyz Horse
Kyrgyzstan
- Animal
- Horse
- Origin
- Kyrgyzstan
About the Kyrgyz Horse
The Kyrgyz Horse or Kirgiz Horse is a traditional breed of small horse from the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan). Kyrgyz people associate it with their nomadic past. During the Soviet era of Kyrgyz history, the Kyrgyz Horse was cross-bred with imported foreign breeds, including Don and Thoroughbred strains, to create a new and larger breed, the Novokirgiz or New Kirgiz. They are the only indigenous horse breeds of Kyrgyzstan.
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Photo credits2 photographs on this page
- Kyrgyz Horse — N. Bunin and others · Public domain · file page
- Novokirghiz — revolution cycle · CC BY 2.0 · file page
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