Estonian Native horse

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Estonian Native
a small solid-looking horse with slim legs and a concave profile
Conservation status
Other names
  • Estonian Native Horse
  • Estonian: Eesti hobune
  • Klepper
  • Estonian Klepper
Country of originEstonia
Distributionwestern coast, islands such as Saaremaa[3]: 210 
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    average 450 kg[2]
  • Female:
    average 420 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    average 147 cm[2]
  • Female:
    average 145 cm[2]
Colourusually bay, black, chestnut, grey

The Estonian Native or Estonian Klepper (Estonian: Eesti hobune) is an Estonian breed of small horse. It is one of three recognised horse breeds in Estonia, the others being the Tori and the Estonian Draft, both of which derive from it.[4]: 464  It has also influenced other Northern European breeds such as the Latvian Warmblood,[5]: 133  the Vyatka, and the extinct Obva in Russia.[4]: 464  It is an endangered breed;[1]: 38  the population fell from about 16000 in the 1950s to approximately 500 in 2004.[5]: 129 

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