Galiceno pony
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| Origin: | Galicia |
| Main breeding area: | Mexico , southern USA |
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| Stick measure : | 128-142 cm |
| Colors : | mostly brown, fallow, foxes, graver-haired |
| Main application area: | Work and youth horse |
The Mexican Galiceno pony is well suited as a workhorse under the saddle, but is also a popular riding horse for young people and is also driven.
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
Its size is between 128 and 142 cm. There are often browns, duns, foxes and graver-haired people. Piebalds are not allowed for breeding, but still occur.
The Galiceno pony has a noble, characteristic head with good freedom of gait. It is also characterized by a compact, yet narrow and light body, the back of which is not too long. Its shoulder is steep and its chest narrow, it stands on hard, healthy legs with wide hooves.
The soft, hard-working corridors with high action are also characteristic. A special feature of the Galiceno pony is the innate "running walk", very similar to the tölt .
interior
The Galiceno pony is sociable, agile, versatile, robust and fast.
Breeding history
The ancestors of the pony came from Galicia in north-west Spain and were famous as easy-stepped gaited horses. The Spaniards brought them to America in the 16th century.
Since around 1950 their popularity has been growing in the USA and they have been recognized as a breed there since 1958. Your current breeding area are Mexico and the southern United States.
See also
source
- Elwyn Hartley Edwards: "Horse Breeds" Over 100 horse and pony breeds worldwide, ancestry, traits, breeding. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-405-15983-0
