Salvete Omnes,
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| convex profile |
I am always interested in the rare breeds of horses, and the Portuguese Sorraia horse is one of them
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| dorsal stripe on a foal |
2007 genetics study of the Portuguese and German herds.
Sorraia horses from Portugal (but also bred in the US, Canada and Germany) are usually dun or grullo (Rata in Portuguese) with primitive markings.
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| Zebra stripes on the foal's legs |
Canada
Iberian Sorraia phenotype is present in the Black Hills sanctuary in South Dakota, in Kiger Mustangs of Oregon, and some Pryor Mountian mustangs of Wyoiming etc.
Dr Sponenberg on the American Sorraias - interview.
Iberian Origin of the New World horse - DNA study.
Iberian horses from the Ice Age onward - 2024 DNA study.
images are from Wiki Commons
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