The Falabella is an Argentine breed of small horse. It is among the smallest of horse breeds, with a height at the withers in the range 63–86 cm (25–34 in).[3]: 465 .
The horses of South America descend from Andalusian and other Iberian stock brought to the western hemisphere by the Spanish. In the southern part of the continent, significant numbers of these horses developed within geographically isolated conditions and by the mid-nineteenth century there were some small, inbred animals in the herds of Mapuche of southern Buenos Aires province in Olavarría, Argentina.[4] The Falabella was originally developed in Argentina from local horses of Criollo stock, beginning in 1868 with the breeding program of Patrick Newtall. When Newtall died, the herd and breeding methods were passed to his son-in-law, Juan Falabella. He added additional bloodlines, including the Welsh Pony, Shetland pony, and small Thoroughbreds. With considerable inbreeding, he was able to gain consistently small size within the herd.[citation needed]
Beginning in the 1940s, a descendant, Julio C. Falabella, created a formal breed registry, the Establecimientos Falabella, now the Asociación de Criadores de Caballos Falabella (Falabella Horse Breeders Association), and worked to standardize the breed to reach a consistent height, first achieving an average size of under 100 cm (40 in) Later breeders developed the modern standard, a horse breed that averaged approximately 76 cm (30 in) in height.[4]
Characteristicsedit
The height of a fully-grown Falabella varies between 71 and 86 cm (28 and 34 in).[5] Falabella foals are very small, standing around 30 to 56 cm (12 to 22 in) tall at birth, and maturing to their adult height by the age of three.[6]
The Falabella has the proportions of a horse, with conformation similar to that of a Thoroughbred or Arab. The body is small and compact, with a sleek coat and a slim frame.[citation needed]
Bay (or a variant of bay, called "brown") and black are the most common colors, but there are also pintos, palominos and other spotting patterns found. Black or red leopard-spotted Falabellas (resembling, but not the same as the Appaloosa horse breed) also exist, but are not common.[4]
Useedit
The Falabella is kept as a pet or for show.[7]: 508 It can be ridden by small children, or trained to pull a small cart.[8]: 96
Referencesedit
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^Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). , annex to . Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
^ abcdeBreed data sheet: Falabella Pony / Argentina (Horse). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed December 2020.
^ abValerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN9781780647944.
^ abc"Falabella miniature horse." from International Museum of the horse
^Lynghaug, Fran (15 October 2009). The Official Horse Breeds Standards Guide. Voyageur Press. p. 481. ISBN9781616731717.
^Élise Rousseau, Yann Le Bris, Teresa Lavender Fagan (2017). Horses of the World. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN9780691167206.
^Richard I. Robinson (July 1965). Falabella Miniature Horses. Western Horseman, July 1965.
February 15, 2024
falabella, other, uses, disambiguation, argentine, breed, small, horse, among, smallest, horse, breeds, with, height, withers, range, stallionconservation, statusfao, 2007, endangered, 2020, risk, other, names, miniature, horse, ponyargentine, dwarfminiature, . For other uses see Falabella disambiguation The Falabella is an Argentine breed of small horse It is among the smallest of horse breeds with a height at the withers in the range 63 86 cm 25 34 in 3 465 FalabellaA stallionConservation statusFAO 2007 endangered 1 149 DAD IS 2020 at risk 2 Other namesFalabella Miniature HorseFalabella PonyArgentine DwarfMiniature HorseToy HorseCountry of originArgentinaDistributionAmericas EuropeStandardAsociacion de Criadores de Caballos FalabellaFalabella EuropeFalabella Miniature Horse Association USA TraitsWeightMale 80 kg 2 Female 70 kg 2 Height63 86 cm 3 465 Male 85 cm 2 Female 70 cm 2 Equus ferus caballus Contents 1 History 2 Characteristics 3 Use 4 ReferencesHistory editThe horses of South America descend from Andalusian and other Iberian stock brought to the western hemisphere by the Spanish In the southern part of the continent significant numbers of these horses developed within geographically isolated conditions and by the mid nineteenth century there were some small inbred animals in the herds of Mapuche of southern Buenos Aires province in Olavarria Argentina 4 The Falabella was originally developed in Argentina from local horses of Criollo stock beginning in 1868 with the breeding program of Patrick Newtall When Newtall died the herd and breeding methods were passed to his son in law Juan Falabella He added additional bloodlines including the Welsh Pony Shetland pony and small Thoroughbreds With considerable inbreeding he was able to gain consistently small size within the herd citation needed Beginning in the 1940s a descendant Julio C Falabella created a formal breed registry the Establecimientos Falabella now the Asociacion de Criadores de Caballos Falabella Falabella Horse Breeders Association and worked to standardize the breed to reach a consistent height first achieving an average size of under 100 cm 40 in Later breeders developed the modern standard a horse breed that averaged approximately 76 cm 30 in in height 4 Characteristics editThe height of a fully grown Falabella varies between 71 and 86 cm 28 and 34 in 5 Falabella foals are very small standing around 30 to 56 cm 12 to 22 in tall at birth and maturing to their adult height by the age of three 6 The Falabella has the proportions of a horse with conformation similar to that of a Thoroughbred or Arab The body is small and compact with a sleek coat and a slim frame citation needed Bay or a variant of bay called brown and black are the most common colors but there are also pintos palominos and other spotting patterns found Black or red leopard spotted Falabellas resembling but not the same as the Appaloosa horse breed also exist but are not common 4 Use editThe Falabella is kept as a pet or for show 7 508 It can be ridden by small children or trained to pull a small cart 8 96 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Falabella Barbara Rischkowsky Dafydd Pilling editors 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 Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ISBN 9789251057629 Archived 23 June 2020 a b c d e Breed data sheet Falabella Pony Argentina Horse Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Accessed December 2020 a b Valerie Porter Lawrence Alderson Stephen J G Hall D Phillip Sponenberg 2016 Mason s World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding sixth edition Wallingford CABI ISBN 9781780647944 a b c Falabella miniature horse from International Museum of the horse Falabella Miniature Horse Association Lynghaug Fran 15 October 2009 The Official Horse Breeds Standards Guide Voyageur Press p 481 ISBN 9781616731717 Elise Rousseau Yann Le Bris Teresa Lavender Fagan 2017 Horses of the World Princeton Princeton University Press ISBN 9780691167206 Richard I Robinson July 1965 Falabella Miniature Horses Western Horseman July 1965 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Falabella amp oldid 1206874451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
