Kabardian Breed
Basic information about Kabardian Horses
The Kabardians are considered by many as the world's best mountain breed of horses.
Nature made them calm, sure-footed, low-demanding and healthy. Man made them obedient and brave at the same time, in hundreds of years of breeding.
As most mountain horses, Kabardians are medium height (150-160 cm), muscular and naturally very resistant to harsh environmental conditions.
Instructions for judging Kabardian horses
We publish document issued by Russian Ministry of Agriculture titled "Instruction for bonitation of horses of Kabardian breed" in 1996. The documents is a comprehensive and complete description of features of Kabardian breed. Russian language.
Kabardian Horses Conformation
Please note that due to the ongoing process of reorganizing the Kabardian Horses Studbook in their country of origin the description here may change soon.
Height
Kabardians are medium height - around 155 cm in withers. The lower limit is around 145 cm and the upper - around 160 cm. For anglokabardians the upper limit is higher, around 164 cm.
History of the Kabardian Breed
Kabardian breed has evolved from many eastern breeds of steppe horses (Nogai, Kalmuk, Bashkir, Don), Mongolian breeds and then was enhanced with best purebred breeds of that time (Karabakh, Persian, Akhal-Teke).
Arabian breed also was used in the process of forming the Kabardian horse. One of these lines, especially well known for its speed was called "Shagdi" ("faster than a bullet").
