Welcome to the new and improved breeds section, have a look around and meet a breed or two.

Pentro Horse

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Origins

The Pentro breed comes from Italy and has been in the southern Italian wetlands for the last millennia. Today the breed lives in a feral state and are dangerously close to extinction.
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Peneia Pony

Origins

Also called the Pinia, Pineia, Panela & the Elis, the Peneia Pony is a very rare breed that comes from the Peloponnese in the south of Greece. Their name loosely translates to ‘peninsula pony’.
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Pechora Horse

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Intro

Also called the Pechorskaya, the Pechora comes from the regions around the polar circle and at the basin of the Pechora River in Russia.
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Pantaneiro Horse

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Origins

Also called the Poconeao & the Mimoseano, the Pantaneiro comes from northern Mato Grasso the Panatanal region of Brazil. This is an incredibly hardy breed that has developed in a swampy area, they have developed resistance to disease that would destroy many other breeds.
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Orlov Trotter Horse

Intro

The Orlov Trotter was developed by Count Orlov after receiving an Arabian stallion from a Turkish admiral.
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Oldenburg

Intro

Initially the Oldenbuger was developed as a coach horse that was adaptable enough for agriculture work. Like many of the European competition horses, the bloodlines were developed over time to accommodate the changes in society.
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Noriker Horse

Intro

The Noriker or Noric horse has been breed in the Alpine region & foothills of Austria for the last 2000 years.
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Nonius Horse

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Intro

The Nonius comes from Hungary and this breed can all trace their lineage back to one flagship stallion, an Anglo-Norman stallion by the name of Nonius Senior.
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Newfoundland Pony

Intro

The Newfoundland Pony was developed on Newfoundland Island in the easternmost province of Canada.
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New Kirgiz Horse

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Intro

Also called the Novokirgizskaya, the New Kirgiz Horse was developed using the old Kirgiz breed and was developed around 1930 in Kyrgyzstan.
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