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Noma Horse

Country of Origin: Japan

Noma Horse

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Intro

The Noma Horse comes fro Noma County in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan, they are the smallest pony native to the Japanese Islands.

Origins

These little ponies originated in the 17th century and come from Mongolian stock, they were used by the local people as pack animals on the steep hills of surrounding islands. The people of Noma county bred their ponies continuously pure to preserve bloodlines & in 1978 the Noma Pony Preservation Society was formed to preserve & promote the breed. Despite preservation efforts, their numbers are very low.

Features

Average height 10.1 – 10.3 hands

Use

Riding pony

Video

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Country of Origin: Japan |
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