Cuban Trotter
{{Short description|Cuban saddle horse breed}}
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The Cuban trotter (Spanish: Cubano de trote / Criollo de trote) is a saddle horse breed native to Cuba. It is renowned for its trotting quality, and is used for driving and working cattle.
History
Contrary to what its name suggests, this is not a racing-type horse, but a criollo type.{{Harvtxt|Rousseau|2014|p=486}} Like most Latin American horses, it is descended from the Colonial Spanish horse brought by the conquistadores,{{Harvtxt|Hendricks|2007|p=144}}{{Cite web |date=2009-12-20 |title=Cuban Trotter |url=https://www.petmd.com/horse/breeds/c_hr_cuban_trotter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412175635/https://www.petmd.com/horse/breeds/c_hr_cuban_trotter |archive-date=2024-04-12 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=PETMD}} and is therefore "locally adapted".{{Cite web |title=Criollo de trote / Cuba (Horse) |url=https://dadis-breed-datasheet-ws.firebaseapp.com/?country=CUB&specie=Horse&breed=Criollo%20de%20trote&external=1&lang=en |website=Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (DAD-IS)}}
The breed is named "Criollo de trote" in the DAD-IS database and "Trotteur criollo" in the Delachaux guide, which also cites the local name Cubano de trote. The breed originates from mixtures of Iberian Criollo horses and Canadian horses,{{Harvtxt|Porter|Alderson|Hall|Sponenberg|2016|p=458}} imported before the American Revolution to work on sugarcane plantations.
Description
It shows the Criollo type. The Delachaux guide (2014) cited an average height of 1.48 m to 1.50 m. CAB International (2016) indicated 1.40 m to 1.52 m.
The head has a rectilinear or slightly convex profile, a broad forehead, developed jaws, and is topped by rather short ears. The neck is broad and strong, of medium length. The chest is broad and deep. The back is short and strong. The rump is sloping and the legs are strong. The tail is set low, and generally carried close to the body.
The coat is most often bay or black.
The temperament is vigorous and friendly, and the breed is reputed to be particularly hardy.
Usage
Mostly used as a trotting horse in Cuba, but can also be ridden, especially for cattle and farm work.
Spread of breeding
No population data is listed for it in DAD-IS.
See also
References
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Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Hendricks |first=Bonnie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CdJg3qXssWYC |title=International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-8061-3884-8 |edition=2nd |location=Norman |pages=}}
- {{Cite book |last1=Porter |first1=Valerie |title=Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding |last2=Alderson |first2=Lawrence |last3=Hall |first3=Stephen |last4=Sponenberg |first4=Dan |publisher=CAB International |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-84593-466-8 |edition=6th}}
- {{Cite book |last=Rousseau |first=Élise |title=Tous les chevaux du monde |publisher=Delachaux et Niestlé |year=2014 |isbn=978-2-603-01865-1 |language=fr |trans-title=All the horses in the world}}
Category:Horse breeds originating in Cuba
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