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Miyako horse

The Miyako is a Japanese breed of small horse originating on Miyako Island, in the Ryukyu Islands in the southern part of Okinawa Prefecture, in south-western Japan. In the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed: total numbers have not been recorded at over forty head since records began in 1977.

Breed facts

TypeHorse breed
OriginJapan
Classificationhorse breed
Wikidata idQ580658

The Miyako is a Japanese breed of small horse originating on Miyako Island, in the Ryukyu Islands in the southern part of Okinawa Prefecture, in south-western Japan. In the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed: total numbers have not been recorded at over forty head since records began in 1977.

It originates in Japan. These facts are recorded in Wikidata, which catalogues the breed under item Q580658.

Sources: Wikidata (Q580658) · Wikipedia · Photograph (Wikimedia Commons)