The Narym Pony is similar to the Ob pony

Ob pony

The rare Ob pony, also known as the Priob, is from western Siberia in Russia and is used as a draft pony.Similar to the Narym Pony, the Ob pony is bred in the Khanty-Mansi national district near the lower areas of the Ob and Irtysh rivers. The climate is severe with extreme cold, deep snow and lack...

 breed and originated near the same area in the central of the region near the Ob River

Ob River

The Ob River , also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean .The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.-Names:The Ob is known to the Khanty people as the...

 of Western Siberia

Siberia

Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...

. The two breeds live under much the same ecological and economical conditions, and may be considered two groups or types of the same breed of northern forest horse. It stands between 13 and 14 hands high.

The Narym Pony is larger than the Ob pony and is crossed with draft horse

Draft horse

A draft horse , draught horse or dray horse , less often called a work horse or heavy horse, is a large horse bred for hard, heavy tasks such as ploughing and farm labour...

s and trotters in the southern part of the breeding area. In the north, it is bred pure.