Falabella

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Falabella
FAO (2007): endangered[1]: 149 
  • DAD-IS (2020): at risk[2]
    • Other names
    • Falabella Miniature Horse
    • Falabella Pony
    • Argentine Dwarf
    • Miniature Horse
    • Toy Horse
    Country of originArgentina
    DistributionAmericas, Europe
    Standard
    Traits
    Weight
    • Male:
      80 kg[2]
    • Female:
      70 kg[2]
    Height
    • 63–86 cm[3]: 465 
    • Male:
      85 cm[2]
    • Female:
      70 cm[2]

    The Falabella is an Argentine breed of small horse. It is among the smallest of horse breeds, with a height at the withers in the range 63–86 cm (25–34 in).[3]: 465 .

    History

    The horses of

    Thoroughbreds. With considerable inbreeding, he was able to gain consistently small size within the herd.[citation needed
    ]

    Beginning in the 1940s, a descendant, Julio C. Falabella, created a formal breed registry, the Establecimientos Falabella, now the Asociación de Criadores de Caballos Falabella (Falabella Horse Breeders Association), and worked to standardize the breed to reach a consistent height, first achieving an average size of under 100 cm (40 in) Later breeders developed the modern standard, a horse breed that averaged approximately 76 cm (30 in) in height.[4]

    Characteristics

    The height of a fully-grown Falabella varies between 71 and 86 cm (28 and 34 in).[5] Falabella foals are very small, standing around 30 to 56 cm (12 to 22 in) tall at birth, and maturing to their adult height by the age of three.[6]

    The Falabella has the proportions of a horse, with conformation similar to that of a Thoroughbred or Arab. The body is small and compact, with a sleek coat and a slim frame.[citation needed]

    black are the most common colors, but there are also pintos, palominos and other spotting patterns found. Black or red leopard-spotted Falabellas (resembling, but not the same as the Appaloosa horse breed) also exist, but are not common.[4]

    Use

    The Falabella is kept as a pet or for

    cart.[8]
    : 96 

    References

    1. ISBN 9789251057629
      . Archived 23 June 2020.
    2. ^ a b c d e Breed data sheet: Falabella Pony / Argentina (Horse). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed December 2020.
    3. ^
      ISBN 9781780647944
      .
    4. ^ a b c "Falabella miniature horse." from International Museum of the horse
    5. ^ Falabella Miniature Horse Association
    6. ISBN 9781616731717
      .
    7. ISBN 9780691167206
      .
    8. ^ Richard I. Robinson (July 1965). Falabella Miniature Horses. The Western Horseman. July 1965: 96–98.

    External links

    • Media related to Falabella at Wikimedia Commons


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