About Megezh Horses

Very little is known about Megezh horses, other than that they can be grullo, roan, grey, dun, sorrel, or bay, and that they are a southern type of horse that has strains of Yakut, Olekminsk, and Suntar horse breeds. Megezh is the largest type of the Yakut breed. They come from southwestern Yakutia in the region of Leninsk.  

In the later part of the l9th century a tough horse with great endurance was needed for gold mining purposes. Thus Yakut and Kuznet breeds were crossed and the Megezh Horse emerged. The cross produced horse was strong and able to perform mining work. They are 14-15.1 hh. Other uses included milk and meat production.