A horse of central

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

, the Xilingol is a light

horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million yea ...

that is used both for riding and for draft purposes. In the 1960s, it was developed by breeding Russian Thoroughbred,

Akhal-Teke The Akhal-Teke ( or ; from Turkmen ''Ahalteke'', ) is a Turkmen horse breed. They have a reputation for speed and endurance, intelligence, and a distinctive metallic sheen. The shiny coat of the breed led to their nickname, "Golden Horses". ...

, Sanhe, and Chinese Mongolian, after which Kabarda and Don breeding were introduced into the breed. The Xilingol stands at 15.2 hands high and come in all solid colors.

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Horse breeds originating in China {{horse-stub