The Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan atı), is an Azerbaijani
breed
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or group of breeds of
riding horse of
Oriental
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type. In 2007 it was listed by the
FAO as
endangered
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; in 2021 it was not among the horse breeds reported to
DAD-IS.
Four strains or types of Azerbaijani are recognised as distinct breeds: the
Deliboz, the
Guba, the
Shirvan and the
Lesser Caucasus. The
Karabakh may also be included in this group.
In 2007 there were just under 70 000 horses in Azerbaijan; 14–16% of those were Deliboz, while the other three strains or breeds constituted 8–10% of the total; 20–22% were of the Karabakh breed.
References
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Horse breeds
Horse breeds originating in Azerbaijan