Sorraia
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| Spain, E | |
| Location | Iberia, org. Portuguese river Sorraia |
| Species | Horse |
| Management | feral |
| Population size | c. 200 |
| Morphology | DNA-analyses seem to indicate a close relationship between the Sorraia horse and the tarpan |
| History | The Iberian scientist and horse expert Dr. Ruy dŽAndrade discovered these horses in 1920. All Sorraias descend from only 11 or 12 animals that dŽAndrade secured in the 1930s and now only some 200 are alive today, which are mostly in private hands. |
| Remarks | DNA-analyses seem to indicate a close relationship between the Sorraia horse and the tarpan. If further research confirms what first tests have shown, then the Sorraia is an Iberian regional variant of the tarpan, a remnant of an Iberian Tarpan population. (Jansen et al., 2002, Sorraia.org, 2006) |
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Sorraia Horse |
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| http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorraia |
