Western Sudan Pony

Western Sudan Pony
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 111 
  • DAD-IS (2023): not at risk[2]               
Other names
  • Gharbaui[3]: 408 
  • Darfur Pony
  • Kordofani
  • Mayray
  • Messeri
  • Reziegi Taaishi[2]
Country of originSudan
Distribution
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    450 kg[2]
  • Female:
    400 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    140 cm[2]
  • Female:
    140 cm[2]
Colour

Western Sudan Pony is an exonym for a Sudanese breed or group of breeds or ecotypes of small horse or pony. These are distributed principally in southern Darfur and south-western Kordofan, extending into southern Chad,[3]: 408  and are known generically as Gharbaui ("western")[a] or by a variety of regional names including Darfur Pony and Kordofani.[4]: 8 [2]

The Western Sudan Pony is one of four recognised horse breeds in Sudan, the others being the Dongola or Dongolawi, the Sudanese Country-Bred and the Tawleed.[5]: 505 [2]

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