Country
Specie
ISO3
BIH
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
Bosnian Pony
Other name
Bosanski Brdski Konj, Bosnian Pony, Bosniak
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Additional information
2003: During the war the breeding and conservation program for the Bosnian Mountain Horse has been seriously affected.The majority of the horse population (some 70 percent) belongs to this local breed Bosnian Mountain Horse.
Adaptability to specific environment
Well adapted to the local environment.
Specific resistance or tolerance
This flow influence on the hyperkeratosis of skin and hyperplasia of connective tissue and cartilaginous of metatarsal joint, what is characteristic disease for this breed.
Color comments
uni coloured: most specimens (42%) are brown and rest white, grey, and black <br>comment: horses with different colours of hair are very rare (0, 5%)
Wither height males
130
Wither height females
130
Weight males
300.00
Weight females
250.00
Other specific visible traits
Small horse; Body shape is square with pronounced mussels; head is small with narrow forehead, neck long and strong especially at stallions. It is very often to find with this breed irregular position of last legs, which reminds on position of cow.
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
local Busa pony. Firs reiterated stable that raised BMH was in Gorazde.
Year of origin
1908
Import
since 1950 from Arab
Location within country
mountainous areas
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Endangered
