Top 10 smallest horses in the world

The name of the horses comes from the Spanish word "pintado", which means "painted" in translation. This is not a breed, but a certain type of color.

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Pinto, up to 140 cm

The growth of mini-appaloosa horses is up to 86 cm. The color can be any, but the animal must be covered with special patterns inherent in this breed.

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Mini Appaloosa, up to 86 cm

Despite the name, they did not appear in the US, but in Europe .

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American miniature horses, up to 86 cm

These horses appeared on the islands of the Shetland archipelago.

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Miniature Shetland ponies, up to 86 cm

Miniature horses are often confused with ponies, but in fact it is a rather rare, but independent breed. It got its name from the Argentinean farmer Falabella .

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Falabella, up to 80 cm

The Gessling family, who lives near the city of St. Louis, breeds mini-horses. In 2001, they had a very small foal, weighing only 3.5 kg.

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Tambelina, 43 cm

The birth of this horse is also associated with the name Falabella.

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Recco de Roca, 38 cm

In May 2010, baby Bella appeared . Her owner is Alison Smith. Her height at birth was 38 cm, and she weighed 4 kg.

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Bella, 38 cm

In April 2010, another record-breaking foal was born, who was named Einstein . He appeared in England , in the city of Barnstead, on one of the farms.

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Einstein, 36 cm

The smallest miniature horse was a stallion named Little Pumpkin , which could be translated as Little Pumpkin .

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Little Pumpkin, 35.5 cm