Russian Trotter

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Russian Trotter
Русский рысак

Russian Trotter with racing sulky
Other names	Russian: Русский Рысак (Russkii Rysak) Russian: Ру́сская Рыси́стая (Russkaya Rysistaya) Orlov-American Trotter[1]
Country of origin	Russian Federation
Traits
Distinguishing features	Male height: 161 cm[1] Female height: 159 cm[1]
Equus ferus caballus

The Russian Trotter is a breed of trotting horse from the Russian Federation. It originated from cross-breeding of native Orlov Trotter horses with imported American Standardbred stock from about 1890; by about 1950 the Russian Trotter breed was considered established, although some cross-breeding with American stallions continued.^[2]: 314 A stud-book was established in 1927;^[1] in 1989 it ran to 23 volumes.^[2]: 315

The Russian Trotter is widely distributed, from the Baltic to Siberia. In 1989 there were approximately 290,000 in the USSR, of which some 27,000 were considered purebred.^[2]: 315