Breed: Domestic Mountain Pony
Synonyms: Domaći brdski konj, Cheval domestique de montagne, serbisches Bergpony
Species: Horse
Colour: bay, bay-brown, grey, light chestnut, dun
Weight: mares: 380 kg studs: 327 kg
Height: mares: 138 cm studs: 130 cm
Country: Serbia
Description: Very similar horses in origin and charakteristics are bred in FYR Macedonia, Romania (Hucul), Bulgaria (Karakachan), Poland (Konik) and in other countiers of the Balkans and Eastern Europe. Distribution: SE-Serbia, Montenegro Population: 20/ Studs: 17, Mares: 3 Trend: decreasing Risk status: cri
History: Descending from Equus przevalski and Equus tarpan., influenced by the autiochthonous Balkan Horse, Southern Russian horse, Asian types as well as by Arab horses. At the end of the 19th century, activities for breeding started in Bosnia (Borike and han Pijesak)./ after world war II a stud fram existed for a short time in Bukovica near Zabljak and Vlasnia.
Morphology: Head: straight head profile
Uses: draught, riding