Ukrainian Riding Horse
The Ukrainian Riding Horse or Ukrainian Saddle Horse is a modern Ukrainian breed of warmblood sport horse. Breeding began in the years after the Second World War at the stud farm of Dnipropetrovsk in central Ukraine, at that time in the USSR, and later expanded to three other state stud farms.
Breed facts
| Type | Horse breed |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ukraine |
| Classification | horse breed |
| Wikidata id | Q646188 |
The Ukrainian Riding Horse or Ukrainian Saddle Horse is a modern Ukrainian breed of warmblood sport horse. Breeding began in the years after the Second World War at the stud farm of Dnipropetrovsk in central Ukraine, at that time in the USSR, and later expanded to three other state stud farms. It derives from cross-breeding of Hanoverian, Thoroughbred and Trakehner stallions with local mares or with Hungarian Furioso, Gidran Arab or Nonius mares. It incorporates the bloodlines of the Orlov-Rostopchin or Russian Saddle Horse. It was bred to compete in show jumping, three-day eventing and dressage, but is also suitable as a general riding horse.
It originates in Ukraine. These facts are recorded in Wikidata, which catalogues the breed under item Q646188.
Sources: Wikidata (Q646188) · Wikipedia · Photograph (Wikimedia Commons)