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Also called the Persano, the Salerno horse comes from the Campania region of Italy in the 18th century. These animals were based on the Neapolitan horse (also a foundation for the Lipizzaner).
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The West Black Sea Rahvan Horse (or Rahvan for short) comes from Turkey and has been bred there for at least 800 years. Rahvan is the Turkish word used to describe their quick, lateral walking gait.
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Origins
The Quarter Pony is essentially a smaller version of the Quarter Horse & stems from animals that didn’t meet the American Quarter Horse Association’s height requirement.
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Origins
The Piquira Pony is a relatively recent pony breed from Brazil, they were created by crossing local Crioulo with small pony breeds (mostly Shetland).
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Predominately known for their unique, laterial gait, the Peruvian Paso is also a performer, one who can manage a high-stepping dancing action that almost makes its own music.
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Origins
The Perinagan Pony comes from the island of Java in Indonesia and is known for being one of the more quality Indonesian ponies. They come from crossing the Java Pony with Arabian bloodlines.
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Paso Fino translates to ‘fine step’ and the are very clearly a breed apart from others as their fine step cannot be taught, it has to come through their genetics. The Paso is in fact distinguished by their four-beat lateral gait.
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The Panje or Panjeskaya is a descendant of the Polish Konik horse and shares bloodlines with a group of small horses including the Hucul & Albanian.
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Origins
The Padang Pony comes from the island of Sumatra in Indonesia and is similar to the other pony breeds found in Indonesia including the Bali, Java & Timor. Although this breed comes from Indonesia, they were developed by the Dutch.
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The North Swedish Horse is a relatively new breed, it’s bloodlines only being about a 100 years old. They come from the same genetics as the Dole horse which comes from the ancient Scandinavian horse.
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