Anadolu pony
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| Anadolu Pony | |
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| Country of origin: | Turkey |
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The Anadolu Pony is a Turkish breed of horse developed over one thousand years ago. They are known for their speed, endurance and hardiness.
The Anadolu Pony is descended from crosses of Turkoman, Arabian, Persian, Karabakh, Akhal-Teke, Karbada, Deliboz, Mongolian, and the ancient Anatolia horse. Some books refer to this small pony as the Native Turkish Pony, or Turk, but Professors Salahattin Batu and M. Nurettin Aral made a distinction in types between the horses in Anatolia as Anadolu and East and Southeast Anadolu.
The Anadolu pony has been known for over one thousand years in Turkey. Anadolu can be translated as "Turkey on the Asia". This is the most populous Turkish horse breed, with approximately 930,000 alive today.
The Anadolu is a small pony, standing between 12.1 and 13.3 hands high. The head is small and shows refinement. Both convex and concave profiles are found within the breed. The mouth is small; nostrils are open and flexible; withers are somewhat low; the chest is narrow; the croup is sloped.It is usually used as a riding horse and a pack horse, and is known to be strong, enduring and fast. It has been bred to live in poor conditions, and is today found throughout Turkey.
[edit] References
- Hendricks, Bonnie. International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds page 27
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