Ob pony
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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 of grain foods, creating difficult conditions for working horses. They are used chiefly as pack animals in winter and also work in forest
s. During the summer months the horses do not work and are left free to graze the marshes.
Long lived and fertile
, Ob ponies work until the age of eighteen or twenty. In general appearance, the Ob is similar to the Yakut Pony, although more of draft type. Small in stature with a long back and well-developed skeleton, Ob ponies are hardy and enduring. The legs are short. The head is of medium length, coarse and often Roman-nosed; the neck is short and thick; the shoulder is slanted and short; the withers low; the back long and often carp-shaped; the legs are sturdy. The hooves are wide and flat, an adaptation to the muddy terrain. They usually stand between 13 and 14 hands high.
Colours are various in the Ob breed, but most typical is dun
. Dun, grullo
, and bay Ob ponies usually have dun factor markings
- dorsal stripe, shoulder stripes, and zebra striping on the legs.
The first research on this breed was done in 1936. The Ob is rare today and should be bred pure and upgraded, as it is invaluable in the northern forest regions.
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...
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and is used as a draft
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...
pony
Pony
A pony is a small horse . Depending on context, a pony may be a horse that is under an approximate or exact height at the withers, or a small horse with a specific conformation and temperament. There are many different breeds...
.
Similar to the Narym Pony
Narym Pony
The Narym Pony is similar to the Ob pony breed and originated near the same area in the central of the region near the Ob River of Western Siberia. 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...
, the Ob pony is bred in the Khanty-Mansi national district near the lower areas of the Ob
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...
and Irtysh rivers. The climate
Climate
Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods...
is severe with extreme cold, deep snow and lack of grain foods, creating difficult conditions for working horses. They are used chiefly as pack animals in winter and also work in forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s. During the summer months the horses do not work and are left free to graze the marshes.
Long lived and fertile
Fertile
The term fertile describes a condition whereby organisms are able to produce physically healthy offspring.Fertile may also refer to:...
, Ob ponies work until the age of eighteen or twenty. In general appearance, the Ob is similar to the Yakut Pony, although more of draft type. Small in stature with a long back and well-developed skeleton, Ob ponies are hardy and enduring. The legs are short. The head is of medium length, coarse and often Roman-nosed; the neck is short and thick; the shoulder is slanted and short; the withers low; the back long and often carp-shaped; the legs are sturdy. The hooves are wide and flat, an adaptation to the muddy terrain. They usually stand between 13 and 14 hands high.
Colours are various in the Ob breed, but most typical is dun
Dun gene
The dun gene is a dilution gene that affects both red and black pigments in the coat color of a horse. The dun gene has the ability to affect the appearance of all black, bay, or chestnut -based horses to some degree by lightening the base body coat and suppressing the underlying base color to the...
. Dun, grullo
Grullo
Grullo is a color of horses in the dun family, characterized by tan-gray or mouse-colored hairs on the body, often with shoulder and dorsal stripes and black barring on the lower legs. In this coloration each individual hair is mouse-colored, unlike a roan which is composed of a mixture of dark and...
, and bay Ob ponies usually have dun factor markings
Primitive markings
Primitive markings among domestic horses are a group of hair coat markings and qualities associated with primitive breeds, and the dun coat color family in particular. All dun horses possess at least the dorsal stripe but the presence of the other primitive markings varies...
- dorsal stripe, shoulder stripes, and zebra striping on the legs.
The first research on this breed was done in 1936. The Ob is rare today and should be bred pure and upgraded, as it is invaluable in the northern forest regions.