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Peruvian Paso
- Animal
- Horse
- Type
- List of gaited horse breeds
- Origin
- Peru
- Height
- 147.5 cm
- Weight
- 400 kg
About the Peruvian Paso
The Peruvian Horse is a breed of light saddle horse known for its smooth ride. It is distinguished by a natural, four-beat, lateral gait called the paso llano. This breed is protected by the Peruvian government through Decree number 25919 of Peru enacted on November 28, 1992, and has been declared a Cultural Heritage of the Nation by the National Institute of Culture (INC). Due to the isolation suffered for about 400 years and the selection made by their breeders, this breed is very particular in their body proportions and an ambling gait or "paso llano" that is characteristic. It is typical of the northern Peruvian regions of the country from which it originated. Trujillo city is considered the cradle of typical Peruvian Horses.
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Campolina Brazil Photo: Amazona01 · CC BY-SA 3.0 
La Hague horse France Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain 
Photo credits10 photographs on this page
- Peruvian Paso — Hoierman · Public domain · file page
- Andean — Jake G · CC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
- American Saddlebred — Just chaos · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- Campolina — Amazona01 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Costa Rican Saddle Horse — Arsdelicata · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Guba — Naturefriends · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse — Kittymama · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- La Hague horse — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain · file page
- Lesbos horse — Ronald Saunders · CC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
- Mangalarga Marchador — Fábio Vidigal · CC BY-SA 2.5 · file page
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