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The East Bulgerian horse breed was developed at the Vassil Kolarov stud far
at the end of the 19th century. They were originally bred near Shumen and at
Bojurishite near Sofia, in Bulgeria, developed by crossing local horse with
Arabs, Anglo-Arabs, English Thoroughbreds, and English Half-breds. Once the
breed was established, only English Thoroughbred blood wasused to improve the
stock's quality.
The breed was recognized in 1951. The East Bulgerian is a very
attractive horse with great refinement and quality that excels in many sorts of
riding capacities from jumping to dressage and is also very useful as a light
draft horse. Usually they are quiet horses with energetic temperaments, and are
nicely put together with good conformation. They have fine heads with a straight
profile and large, kind eyes. Their heads should be well set on an elegant,
muscular neck, which should be quite long and slope into prominent withers. They
typically have strong, powerful shoulders, a deep, broad chest, a long and
straight back, a slightly sloping croup, and long, hard, well-made legs. They
are predominantly chestnut, bay, and black in color, and stand between 15 and 16
hands high.
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