Novokirghiz

Novokirghiz
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk:74
  • DAD-IS (2022): unknown
Other names
  • New Kirghiz
  • Novokirgizskaya
Country of origin
DistributionKyrgyzstan
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    455 kg
  • Female:
    445 kg
Height
  • Male:
    155 cm
  • Female:
    151 cm
Notes
three types: original, saddle, heavy

The Novokirghiz or New Kirghiz is a modern Kyrgyz breed of horse. It was developed in the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic in the mid-twentieth century through cross-breeding of the traditional Kyrgyz Horse of the region with introduced horses of Thoroughbred, Don and Anglo-Don stock.