Bhutia Horse

Bhutia Horse
Distinguishing features	Male height: 145 cm; Female height: 125 cm; Male weight: 345 kg; Female weight: 260 kg;
Alternative names	Bhotia; Bhutani; Bhutan Pony; Bhote ghoda;
Country of origin	India
Notes
	Conservation status: FAO (2007): not listed
	Equus ferus caballus

The Bhutia Horse is a breed of small mountain horse from Sikkim and the district of Darjeeling in northern India.^[1]^:{{{3}}}^[4]^:{{{3}}} It has some similarity to Mongolian and Tibetan breeds.^[5]^:{{{3}}} The usual coat colours are bay and grey.^[4]^:{{{3}}}

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Bhotia Pony/India. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed June 2015.
↑ Valerie Porter (ed.), Ian Lauder Mason (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 085199430X.
↑ Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed May 2014.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Equines in India: Horses. Indian Council of Agricultural Research: National Research Centre on Equines. Accessed June 2015.
↑ Elwyn Hartley Edwards (1994). The Encyclopedia of the Horse. London; New York; Stuttgart; Moscow: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0751301159.

v t e Horse breeds and types of India
These are the horse breeds and types considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin. Many have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian.
Bhutia Chummarti Deccani Indian Country-bred Indian Half-bred Kathiawari Manipuri Pony Marwari Sikang Spiti Zaniskari
See also: List of horse breeds

Notes
Distinguishing features	Male height: 145 cm Female height: 125 cm Male weight: 345 kg Female weight: 260 kg^[1]^:{{{3}}}
Alternative names	Bhotia^[1]^:{{{3}}} Bhutani^[1]^:{{{3}}} Bhutan Pony^[1]^:{{{3}}} Bhote ghoda^[2]^:{{{3}}}
Country of origin	India
Conservation status: FAO (2007): not listed^[3]^:{{{3}}}
Equus ferus caballus