Photo: Vicente Bissoni Neto · CC BY-SA 4.0 horse breed · 671 on Animalso
Pantaneiro
- Animal
- Horse
- Origin
- Brazil
- Height
- 1.37 cm
- Weight
- 350 kg
About the Pantaneiro
The Pantaneiro is a small horse breed from Brazil, classified as a Colonial Spanish or Iberian type. It is native to the Pantanal, a vast wetland region mainly in Mato Grosso do Sul in western Brazil. The area is flooded for much of the year, and the breed takes its name from this landscape. Pantaneiro horses are also known as Mimoseano, Poconeano and Bahiano. Their listed height is 1.37 and their listed weight is 350. The Pantaneiro is one of thirteen horse breeds recognised as Brazilian by Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Brazil’s national agricultural research organisation. These details identify its country and wetland origins, its horse family, and its place among breeds recognised in Brazil.
What stands out
- Native to the Pantanal wetlands
- Also called Mimoseano, Poconeano and Bahiano
- Recognised among Brazilian horse breeds
Who it suits
The Pantaneiro may interest people looking for a horse breed native to Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands. It is suited to readers interested in Colonial Spanish or Iberian-type horses.
In short
The Pantaneiro is a Brazilian horse breed with a clear connection to the Pantanal. Its alternative names and recognised status offer useful identifying details.
More horse breeds from Brazil
Campolina Brazil Photo: Amazona01 · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Crioulo Brazil Photo: Kc.sminsights · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Lavradeiro Brazil Photo: Carlos Marques · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Mangalarga Brazil Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain 
Photo credits9 photographs on this page
- Pantaneiro — Vicente Bissoni Neto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Brazilian pony — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY 2.5 · file page
- Brazilian Sport Horse — Henry Bucklow/Lazy Photography · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Campolina — Amazona01 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Crioulo — Kc.sminsights · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Lavradeiro — Carlos Marques · CC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
- Mangalarga — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain · file page
- Mangalarga Marchador — Fábio Vidigal · CC BY-SA 2.5 · file page
- Northeastern horse — Euzeli Cipriano dos Santos Junior · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under the licence each one names. How Animalso credits photographs.