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

Horse breeds from China

Yunnan Horse

Image from Alexandra Moss

Intro

The Yunnan comes from the Wuron Mountains in China and has been bred strictly locally without any influence of outside blood.
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Yili Horse

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Origins

The Yili Horse was developed in the mountain basin grasslands of Yili-Kazakh Autonomous District in China. At the turn of the 20th century Russian immigrants brought stallions to the area to improve local Kazakh horses. Later in 1936 Don, Orlov Trotter & Anglo-Don animals were imported to further improve stock, however they didn’t achieve the desired results. By 1936 a suitable draft-riding type was achieved and careful interbreeding created the Yili Horse.
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Yanqi Horse

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Origins

The Yanqi comes from several countries in the Xianjiang Autonomous Region of China and they were developed from Mongolian ponies brought to the area during the 13th century.
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Indian Summer

Intro

The Tiger Horse breed was established in 1992 and based on the spotted horses of the Iberian peninsula, the name Tiger used to describe their lovely spotted coats.
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Sini Horse

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Intro

The Sini Horse comes from the Sini River Basin in China and have been developed since early in the 20th century.
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Sanhe Horse

Origins

The Sanhe Horse comes from eastern Inner Mongolia at a grassland basin formed by three rivers (Sanhe means ‘three rivers’) in China. They are thought to be among the finest of the breeds developed in China partially because the area is well suited to raising equine.
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Sandan Horse

Intro

The Sandan horse comes specifically from the Sandan Farm which is at the foot of the Qilian Shan mountain range in China.
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Lijiang Pony

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Intro

The Lijiang Pony is a relatively new breed that is bred specifically in the Lijiang District of China. This area is at high altitude & the climate varies widely and native animals were not large enough to suit agricultural purposes.
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Lichuan

Intro

The Lichuan horse comes from the mountainous areas of southwestern Hubei Province in China. The people of this area have ancient ties with horsemanship & horse production.
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Jinzhou

Intro

The Jinzhou was developed in Jin Country, which is in the southern region of Liaodong peninsula of China.
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