Caspian horse

The Caspian horse is a small horse breed, their region of origin is the coast of the Caspian Sea. It is the size of a pony, but the body is of a horse, so it is a so-called miniature horse.

Background information on the evaluation and breeding horses can be found at: exterior, interior and horse breeding.

Exterior

The Caspian small horse is 102-123 cm tall. Even in appearance is not a pony, but a miniature horse, which was also detected by osteological studies. The Caspian small horse has a small head with large eyes, a small mouth, and low-lying large nostrils. The ears are very short, the neck slender and petite. The back is straight, the croup flat with a high -set tail. The legs are slender with strong bone and very hard oval hooves. It usually occurs Brown, mold and foxes. However, there are cream colored and sable. Piebald, there are none.

Interior

The movements of the Caspian small horse are long and flat. It has a fast gallop and a free -flowing natural talent for jumping. It is a good, brave driving horse, but is also good for riding and jumping for children. Since it is very lively, it is not suitable for beginners.

Breeding history

The Caspian is a small horse miniature horse breed that was probably an ancestor of the oriental breeds. For some time the archaeologists had evidence for the existence of a historical miniature horse breed, but it was thought until 1965 that she would be extinct for thousands of years. This year however, Louise Firouz discovered a living in Iran U.S. citizen, on an expedition in the Caspian Sea three of these tiny horses. Then, an inventory was in the next three years made, and determined that about 50 horses lived on the coast of the Caspian Sea, which clearly showed the characteristics of the Caspian small horse. Meanwhile, the race is no longer threatened with extinction due to various breeding programs, but there are still very few copies. In the UK there are several stud farms, where the small Caspian horse is bred.