Choctaw Horse
The Choctaw Horse is an American breed or strain of small riding horse of Colonial Spanish type. Like all Colonial Spanish horses, it derives from the horses brought to the Americas by the Conquistadores in and after the late fifteenth century and introduced in the seventeenth century into what is now the United States.
Breed facts
| Type | Horse breed |
|---|---|
| Origin | United States |
| Classification | American horse breed |
| Wikidata id | Q2964310 |
The Choctaw Horse is an American breed or strain of small riding horse of Colonial Spanish type. Like all Colonial Spanish horses, it derives from the horses brought to the Americas by the Conquistadores in and after the late fifteenth century and introduced in the seventeenth century into what is now the United States. As is clear from the name, the Choctaw Horse is strongly associated with the indigenous Choctaw people of America, who originally bred it in their traditional homeland in the area of modern-day Alabama and Mississippi, and continued to do so after their forced removal to the Indian Territory, modern Oklahoma, in the 1830s.
It originates in United States. These facts are recorded in Wikidata, which catalogues the breed under item Q2964310.
Sources: Wikidata (Q2964310) ยท Wikipedia