Kyrgyz Horse

Kyrgyz Horse
a small mare being milked by a woman in bright-coloured clothing
A mare being milked in Suusamyr, Kyrgyzstan
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 81 
Other names
Country of originKyrgyz Republic
Distributionnation-wide
Use
Traits
Height
  • 130–142 cm[3]: 480 
Colourdark colours
grey
Breed standards
Kyrgyz Horse in 1894, illustration from Les races chevalines - avec une étude spéciale sur les chevaux russes
Kok-boru in Kyrgyzstan, circa 1872

The Kyrgyz Horse or Kirgiz Horse is a traditional breed of small horse from the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan).[2] Kyrgyz people associate it with their nomadic past.[4]: 12  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.[3]: 489 

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