The rarest breed of horses

The rarest breed of horses in the world is called sorraya. Today there are about 200 heads of such horses. The breed has a long and very interesting history.

The horses of sorraya were first investigated and studied by a zoologist named Rui d'andrade in 1920. He saw a herd of these horses near the river Sorraya. The animals were quite tame people that are very interested scientist. It turned out that Spanish natives knew about this breed and called it parismina. Translated, the word means "horse swamps." Horses sorraya lived in hard-to-reach places for people, so they were not tamed.

Zoologist began to learn more about the wild horses. He found mention of the sorraia is dated to the IV Millennium BC. the images of the ancestors of these horses were found in the cave of the Escorial in Portugal. Also the sorraia are the ancestors of the Andalusian and lusitanica horses. Rui d'andrade decided to restore this rare breed and began to collect wild individuals. In the years 1930-1942 he gathered 11 of the sorraia horses.

The rarest breed of horses on earth is still in danger of extinction, although today is painstaking work to restore it. The largest number of heads can be found at The alter do Shaw stud farm. Here is a selection of foals born. Those individuals who are suitable for breeding, become breeding. Those breeders are not satisfied for any qualities, are simple saddle-horses. But from the entire population for breeding, usually only a few foals, so the sorraia is still a rare breed.

Features of the outward appearance of the horse are associated with their habitat. They are not very high - about 145 centimeters, with a long neck and a thin bone. Head in horses of medium size. There are individuals or sarasou blue suit, but the latter is more rare. Learn horses the sorraia can be specific dark bands on the legs.