Origin: Byelorussia
Color: Dun, bay, chestnut and light bay.
Avg Height: 14 to 15 hh
Avg Weight: 1080 to 1190 lbs
Build: It is a medium-sized horse with the characteristic conformation of a harness horse. The head is not large, the forehead wide, the neck well muscled and average in length, the withers average in height and length, the back long, flat and often slightly dipped, the loin flat and short, the croup wide, nicely rounded and well muscled with a normal slope, the chest wide and deep. The limbs are clean and solid. The mane and tail are thick but the fetlock tufts are small.
Temperament: Docile and easy to handle.
Main use: The horse has adapted well to work in wooded areas with swampy and sandy soils. It can also be used for milk and meat production.
Special abilities: Impressive milk yield. Has a high fertility and longevity rate.
History: The Byelorussian Harness breed was formed on the basis of the native northern forest type horses improved by the Dole (from Norway), Ardennes and Brabancon breeds. The Dole influence was the strongest. Two types, the large and the medium, are distinguished within the breed. There are 6 lines and 4 mare families. The leading breeding centers are Zarechye stud and the stud on Pobeda state farm in Byelorussian. Improvement is by pure breeding. This breed is slowly growing in numbers.
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