Origins
The Jinhong Horse is a native, indigenous breed from the coastal province of Fujian, in the southeast of China. They were raised mostly in isolation making them a relatively pure breed today.
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Horse breeds from China
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The Jielin Horse comes from the Baicheng, Changchun & Sipling Districts of China which is an agricultural area that is very suitable for horse breeding.
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Also called Hequl & Nanfanhe, the Hequ breed comes from the area where the Quinghai, Sichuan & Gansu Provinces meet at which point there is a large zag in the Yellow River. The name Hequ has only been used for this breed since 1954 and prior to that was called the Nanfan horse.
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The Heilongkiang breed originated on the Song-liao plain in the northern Heilongkiang province of China. This area is quite proud of their horses and several state farms were responsible for much of the breed’s development.
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The Heihe horse comes from the boundary between China & Russia along the Heilongjiang River Basin in Heihe city. The horse is essential to the local people for both agriculture & transportation.
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The Gouxia Pony comes from the Debao, Jingxi & Tianyan counties of southwest China and it is an ancient breed that probably comes from the Mongolian horse. It’s name translated means Under fruit tree horse. The name & small stature comes from their initial use of holding baskets under fruit trees for harvest.
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The Guizhou pony is a native breed of the mountainous Guizhou Province in China where agriculture was developed as early as 770 BC. Relatively isolated geographically, these animals have had little outside influence and are an incredibly pure breed.
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The Guanzhong breed comes from the Weithe basin of China which is a famous agricultural region that is famous for their farm stock. Horses were a necessity to the people of this region for agriculture as well as transportation.
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Origins
Also called the Guanxi, the Guangxi is a small horse is found in the Sichuan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region of China. I was unable to locate any more information about them.
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Originally developed for military use they were later popular for hunting at which they seem to excel. These animals are tough as nails and can walk through or over darn near anything.
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