Nature Conservation - Horses - Slovak Warm-blood Issue number
361
Date of issue
30.06.2005
Face value
31.00 Sk

The area between the River Tisza and the River Danube, where Slovakia lies in the Carpathian fold, was always known for the breeding of Warmblood horses, the origin of which is educed from the wild Tarpan. According to historical data, herds of wild Tarpan grazed on the steppes around the Black and Caspian seas in the middle of the 19th century. Nomadic tribes with their horsemen made incursions into Central and Western Europe through the Russian steppes. Their riding horses were of oriental and later of Arabian origin, smaller, steady, strong, modest, and in good health. During incursions, they bred domestic...

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