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Kathiawari has a concave facial profile, with a broad forehead and short muzzle. The neck and body are proportional and relatively short, while both the head and tail are carried high. Although well-proportioned, many Western breeders consider them to be lacking in bone in the
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for use over long distances, in rough terrain, and on minimal rations. They were wiry, sleek, agile and fast, and could carry an armed man for long periods. According to tradition, they were loyal and brave in battle, often defending their riders even when wounded themselves. Some noble families bred
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is an inherent characteristic of the breed. One of the breed's most distinctive features is its ears, which curve inward to touch and sometimes overlap at the tips. The
Kathiawari has the most extremely curved ears of any breed of horse. At some points in the breed's history, breeders focused on the
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preservation of these curving ears, to the detriment of some other, more important, physical characteristics. Like many desert breeds, the
Kathiawari can subsist on minimal rations and water and is more resistant to the heat than breeds developed in colder climates. As well as the usual
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similar; in particular, they have the same unusual in-curved ears. The
Kathiawari is not as tall as the Marwari, and has a smaller
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to research the options for recovery of the
Kathiawari breed, and also the extent to which it is related to the
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is also involved in conservation efforts. In 2007 no more than fifty
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was drawn up in 2008. In 2010 the Gujarati government commissioned
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The Kathiawari is closely related to the Marwari breed from the
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544:. It is a high-spirited, intelligent and affectionate horse.
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people of that area. It was originally bred as a desert
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442:Indigenous Horse Society of India
440:in other parts of the state. The
428:maintains a conservation herd at
127:Indigenous Horse Society of India
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270:Equus ferus caballus
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942:About Indian Horses
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299:Kathiawari
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75:Kathiawadi
39:કાઠીયાવાડી
36:Kathiawari
1082:Zaniskari
606:– by the
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556:Rajasthan
529:soundness
434:stallions
422:stud-book
414:Rajasthan
402:war horse
391:Mongolian
367:stud-book
335:Rajasthan
327:war horse
315:Kathiawar
117:peninsula
115:Kathiawar
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524:Skewbald
496:Chestnut
430:Junagadh
351:chestnut
293:Stallion
232:chestnut
213:Female:
183:Female:
122:Standard
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1041:Deccani
600:Maratha
596:cavalry
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457:Marwari
373:History
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319:Gujarat
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178:325 kg
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170:Weight
165:Traits
156:sports
141:riding
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92:Cutchi
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106:India
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