Don Horse
Name:
Don Horse
Height:
15.3-16.2 h.h.
Lifespan:
20-30 years +
Appearance:
An attractive high-quality head that can display Oriental or Arabian-like features. The neck is generally muscular and quite long, and the back long and flat with a sloping croup and sometimes a low-set tail. Long in the leg, occasionally with sickle hicks, and very string hooves.
Markings:
Yes
Colors:
Chestnut, Brown
Aptitude:
Riding, Light draft, Endurance, Light agricultural work, Cavalry
Facts:
In recent years, the Don has gained widespread respect as a saddle horse, It is still used in harness however, often in the traditional "Tachanka", a hitch in which four horses are harnessed side by side.
The Don Horse, a native of the Soviet Union, gained its name from the region near the Don River where it has been bred since the 1700's.
In the book “Count Pompeii- Stallion of the Steppes”, the remarkable feat achieved of Basha O’ Reilly, the famous traveler of covering a distance of 4,000 km ranging from the Volga Steppes to England on Count Pompeii (a Don stallion) has been stated.
Super Fact:
The Don Horse's greatest characteristic is its incredible stamina, the Cossack Cavalry, which contributed to Napoleon's defeat in Russia, pursued the French all the way to Paris mounted on Don Horses.
Don Horse
Height:
15.3-16.2 h.h.
Lifespan:
20-30 years +
Appearance:
An attractive high-quality head that can display Oriental or Arabian-like features. The neck is generally muscular and quite long, and the back long and flat with a sloping croup and sometimes a low-set tail. Long in the leg, occasionally with sickle hicks, and very string hooves.
Markings:
Yes
Colors:
Chestnut, Brown
Aptitude:
Riding, Light draft, Endurance, Light agricultural work, Cavalry
Facts:
In recent years, the Don has gained widespread respect as a saddle horse, It is still used in harness however, often in the traditional "Tachanka", a hitch in which four horses are harnessed side by side.
The Don Horse, a native of the Soviet Union, gained its name from the region near the Don River where it has been bred since the 1700's.
In the book “Count Pompeii- Stallion of the Steppes”, the remarkable feat achieved of Basha O’ Reilly, the famous traveler of covering a distance of 4,000 km ranging from the Volga Steppes to England on Count Pompeii (a Don stallion) has been stated.
Super Fact:
The Don Horse's greatest characteristic is its incredible stamina, the Cossack Cavalry, which contributed to Napoleon's defeat in Russia, pursued the French all the way to Paris mounted on Don Horses.