Pottock Horse
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| Spain, E | |
| Location | originally: Basque Country now found in :Spain, France. Switzerland, Germany |
| Species | Horse |
| Synonyms | Poni Vasco, Poni Vasco Navarro, Pottoka |
| Management | semi-feral |
| Morphology | black-brown, brown, fox, black-, brown-and tri-colored piebald, 115 to 147 cm, relatively large head, straight or slightly convex profile, kind eyes, medium, large ears, short lower lip a short, strong neck (often deer neck), steep shoulder, withers, straight, long back, sloping croup, low set tail, strong, dry limbs, small, hard hooves, mane, strong tuft, bushy tail hanging features |
| History | Prehistoric cave-paintings exist that represent the breed. Used for work, traditionally also smuggling. Stud Book, since 1978, establishing the uniform breeding standards |
| Source of information | http://www.svpk.ch/deutsch/html/zucht/rassen/pottok_a.html, http://www.astrid-ue.de/pferde/rassen/rassen_pq.html |
| Hyperlink | http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Pottok.jpg&filetimestamp=20060320063440 |
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| Wikipedia , http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Pottok.jpg&filetimestamp=20060320063440 |
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| Wikipedia , http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Pottok.jpg&filetimestamp=20060320063440 |
