Konik

For other uses, see Konik (disambiguation).
Konik
Conservation status
Other names
  • Polish Konik
  • Konik polski
Country of originPoland
Distribution
Traits
Weight
Height
  • 130–140 cm[3]: 216 
Colourmouse dun or striped dun
Breed standards

The Konik or Polish Konik, Polish: konik polski, is a Polish breed of small horse or pony. There are semi-feral populations in some regions. They are usually mouse dun or striped dun.

The Bilgoray, Polish: konik biłgorajski, of south-eastern Poland is a sub-type of the breed influenced by Arab and Thoroughbred blood; it is close to extinction. The extinct Sweyki or Schweike sub-type of East Prussia contributed to the development of the Trakehner.[4]: 481 

The word "konik" means 'small horse'. It may be used in a wider sense to describe the Polish Konik and other similar breeds, among them the Hucul pony of the Carpathian Mountains, the Polesian of Belarus and the Žemaitukas of Lithuania.[4]: 481 

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