Kyrgyz Horse
A mare being milked in Suusamyr, Kyrgyzstan | |
| Conservation status | FAO (2007): not at risk: 81 |
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| Country of origin | Kyrgyz Republic |
| Distribution | nation-wide |
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| Colour | dark colours grey |
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The Kyrgyz Horse or Kirgiz Horse is a traditional breed of small horse from the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan). Kyrgyz people associate it with their nomadic past.: 12 During the Soviet era of Kyrgyz history, the Kyrgyz Horse was cross-bred with imported foreign breeds, including Don and Thoroughbred strains, to create a new and larger breed, the Novokirgiz or New Kirgiz.: 489