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May 30, 2014

Žemaitukas

"The Zemaitukas is a breed of pony from Lithuania. Known in written documents from the sixth and seventh centuries and used during the Northern crusades as a war horse. During this time the pony had a widespread population, but over time the breed almost became extinct three times."
Posted by Irene at 2:44 PM
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Labels: 2014, animals, farm, history, horses, hunting, Lithuania, Lithuanian language, News, pony

1 comment:

edutcher said...

Nice grulla dun in the pic.

PS Extinction is an occupational hazard of being a war horse

May 31, 2014 at 8:11 AM

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