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Puruca
- Animal
- Horse
- Origin
- Brazil
About the Puruca
Puruca is a Brazilian breed of small or miniature horse native to Marajó Island, in the Marajó Archipelago in the Amazon Delta, Pará. The island is identified as the largest in that archipelago. Puruca developed from cross-breeding horses of the island’s Marajoara breed with Shetland Pony stock brought from elsewhere. This gives the breed a specific regional origin and a stated history involving two kinds of horse stock. They do not give further information about its appearance, temperament, care or uses. For readers looking into horse breeds from Brazil, the entry provides a concise account of where Puruca originated and how its lineage formed.
What stands out
- Native to Marajó Island in Pará, Brazil.
- Described as small or miniature.
- Origin includes Marajoara and Shetland Pony stock.
Who it suits
Puruca may interest people learning about Brazilian horse breeds, especially those connected with Marajó Island and the Amazon Delta.
In short
Puruca is a small or miniature Brazilian horse with a stated island origin and cross-breed background.
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 credits8 photographs on this 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.