sorraia
The Sorraia is descended from an ancient stock and is directly related to the Tarpan. They may have originated in the western region of the Iberian Peninsula.
Sorraia and Garranos Horse
The SORRAIA and the similar GARRANOS of Iberia are regarded as indigenous Iberian horses, probably thousands of years ago their forebears were the first horses to be domesticated in Europe.
Sorraia Pony
This lovely looking pony has a slender build and is tough and hardy by nature.
Sorraia
The Sorraia is an ancient type of primitive horse from Spain and Portugal, that has influenced many light modern horse breeds.
Breed Characteristics ...
Sorraias are extremely tough, but with a calm and gentle temperament. Possessing great endurance and stamina, they tend to have an exceptionally long, durable working life.
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Breed History ...
The Sorraia is thought to be the last remnant of wild horses that lived across most of the Iberian Peninsula, including parts of Spain & Portugal. Although we call them a breed today, they are actually what remains of an indigenous wild horse.
Sorraia
Also Known By: Marismeņo (Spain)
The Sorraia horse has no history as a domestic breed, but is the last remnant of the indigenous wild horse of southern Iberia. It stands around 14 h.h.
Sorraia
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The Sorraia is an indigenous horse from Portugal, which has influenced many light modern horse breeds.
Breed characteristics ...
Sorraias always have a dorsal stripe and, unless a population has been genetically bottle-necked, zebra markings on the legs, and withers.
The Sorraia is descended from an ancient stock and is directly related to the Tarpan.
The Sorraia
The Sorraia horse is a primitive horse of South Iberia, not a breed for all we know, but a subspecies.
The Sorraia Horse
By Hardy Oelke
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The Sorraia is always dun or grullo in color, with a dark face/muzzle area, black dorsal stripe, black-tipped ears, usually zebra stripes on the legs, and sometimes a stripe across the shoulders, or even stripes across neck, shoulders, and back.
Sorraia Horses
Finding the Truth Behind Sorraia Horses
Today, only one horse breed is considered truly wild. That is the Mongolian wild horses known as the Przewalski.
Sorraia Mustang Studbook
The Sorraia Mustang Studbook (SMS) has been established to record available data of all Sorraia-type mustangs, keep track of these horses, and encourage selective breeding for this type, ...
SORRAIA HORSE
Sorrai horses come from the wild horses of souther Iberia. They are about 14 hands tall, and have ancestry with Andalusia and Lusitania horses as well as horses in Europe and America.
Sorraia
The Sorraia is a horse from Spain and Portugal (Iberia Peninsula), which has influenced many light modern horse breeds.
The Sorraia horse remained isolated for several millennia in the southern part of Iberia, the Alentejo and Andalusian regions of modern Portugal and Spain.
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Iberian Sulphur Horse
Mustang substrains considered to be Colonial Spanish: ...
in the form of its primitive ancestor, the Sorraia. Cave paintings in the Iberian Peninsula dated from around 20,000 BC depict portraits of horses and activities related to a horse culture.
Archaeological evidence in the Iberian Peninsula, modern day Spain and Portugal, indicates that the origins of the Lusitano horse date back to at least 25,000 BC in the form of its primitive ancestor, the Sorraia breed.
The Andalusian is descended from the Barb horse from the North West African deserts and the Sorraia, a primitive breed of rare horse from Spain.
The Asturcon is a cross between Sorraia horse of Iberia, Garrano of northern Portugal and Celtic pony, though their ancestries are not known for certain.
It is thought that some Sorraia blood was added at some point in history. The ancestors of the Galiceno were among sixteen horses landed by Cortes during his Mexican invasion in 1519. The breed was introduced to the United States in 1958.
Most experts believe it developed from crossbreeding the Sorraia horse from the Iberian Peninsula and the Garrano found in Portugal and Spain.
It is possible that another variant of the dun allele exists in some of the primitive breeds such as the Norwegian Fjord horses, the Konik and the Sorraia, and possibly existed in the Tarpan and Przewalski's horses.
Chestnut; height 15 to 16; Use: Draught
Sorraia (Spain)
Dun, grey; height 112 to 13; Use: Draught, Pack
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It is proved that the Lusitano horses evolved around 25,000 BC in the form of its original predecessor, the Sorraia horse breed.
 See also: Pony, Andalusian, Black, Ponies, Bay
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