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The Russian Heavy Draft is a small, sturdy & fast draft breed that was developed in the Ukraine.
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The Romanian Trotter or the Trapas Romanesc was developed in Muntenia in Romania as a result of the growing trotting industry.
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Origins
The Romanian Saddle Horse was created to provide a riding horse that excelled in sporting, dressage & jumping. They were created by crossing Thoroughbred, Arabian, Gidran, Furioso and some trotters for specific characteristics.
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The Polesian Horse or Polesakya comes from the marshy Pripet area of the Ukraine and the Byelorussian lowlands. These are native animals that belong to the forest type, similar to the Zhmud breed.
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Also called the Mulassier, the Poitevin Horse comes from the marshy lands in the west of France and is the least known of the French heavy breeds.
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Also called Plevna & Pleveska, the Pleven is a half-bred horse that comes from Bulgaria. Development began in 1898 by crossing the best local animals with Arabian & Anglo-Arabian blood and later Gidran stallions were introduced. By 1951 there had become a fixed type and the breed was officially recognized.
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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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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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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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The Orlov Trotter was developed by Count Orlov after receiving an Arabian stallion from a Turkish admiral.
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