Lokai
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The Lokai, a mountain horse bred in Tajikistan, has been known for being a riding horse, a packhorse, or even sometimes a light draft horse. This horse usually stands up to 15 hands, or 60 inches. It was originally a mix of Central Asian bloodlines, but then it was improved by Persian or Iomud blood, and then by the Karabair. More recently, Lokai horses are crosses with Arabian, Thoroughbred, and Tersk stallions. The Lokai horse is a tough "all-arounder."
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[edit] Origins
The Lokai is an Asian mountain horse. It is bred in Tajikistan, and the breed was developed by the Lokai people around the 16th century.
[edit] Lokai Crossbreeds
The original Lokai horse from Russia was bred with other horses to make other crossbreeds. Today you can find Lokai horses that are crossbreeds of these other horses-
- Iomud (Persian)
- Karabair
- Uzbek
- Arabian
- Turkmene
- Thoroughbred
- Tersk
[edit] Uses and Purposes
Lokais have been used for a variety of purposes throughout the years. Theses horses provide transport over precipitous mountain country, they are raced, they are used in the game of kokpar, and they are often employed as a pack animal. The Lokai horse is even sometimes used as a draft horse.
[edit] References
The Eastern Influence-"Lokai & Tersk" DK, The new Encyclopedia of the Horse, Elwyn Hartley Edwards, 2000, p. 88
