Tersk horse

Tersk
a slim silver-grey horse trotting
Tersk stallion
Conservation statusFAO (2007): endangered[1]: 139 
Other names
  • Russian: Терская
  • Terskaya
  • Tersky
Country of originRussian Federation
DistributionStavropol Krai
Useriding horse
Traits
Height
  • Male:
    160 cm[2]: 301 
  • Female:
    157 cm[2]: 301 
Colourgrey, dark colours[3]: 507 
Marshal Georgy Zhukov riding a Tersk horse in the Moscow Victory Parade on 24 June 1945

The Tersk or Tersky is a Russian breed of light riding horse of Arab type. It was bred at the Tersk Stud in Stavropol Krai in the North Caucasus between about 1925 and 1940.[3]: 507 [2]: 300 

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