:Dutch Miniature

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| name = Dutch Miniature

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| image_caption = At Agriflanders in 2009

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| status = {{ubl|FAO (2007): not listed{{r|barb|p=83}}|DAD-IS (2022): at risk/endangered{{r|dad}}}}

| altname = {{Lang|nl|italic=no|Nederlands Minipaard}}

| country = Netherlands

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| standard = [https://www.minipaarden.nl/Fokkerij/Fokdoel.aspx Nederlandse Mini Paarden Registratie Stamboek] (in Dutch)

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| height = not over {{convert|106|cm|abbr=on}}

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The Dutch Miniature or {{Lang|nl|italic=no|Nederlands Minipaard}} is a Dutch breed of small or miniature horse. It has been selectively bred to display in miniature the physical characteristics of a full-sized horse, and may stand no taller than {{val|106|u=cm}}.{{r|cabi|p=463}}

History

The {{lang|nl|italic=no|Nederlandse Mini Paarden Registratie Stamboek}}, the stud-book for the Dutch Miniature, was begun in 1993.{{r|cabi|p=463|dad}} At first it registered horses in two sections, one for miniature horses no taller than {{val|86|u=cm}}, and another for small horses standing up to {{val|106|u=cm}}.{{r|cabi|p=463}} The upper section was later divided into two, "small" for horses standing {{val|87|–|95|u=cm}} and "large" for those {{val|96|–|106|u=cm}}.

According to the association, the stud-book listed over {{val|34000}} horses in 2023.{{r|nmprs}} The population reported to DAD-IS for 2022 was {{val|4500}}; this figure included {{val|2078}} breeding mares and {{val|1891}} stallions.{{r|dad}} The conservation status of the breed was listed as "at risk/endangered".{{r|dad}}

Characteristics

The Minipaard is expected to display in miniature the physical appearance and proportions of a full-sized riding horse, not those of a pony.{{r|cabi|p=463}} The coat may be of any colour. Horses may be of any bloodline or provenance; no horse over {{val|106|u=cm}} in height is eligible for registration.{{r|nmprs2}}

Use

Miniature horses are kept only as pets{{r|elise|p=34}} or for showing.

References

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Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20200623201209/http://www.fao.org/3/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [https://web.archive.org/web/20170110125634/http://www.fao.org/3/a-a1250e.pdf The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture]. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{isbn|9789251057629}}. Archived 23 June 2020.

Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.it/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ&hl=en Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding] (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{isbn|9781780647944}}.

[https://dadis-breed-datasheet-ws.firebaseapp.com/?country=NLD&specie=Horse&breed=Minipaard&external=1&lang=en Breed data sheet: Minipaard / Netherlands (Horse)]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2023.

Élise Rousseau, Yann Le Bris, Teresa Lavender Fagan (2017). [https://archive.org/details/horsesofworld0000rous/page/n1/mode/1up Horses of the World]. Princeton: Princeton University Press. {{isbn|9780691167206}}.

[https://minipaarden.nl/over-het-nmprs-2/ Over het NMPRS] (in Dutch). Utrecht: Nederlandse Mini Paarden Registratie Stamboek. Accessed October 2023.

[https://minipaarden.nl/fokdoel/ Fokdoel] (in Dutch). Utrecht: Nederlandse Mini Paarden Registratie Stamboek. Accessed October 2023.

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Category:Horse breeds originating in the Netherlands