Kazakh horse

Added Kazakh horseback, 1911-1914

As Kazakh are a group of horse breeds from the Asian steppes. The main variants of the breed are the Aedav, a riding horse type and the Jabe, which is rather bred for meat and milk production.

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

Exterior

The main features are large head, thick neck, wide body and deep chest. The back is straight and the croup well muscled. The legs are built correctly and sufficiently strong. The skin is thick and tough, the skin brown, dark brown or chestnut -colored, rarely occur and mold Fallows on.

Stallions have a height at the withers of 144 cm, a chest circumference of 180 cm and a cannon bone circumference of 19cm. Mares have a height at the withers of 142 cm, a chest circumference of 178 cm and a cannon bone circumference of 18.8 cm.

In proportion to its small size, the races of the Kazakh - type with 400-500 kg have a high liveweight. Jabe horses are kept as dairy and slaughter. Horses of Adaev - type are more likely bred as riding horses, have a cleaner body, a smaller head, longer neck, straighter back and a higher withers. Because of the little systematic breeding but often recur horses with narrow chest and light bone structure.

Interior

The Kazakh has little space-consuming transitions and a weak trot. But they are also very persistent. The stallion Zolotnik overcame 264 km per day and some Adaevs managed 297 km daily. Jabe horses are known for their good quality meat and greasy. Some mares enter up to 20 kg of milk at hand milking. Horses from Adaev type tend to have a riding horse character.

Breeding history

Breeds from the Kazakh - type are already known from the 5th century BC. Since then, they have been influenced by various other horse breeds, which include the Mongol who Karabaier, Arabs and the Akhal -Teke. In the late 20th century, they were refined by English thoroughbred, the Orlov Trotter and the Don.

Today they are mainly grown in West Kazakhstan and held there throughout the year on pasture. In this large farming area they have split into many variations. The most important are the Jabe and the Aedav. The Jabe was grown in the southern districts of the Aktubinsk region and then spread throughout Kazakhstan. The best stud is Mugojar today.

Swell

• N.G. Dmitriev, L.K. Ernst: Animal genetic resources of the USSR. FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH PAPER FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION 65 OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 1989. ISBN 92-5-102582-7