Horses

Origin of the Marwari horse
The earliest recorded origin of the Marwari horse was on the borders of Afghanistan, in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, and particularly in Turkmenistan. Most horses from this area are Mongolian horse descendants crosses with Arabs "?? these types being the most common horse in northern Iran and the steppe lands north of the Black and Caspian seas. The Marwari is closely related to the horses of Turkmenistan and the adjacent territories and their appearances are very similar apart from these other breeds lacking the Marwari's distinctive curved ears.

When the Moghuls invaded northern India in the early 16th century, they brought with them Turkmene-type horses to Rajasthan, and these likely bred with the local Rajput stock. There is also a strong connection with Kathiawari breed of Gujerat beside the region of Marwari, and consequently there is some Arab influence from that source.

Breed History
Marwari horse breeding and development encouraged by the Rathores, the traditional rulers of Marwar.? The Rathores kept the finest stallions for their subjects and from as early as the 12th century enforced a strict policy of selective breeding.

For almost hundreds of years either side of the Moghul Empire, the area has constantly been at ware with different desert breeds arriving with marauders, these horses breeding with local stock and only the most suitable horses to the conditions thriving.? Natural selection and selective breeding were thus combined to create the modern Marwari horse.

Marwari Characteristics
The modern Marawari horse stand at around1.45m (14.3 h)high and are very elegant in appearance.? They are strong, wiry yet well muscled with long limbs and strong feet that rarely require to be shod except in stoniest of areas.? The influence of asian strains on the breed is evident in the breed often showing a natural pacing gait known as "revaal"?.