Yonaguni horse
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Country of origin | Japan |
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The Yonaguni or Yonaguni uma (与那国馬) is a breed of horse native to the southwest islands of Japan, specifically Yonaguni Island. It is a small breed of pony height, typically 11 hands (1.15 m). It is also very rare, with fewer than 200 individuals known to live in Japan.[1] It is one of eight horse breeds native to Japan.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Yonaguni
- ^ The eight native Japanese horse breeds are the Hokkaido Pony, Kiso, Misaki, Miyako Pony, Noma pony, Tokara, Tsushima, and Yonaguni
- Yonagumi Uma (Horse)
- "Country Report (For FAO State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources Process)", Editorial Committee Office of the Japanese Country Report, Animal Genetic Resources Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan.