Zaniskari

Zaniskari
Conservation status
Other names
  • Zanskari[3]
  • Zaskari[4]: 197 
  • Zanaskari[2]
  • Jhanskar
Country of originIndia
DistributionZanskar valley of Ladakh
StandardIndigenous Horse Society of India
Use
Traits
Height
    • Range: 110–140 cm
    • Average: 126 cm[5]: 53 
Colour
Carrying packs of potatoes near the Zanskar River

The Zaniskari or Zanskari is a breed of small mountain horse or pony from Ladakh in northern India.[6] It is named for the Zanskar valley or region in Kargil district.[7] It is similar to the Spiti breed of Himachal Pradesh, but is better adapted to work at high altitude.[8] Like the Spiti, it shows similarities to the Tibetan breeds living on the other side of the Himalayas in neighbouring Tibet.[4]: 197  It is of medium size, and is often grey in colour. The breed is considered endangered, as there are only a few hundred alive today, and a conservation programme has been started at Padum, Zanskar, in the Kargil district of Ladakh.

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