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The Lokai,

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Breed characteristics

The Lokai have well-proportioned heads with straight or slightly convex profiles, set on a long, well-formed neck and sloping, muscular shoulders. The withers are prominent, running into a straight, short back and sloping croup. The legs are solid, clean, and well-muscled. The Lokai generally stands between 14 and 14.2 hands (56 and 58 inches, 142 and 147 cm), and is usually chestnut (often with golden highlights), bay, or gray, although they are occasionally black or dun.[1] Some members of the breed exhibit a curly coat that can be traced to the stallion Farfor, used for breeding from 1955 to 1970.[2] The breed tends to mature late, especially when raised in their native habitats. When bred and reared in good stable conditions, with improved feed and management, they mature faster and grow larger than their more native counterparts.

Currently, the Lokai is being crossed with Arabian and Thoroughbred horses to create a new type of saddle horse in Tajikistan.[3]

Uses and purposes

Lokais have been used for a variety of purposes throughout the years. Theses horses provide transport over precipitous mountain country, they are raced, they are used in the game of kokpar, and they are often employed as a pack animal. The Lokai horse is even sometimes used as a draft horse.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bongianni, Maurizio (1988). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Horses and Ponies. Simon & Schuster, Inc. p. 63. ISBN 0-671-66068-3.
  2. ^ "Lokai". Equine Kingdom. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
  3. ^ "Lokai". Oklahoma State University. Retrieved December 26, 007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ Edwards, Elwyn Hartley (2000). The New Encyclopedia of the Horse, 2nd Revised Ed. Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. p. 88. ISBN 0-7513-1236-3.
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