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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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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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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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The Orlov Trotter was developed by Count Orlov after receiving an Arabian stallion from a Turkish admiral.
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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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The Novokirghiz is a fairly recent breed that was developed during the 1930’s in Kirghizia and comes from the Old Kirghiz breed. Crosses with Thoroughbred blood have created a lighter & more refined animal in the Novokirghiz.
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The Newfoundland Pony was developed on Newfoundland Island in the easternmost province of Canada.
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Also called the Murge Horse, the Murgese is bred in the Murge region of Italy & origins of the breed date back to Spanish rule.
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Also called the Mur Island Medjimurski, Murakoz & the Murakosi, the Mura was once quite a popular working horse in Hungary, however today their numbers are very low.
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