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The always-black Ariegeois is a true
mountain pony and is at home in snow and ice and impervious to even the
harshest of cold weather. It does not, though, thrive in heat. This breed
gets its name from the Ariège River in the Eastern Pyrenees in France,
where it originated in on the mountainous Spanish border. It is very similar in
appearance to the English Dales pony. This breed is recognizably related to
horses depicted in prehistoric paintings and carvings in its home region,
despite the introduction to blood from Roman heavy horses and some Oriental
genes.
The
Ariegeois is primarily a pack pony and can work unshod on mountains, icy or
not. The Ariegeois is an easy keeper and can work in the most unstable
conditions. Rarely are white marking found on the jet
black coat. This
breed stands between 13.1 and 14.3 hands high and have thick facial and
leg hair.
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