Uzunyayla
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| Country of origin | Turkey |
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| Colour | dark colours or grey |
The Uzunyayla or Circassian is a Turkish breed of horse. It originates in, and is named for, the Uzun Yayla plateau in Kayseri Province, in central Anatolia.[4]: 511 It is used both as a pack animal and as a riding horse. The coat may be of any of the usual dark colours, or may be grey. The horses usually stand between 144 and 154 cm at the withers.[4]: 511
No population data has ever been reported to DAD-IS for the breed; in 2025 its conservation status was unknown.[2]
References
- ^ Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to: The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Breed data sheet: Uzunyayla / Türkiye (Horse). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2025.
- ^ Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types, and Varieties (fifth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 085199430X.
- ^ a b Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.