Indian Country-bred

Indian Country-bred
Country of origin	India
Equus ferus caballus

The Indian Country-bred is an Indian horse type of indeterminate mixed breeding. These horses vary from good-quality riding horses to small and poorly-conformed animals used for pack and draught work.^[1]^:200 They derive from many diverse horse breeds and types, both local and introduced from elsewhere. Among these are the small horses of the Himalayas of northern India, particularly Bhutan, Sikkim and Darjeeling, and the strong horses of the Punjab. Outside influences include Arab horses imported to Bombay and Veraval from the Arabian Gulf [sic] , and the Australian Walers imported in very large numbers in the nineteenth century.^[1]^:200

Characteristics

The Indian Country-bred is very variable, but generally has a plain head, a long neck, a narrow chest, strong hooves and a low-set tail.^[1]^:200–201

References

1 2 3 Elwyn Hartley Edwards (1994). The Encyclopedia of the Horse. London; New York; Stuttgart; Moscow: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0751301159.

Horse breeds and types of India

These are the horse breeds and types considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin. Many have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian.

Bhutia Chummarti Deccani Indian Country-bred Indian Half-bred Kathiawari Manipuri Pony Marwari Sikang Spiti Zaniskari

See also: List of horse breeds

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