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Konik (Polish primitive horse)

plural koniki

Notes:

This breed was actually extinct. Yet this prehistoric horse was re-breeded.

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FoTony
FoTony 11 years ago

Hi Gilma! I have looked it up. In 1936, Professor Tadeusz Vetulani of Poznań University began attempts to breed the recently extinct Tarpan back to its original state. To achieve this, he used horses from the Biłgoraj area descended from wild Tarpans captured in 1780 in Białowieża Forest and kept until 1808 in Zamoyski zoo. These had later been given to local peasants and crossbred with domestic horses. The Polish government commandeered all the koniks that displayed Tarpan-like features. The result of this selective breeding program is that semiwild herds of Koniks can be seen today in many nature reserves and parks, and can also be seen in the last refugium in Białowieża Forest.

Lovely horse. Would love to read how it was re-breeded, thanks for sharing

Wonderful horses, nicely captured! Could be postcards!!!

FoTony
FoTony 11 years ago

Thank you Alice, choosing was difficulty.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

I like the 2nd picture best!

Antoine Verfaille
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Antoine Verfaille

Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands

Spotted on Mar 23, 2012
Submitted on Nov 28, 2012

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