Basque Mountain Horse

For Basque pony, see Pottok.

Basque Mountain Horse
On Gorbeia
Other names
  • Basque: Euskal Herriko Mendiko Zaldia
  • Spanish: Caballo de Monte del País Vasco
Country of originSpain, France
DistributionBasque Country
StandardBoletín Oficial del País Vasco
Traits
Height
  • 138.5 cm (54.5 in)[1]
On Gorbeia
Mare and foal on Gorbeia

The Basque Mountain Horse (Spanish: Caballo de Monte del País Vasco, Basque: Euskal Herriko Mendiko Zaldia) is a breed of horse from the Basque Country of Spain and France. It is listed in the Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España, the official catalogue of livestock breeds of Spain, in the group of autochthonous breeds in danger of extinction.[2] The original breed standard of the "Euskal Herriko Mendiko Zaldia / Caballo de Monte del País Vasco", officially approved on 21 July 1999 and published in the Boletín Oficial del País Vasco, the official bulletin of the Basque Country, was repealed in 2015 and replaced with a new one.[3][1]

At the end of 2013 the total number of breeding animals recorded in the herdbook was 4556.[4]

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