Deliboz
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Names: Deliboz.
Origin: This breed of oriental saddle horses was formed in Kazakh, Akstafa and Tauz regions of Azerbaijan and adjacent areas of Georgia and Armenia. Some earlier publications described it as the "Kazakh" horse of Azerbaijan or as the Azerbaijan horse.
Breeding: Specialists
singled out a specific Deliboz type among large horse populations studied in the
1930s and late 1940s. Those horses were improved by Arabian
and Karabakh
saddle-type stallions. Deliboz horses spread widely throughout western
Azerbaijan. In 1943 a State Breeding Cooperative was established to improve
horse populations of the Republic.
Since the 1950s Azerbaijan horses have been improved by Arabian
and Tersk sires while the Karabakh
was bred separately. Crossbreeding involved
horses of the Deliboz type.
At present the pedigree nucleus of Deliboz is represented by
descendants of Tersk stallions Tselostat and Pygmalion; therefore the problem
arises of how to restore the breeding nucleus of local horses. Dashyuz stud farm
has the 140 most typical Deliboz horses including breeding mares with a high
proportion of Tersk blood. It is planned to breed them pure but with single back
crossing to one or two stallions with little Tersk blood in order to preserve
the valuable traits of the crosses.
Description:
Body: Well-ribbed and massive, with a good top line and an even, long back and loin.
Head: Clean and short, with a broad forehead and narrow nose.
Legs: Clean and well proportioned; the cannon bone girth is larger than that of other horses.
Neck: Compact and heavy.
Size: Average height at withers is 152 cm; chest girth measures 172 cm and cannon bone girth 19.4 cm.
Temperament:
Features: The
Deliboz
is characterized by unstable temperament and predominantly rack (or pace) gait.
A typical feature is a peculiar lengthwise fold on the tongue giving the
impression of a forked tongue.
The Deliboz horses show good working capacity. They easily
cover 45-55 km a day in highlands under a pack weighing 115-130 kg, and 70 km
under a rider. The best racing results are 1 min 56 sec for 1600 m and 2 min 55
sec for 2400 m.
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