The Dutch Miniature or Nederlands Minipaard is a Dutch breed of small or miniature horse. It has been selectively bred to display in miniature the physical characteristics of a full-sized horse, and may stand no taller than 106 cm.[3]: 463
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| Other names | Nederlands Minipaard |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Standard | Nederlandse Mini Paarden Registratie Stamboek (in Dutch) |
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| Colour | any |
History
editThe Nederlandse Mini Paarden Registratie Stamboek, the stud-book for the Dutch Miniature, was begun in 1993.[3]: 463 [2] At first it registered horses in two sections, one for miniature horses no taller than 86 cm, and another for small horses standing up to 106 cm.[3]: 463 The upper section was later divided into two, "small" for horses standing 87–95 cm and "large" for those 96–106 cm.
According to the association, the stud-book listed over 34000 horses in 2023.[4] The population reported to DAD-IS for 2022 was 4500; this figure included 2078 breeding mares and 1891 stallions.[2] The conservation status of the breed was listed as "at risk/endangered".[2]
Characteristics
editThe Minipaard is expected to display in miniature the physical appearance and proportions of a full-sized riding horse, not those of a pony.[3]: 463 The coat may be of any colour. Horses may be of any bloodline or provenance; no horse over 106 cm in height is eligible for registration.[5]
Use
editMiniature horses are kept only as pets[6]: 34 or for showing.
References
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- ^ 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 Breed data sheet: Minipaard / Netherlands (Horse). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2023.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Over het NMPRS (in Dutch). Utrecht: Nederlandse Mini Paarden Registratie Stamboek. Accessed October 2023.
- ^ Fokdoel (in Dutch). Utrecht: Nederlandse Mini Paarden Registratie Stamboek. Accessed October 2023.
- ^ Élise Rousseau, Yann Le Bris, Teresa Lavender Fagan (2017). Horses of the World. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691167206.