The Nili-Ravi buffalo is a milk type of buffalo breed. They are found mainly in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Multan and Bahawal Nagar districts in Punjab Province. Their color is black and their average weight at maturity is 800 kg for the male and 525 kg for the female.
The Kundi breed is of the milk type. It is found in Dadu, Hyderabad, Karachi, Larkana, Nawabshah, Sanghar and Thatta districts in Sind Province. The color is solid black. The average weight at maturity for the male is 600 kg and 375 kg for the female.
They are massive animals. The horns are small and spirally [...]
Introduction
The Schleswiger Heavy Draft originates from the north of Germany. It is of middle size and weight and was influenced by the introduction of the Jutland Heavy Draft and other heavy horse breeds. Until the sixties the Schleswiger served as a working horse. Nowadays it is on the list of the endangered domestic animal breeds [...]
Also Known As: Asiatic Wild Horse, Mongolian Wild Horse, Mongolian Tarpan, Taki
The Przewalski horse (Equus przewalski poliakov) is the last remaining wild species of horses. All other horses are either domesticated or descended from horses which were once domesticated. Until the mid-1990’s the Przewalski was extinct in the wild, exterminated by hunters. Through efforts of [...]
The Jutland is Denmark’s own breed of heavy horse. Its ancestors have been bred on the Jutland peninsula since the middle ages and before. Selection for the breed as it appears today began around 1850. One of the greatest contributions to the success of the breed came from the stallion Oppenheim who was imported from [...]
The Jinzhou horse is found in Jin county, southern Liaodong peninsula in the Liaoning region of China. They are a riding and draft horse which is also kept for its meat and milk production. It has developed in 1926 from the local Mongolian type crossed with imported light and heavy horse breeds.
Reference:
Mason, I.L. 1996. [...]
Description: The Friesian breed is one of the oldest domesticated breeds in Europe. It is native to the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. The Friesian suffered a decline in numbers with the increase of mechanization on the farm and in transportation. In fact, the number of Friesian stallions reputedly was reduced to only [...]
Also Know By: Trotteur français, Anglo-Norman Trotter, Norman Trotter
The French Trotter originated in the 20th century from the Norman Coach Horse with Thoroughbred, Hackney and American Trotter bloodlines included. They are found in the Normandy region of France.
Also Know By: Cheval de selle français, French Saddle Horse, French Warmblood
Developed in the 1950’s from halfbreds, including Anglo-Norman and its derivatives Charentais, Charolais, Vendeen and also Corlais, the French Saddlebred is a light riding horse found throughout France.
Description: The Frederiksborg is the oldest horse breed in Denmark, and can be traced back to the horses of the royal stud at Frederiksborg. In its prime, this was one of the finest studs in Europe. During the eighteenth century the Frederiksborg was one of the world’s most famous horse breeds. The breed was highly [...]
