Ukraine has a new breed of trotting horses created by breeders on the basis of a population of domestic trotting horses crossed with American Standardbred and French trotting breeds, said Vitaliy Koval, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food.
“It (the breed – IF-U) was approved by the expert commission of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. This is a new breeding achievement in animal husbandry, as the work on creating a lynx breed has been carried out for 30 years. (…) They also paid attention to liveliness, distance, and external characteristics,” he wrote in a telegram.
According to Koval, the Ukrainian trotting breed differs from other trotting breeds in terms of a set of traits and geographic location, breeding methods, and genetic markers.
“Our horses are characterized by a dry, strong constitution, with a harmonious build and a distinct harness type. Their temperament is energetic and gentle. The horses of the new breed are unpretentious and well adapted to different environmental conditions of Ukraine,” the minister said.
The new breed was tested in the Myrhorod district of Poltava region at the farm of the Dibrivka Stud Farm No. 62 branch of the state enterprise Horse Breeding of Ukraine.
Source: https://www.fixygen.ua/news/20241016/v-ukrayini-viveli-novu-porodu-risistih-koney.html
