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was established in 1960. It was closed to any external admixture in 1997. In the same year a
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breeding mares on record. The horses were bred for use in agriculture and by the army as
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and market dedicated to the breed, has been held annually since 1897.
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for the year 1830, with the goal to overcome the faults of the
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for the year 1821, and of other horses from England, France,
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in the south of that canton. It is widely distributed in
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