| KIRGIZ* | | | | the Nooitgedacht Pony is used for draft and riding |
| When farms in Russia crossed local horses of the | | | | purposes. The breed originated in the 1950's from a |
| Thoroughbred and the Don, they ended up with the | | | | mixture of Basuto Pony, Arab and Boer blood. The |
| breed called New Kirgiz. This breed is adapted to | | | | breed is very rare. |
| highland conditions, and are most often used for meat, | | | | *NORDLAND* |
| milk production and stock work. New Kirgiz has short | | | | The origination of the Nordland pony is mostly based |
| legs and a strong constition. They look much like Don | | | | on speculation. Researchers believe the horse came |
| horses. | | | | into Norway during very early times, and that the |
| The New Kirgiz breed stallions are about 156 cm in | | | | horses were forced north. After World War II, the |
| height at the withers, and a body length of 158 cm. | | | | breed was almost extinct. The breed became |
| Mares of the breed are slightly smaller in all | | | | scattered because of environmental conditions in |
| measurements. Their heads are medium sized and | | | | Norway, and each area gave the pony a different |
| have low necks, their backs are straight and level with | | | | name. The ponies in different areas developed |
| very muscled croups. | | | | characteristics according to their environments as well. |
| There are three types within the breed, New Kirgiz. | | | | There is some belief that the Nordland pony is a |
| There is a saddle type, a thick and massive type and | | | | combination of two different types of horse within the |
| a standard type. | | | | same race- the Lyngen in Troms and another type |
| There are over 56,000 New Kirgiz. | | | | from within Norland. |
| *NEWFOUNDLAND PONY* | | | | The pony's conformation is good with all colors |
| A proud aspect of the Newfoundland culture and the | | | | accepted except for dun and pied. Most dominant |
| history of the area, the Newfoundland Pony was | | | | however are chesnut horses. Nordland ponies are |
| brought from the British Isles by early settlers. | | | | easy to train, energetic and of good temper- they are |
| The characteristics of the pony includes horses that | | | | also very willing to work. They are mostly free from |
| are 11 to 14 hands in height, have thick mane and tale | | | | health problems and live to about the age of 30. |
| that is most often a brownish color. Newfoundland | | | | Most people use Nordland ponies for riding, as a pack |
| ponies often change color between the seasons. They | | | | horse or for driving. They are great jumpers and show |
| weight between 400 and 800 pounds. They have | | | | ponies. Their current status is rare. |
| characteristically good temperaments, and can survive | | | | *NORIC* |
| on small amounts of grass and foods. They are able | | | | The Noric, or the Noriker, has lived and bred for over |
| to survive harsh winters because of a thick, winter | | | | 2000 years in Austria. |
| coat that grows for the coldest months. | | | | The Noric breed has undergone numerous changes in |
| Newfoundland ponies are hardworking. They help | | | | characteristics over the years of their existence, due |
| transport people by back, or by cart and wagon- | | | | to selective breeding and natural selection. As the |
| mostly before the car was invented. They hauled | | | | landscape and climate changed, the horses became |
| firewood and timber. When machinary took over most | | | | more of a versatile, cold blooded breed of heavy |
| of the jobs the ponies were doing, the number of | | | | weight. These horses could be used as carriage |
| Newfoundland ponies were drastically reduced. Many | | | | horses, riding horses, and knights during the Middle |
| thousands of ponies were sold to meat processing | | | | Ages. |
| plants in Quebec. | | | | Noric horses differ from other draft or heavy breeds in |
| Numbers of Newfoundland Ponies are currently | | | | a variety of ways. Noric horses have personality, |
| increasing thanks to restrictions and governmental | | | | nerves, and are qualified work horses. Most have |
| intervention to help the breed survive. | | | | endurance and a tame character alongside a |
| *NOMA* | | | | toughness that has been necessary for the rough |
| A light draft and riding horse that originated in Noma | | | | environment of their native land. Norics are not as |
| County, Japan, the Noma breed is th smallest pony | | | | heavy as Belgian or Percheron horses, and so are |
| native to Japan that stands at about 10 hands tall. The | | | | best suited for working in the Alpine ofrest. They are |
| breed was developed in the 17th century and | | | | economical horses. |
| descended from Mongolian stock. The status of the | | | | Now, Norics are becoming sport horses, and are used |
| Noma breed is extremely rare, with only about 27 | | | | as riding and driving horses. Because of increases in |
| purebreds in existence. They are preserved as part of | | | | ecological awareness, Noric horses are often used |
| local heritage. | | | | instead of machinary to work in alpine regions. They |
| *NOOITGEDACHT PONY* | | | | carry tourists in carriages. The breed is not as fertile |
| Found in South Africa, in the eastern Transvaal region, | | | | as most people hope. |