Breeds of Horses - k

Kabarda, or Kabardin, horse is from the Caucasus, currently part of the Kabardino-Balkaria region of Russia and Georgia. They have been known for at least 400 years, but their origins are probably as old as the Hittite civilization. They are noted for their endurance and ease to adapt in difficult environments.

Kabardas have been bred since the 16th century by mountain tribesmen in the northern Caucasus, and are the product of centuri ...

Kaimanawa are wild horses from New Zealand. The first horses arrived in New Zealand in 1814, and mobs of feral horses were reported as early as the 1870s. The principal (and only remaining) herds became established in the North Island’s Central Plateau, where they became known in general as the “Kaimanawa Wild Horses”.

Because of increasing concern by the public for their supposed declining numbers, a Committee, under the umbrella ...

Karabair, or Karabairskaya, horses are a very old breed based on ancient stock that has been documented as being in the Uzbekistan area before the Christian era.

  It is likely that the Karabair developed through a mixture of Arabian and Mongol blood, later influenced by the desert horse breeds from the neighboring countries, such as the Turkomene, and further infusions of Arab blood. Uzbekistan is still populated by a vast num ...

Karabakh horses are a mountain breed from Azerbaijan. They have many of the same traits as some other breeds, such as the Arab and the Akhal-Teke. They are one of the very few breed that have a iridescent and shiny coat; like Akhal-Teke horses.    

At one point Azerbaijan was invaded and the horses used because the descendants of karabakh horses. Around the seventeen and eighteen hundreds, Karabakhs, numbering around four t ...

Karacabey Horses originated in Turkey but became extinct during the late 20th century.

After the establishment of Turkey as an independent nation, the Turks bred horses they called Karacabey at the Karacabey Stud. They were developed by crossing a Turkish strain of Arabians bred specifically for racing with the native Anadolu and Nonius breeds.

High quality show jumpers began to be imported from France and Germany, and the ...

Karachay (also known as Karakachan Pony, Karatschai Pony, Karatschaever, Karatschaewsker, orKarachaier) horses were developed in the Northern Caucasus. They came from the highland Karachay at the rise of Kuban. They were developed by crossing regional horses with eastern stallions. Karachay horses are summered in rugged mountain country where there are large changes in temperature and humidity, and wintered in the foothill and plains with s ...

Kathiawari horses are from the Kathiawar Peninsula, India. They are similar to Marwari horses and are often confused with them.  

Their ancestors arrived in the India via shipments made by moguls that were well known masters in the Indian lands. They have a strong Arabian horse bloodline present in them, and they certainly do look like one of the Arabian styles. The notorious Gujarat families at the time were the only ones wea ...

Kazakh horses were developed by the Kazakh people, who live mainly in Kazakhstan, but also in parts of China, Mongolia, Russia, and Uzbekistan. Kaszakh horses are used mainly for riding and are known for their hardiness and stamina.  

This group of steppe horses was numerous as early as the 5th century B.C. Since then Kazakh horses were influenced by many breeds - Mongolian, Karabair, Arabian and Akhal-Teke. In the late 20th ce ...

Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horses are from the U.S. state of Kentucky. They were developed as an all-around farm and riding horse.

They are related to the Tennessee Walking Horse and other gaited breeds, but their exact early history is unknown. Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horses have a similar history to the Rocky Mountain Horse, and together are sometimes called "Mountain Pleasure Horses". The Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse was devel ...

Kerry Bogs are draft ponies from Ireland. They are traditionally used for hauling peat fuel from bogs, as well as for general draught work on small holdings. They almost vanished during the twentieth century, declining to as few as 40 known horses. Genetic analysis of the survivors by Weatherbys confirmed unique genetic breed markers, and the breed is now recognized as the Irish "Heritage Pony." A controlled stud book and registry now exist ...

Kiger Mustangs are wild horses found in southeastern Oregon, US. They are named after their natural habitat, mostly in the Kiger Canyon. They are related to Spanish horses brought to North America during the 1600’s and that until recently, this bloodline was thought to be extinct.  

As a result of a roundup of wild horses in 1997, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) identified a group of horses with very similar traits. They ...

Kinsky, or Equus Kinsky, were Europe's original sport horse. They were bred until the middle of the 20th century in Bohemia, a part of the modern-day Czech Republic. At one time they were the most prominent breed in europe.  

The development of the Kinsky horse is closely linked with the history of the Chlumec branch of the Kinsky family and in particular Count Oktavian Kinsky (1813–1896). The family of the Count had for decades ...

Kirdi (also known as Mousseye, Cameroon, Lakka, Logone, Mbai, and Mussey) ponies come from the Logone River in the sub-Sahel region of Cameroon (southwest Chad and northern Cameroon). They are named for the Mousseye tribe in southeastern Cameroon who raise them.

In 1826 they were first noted. It was not until 1926 that a description of these ponies was actually recorded. Not much research has been done on them. The population has been ...

Kisber Felver was developed at the Kisber Thoroughbred stud ranch in Hungary. Many race horses were produced by the stud, including an unbeatable mare that is in the Guinness Book of World. The Kisber Felver horse breed was created over a hundred years ago from careful selection, and a controlled breeding program to create a desirable sport horse in conformation, movement, athletic ability, and temperament.  

In 1947 after the end ...

There are records of horses being raised systematically in the Kiso region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan, as early as the 6th century. The region produced, according to legends, 10,000 cavalry mounts for Kiso Yoshinaka's army. It is thought that these small horses were introduced from Korea in the third century.

They are similar to Tarpan and Mongolian horses. During the Meiji Era, the Japanese government had Kiso stallions castrat ...

Kladruber (or Kladrubský kun) horses are the oldest Czech horse breed, and today are considered very rare. Their main breeding center is the National stud farm Kladruby nad Labem in the Czech republic. Kladrubers have been bred there for more than 400 years, which makes them one of the world's oldest horse breeds.  

The Kladruby stud was founded in 1579 by Rudolf II as an Imperial stud, at the Perlstein stables. The breed was ...

Knabstrupper Horses, also known as Knabstrup or Tiger Horses, are a Danish breed of horse with an unusual range of coat coloration, often with tiger-like stripes.

In 1812 Villars Lunn, owner of the manor house Knabstrupgaard, bought from a butcher named Flaebe. Probably the mare was of Spanish origin, but it looked very much like an English hunter type. The butcher had bought the mare from a Spanish officer, stationed in Denmark d ...

Konik horses, also known as Polish primitive horses, are an ancient horse breed; they most likely are related Tarpan horses and possibly Hucul and Arabian horses as well. They were very popular in Poland; they are valuable for farm work. They are strong for their size and shape (their name means ‘little horse’). They were found in Poland, Slovankia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Popielno, and other areas surrounding the Baltic Sea.

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Kushum, or Kushumakaya, hosrses were developed at the Pytimarsk and Furman studs in Urals region of Kazakhstan from 1931 to 1976. They were developed largely from trotter, Thoroughbred, Don, Budyonny, and Kazakh horses.

Originally, the goal was to develop, on the basis of the native Kazakh horses, a good army mount. Kazakh mares were crossed with Thoroughbreds and half breeds, as well as the trotters, to obtain larger size and to ...