Shan

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The Shan pony, which is also sometimes known as the Burmese pony, was bred by the hill tribes of the Shan states in eastern Burma from descendants of the Mongolian pony.

Also called the Shan pony, the Burmese pony isn't a particularly refined breed, however their adaptability and ability to function on difficult terrain makes them well liked in the mountainous regions.
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Origins ...

The Burmese Pony originated in the Shan state of Eastern Burma, where it is bred today by local tribes. ... The Hucul is a breed of draft horse, originally from the Carpathian Mountains. ...

Shan Thomas, author of "The Curly Horse in America - Myth and Mystery", in correspondence and consultations with Russian scientists, the Soviet Union's agriculture department, ...

Shan Thomas, author of " The Curly Horse in America - Myth and Mystery" , in correspondence
livestock found unanimous agreement that there was no curly haired horse from the Bashkir.
region, does sometimes display the characteristic curly coat.

Shan - see Burmese
*Shetland - all colors except Appaloosa and albino
*Shire - black, brown, bay, gray, or chestnut/sorrel (rare), excessive white or roaning undesireable
Silesian - bay, dark bay, or black ...

Burma pony belongs to the native breed of the Shan state of Eastern Burma. It was bred by the local tribes in its native region. These ponies look akin to Spiti, Bhutia and Manipuri ponies.

Research done by Shan Thomas for the CS Fund and resulting in the report, Myth and Mystery: The Curly Horse in America, indicates that the Russian breed most often found with the curly coat is the Lokai breed, found in the Taijikistan region.

It is very probable that the Shan Ponies, native to Burma and bred by its hill tribes, were imported to the highlands of Northern Sumatra where there was open country.

Schiltberger spent several years in the Tien Shan mountains. He wrote of the wild horses he observed in his memoirs "Journey into Heathen Parts".

Though researchers have no been able to prove this because the theory seems unlikely after examination of the breed further. Researchers such as Shan Thomas, Russian scientists, zoo's in Moscow, ...

See also: Pony, Mongolian, Bay, Mane, Burmese