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Actually, it is known to have been used by the Romans. The Sorraia horse is a Portuguese origin, considered the ancestor of Iberian breeds such as the Andalusian and Lusitano. Your complexion looks pretty basic to the Tarpan, the horse extinct Indo-European in the nineteenth century. The Berbers of North Africa are probably responsible for increasing the size of this horse, but still maintain a low height.

Ruy D’Andrade has been who has “discovered” this race, circa 1920, when he found a wild herd uses the Sorraia river, a tributary of the Tagus, which originated the name of the breed. After the discovery, D’Andrade family is dedicated to the preservation and development of these horses. However, the rarity of the breed is maintained and is only beginning to export some specimens, especially for Germany. There is only little more than a hundred horses Sorraia worldwide, 90% in Portugal.

• description

It is a robust horse but in stature, the Sorraia. It is considered that the determinant of short stature is not fertile soil Sorraia Voucher.

• temperament

Bravo and independent, the Sorraia has a very distinctive temperament. They manage to be good riding horses, but we must deal with his strong character.

• utilization

The Sorraia has been used by local farmers for light work in agriculture. But besides the “seal” work horse, the Sorraia is manifested also suitable for other equestrian activities.

• fur

Its primary key is gray, but you can also find copies bays. Another feature of the Sorraia is a thin stripe down the back to darker. Sometimes you can see by these stripes on the legs and also more rarely in the body, which we call “cebruras”.

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