What is the smallest breed of horse?

The smallest horse breed in the world is falabella.

Falabella is native to Argentina and has been cultivated in Falabella Ranch for more than 150 years. From 1845, PatrickNewtall, an Irishman, used the optimized method to cultivate miniature horses, and the minimum number of horses he cultivated reached 102 cm.

Morphological characteristics:

There is a pony named falabella, whose height is only 38. 1 cm and weight is only 9.07 kg, which is equivalent to the size of a small and medium-sized dog.

Horse is a common animal and has a close relationship with human beings. In the past, domesticated horses have been used by cavalry to ride in war, or to pull carts, transport animals, or do farm work. Horses in developed countries are mainly used for sports competitions or entertainment.

Since19th century, people have tried to domesticate and breed subminiature horses specially for entertainment. Among more than 20 kinds of domesticated miniature horses, the British horse named Shetland is the most exquisite-this kind of horse is named after its origin in shetland islands.

Shetland islands is located in the north of England, on the Arctic Ocean, close to the Arctic Circle. The climate on the island is extremely cold. A pony can only be called a pony if it is about 148 cm tall. Most Shetland horses are only about 100 cm tall. This kind of pony is very docile and strong, so it was originally used for ore mining, transporting heavy objects by animal power, and was gradually trained as an ornamental animal.

Later, with the influx of British immigrants, this pony also entered the United States, Argentina and other countries and was widely loved by people. Groups for raising ponies have also been set up in various places.

The ponies bred by Europeans and Americans are all descendants of Shetland ponies, but their height is shorter than their ancestors. Among them, a pony named falabella is only 38. 1 cm tall and weighs only 9.07 kg, which is equivalent to the size of a small and medium-sized dog. Pony is deeply loved by European and American children who dream of becoming knights or cowboys.