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User Login Email: Password:    » Forgot Password?  » New Member Sign Up Visitors Online: Today's Visits: Yesterday's Visits: Horses Menu Home Horses For Sale Welcome to Galician Pony ! You are here: Terrific-Horses.com > Horse Breeds > Galician Pony Book Search: Galician Pony Description The Galician Pony originates in Galicia in northwest Spain. The Galician Pony developed through the combination of the horses brought by the Suevos to Spain, Roman horses, and Celtic horses. These ponies live in low mountainous areas with a very wet climate, which helped to make them strong and tough. At one time the Galician Ponies main purpose was to provide their hair on the mane and tail to make brushes. The Galician Pony influenced the development of the Galiceno. Over 20,000 of these ponies were released in 1973 into the mountains of northwestern Spain, however due to a numerous problems this number significantly decreased. The Galician Pony herdbook was started in 1994. The Galician Ponies are slightly bigger than ponies yet smaller than the average horse with strong legs and a short body. Today the Galician Ponies are used mainly for meat production and also for riding. The Galician Ponies are also a popular tourist attraction with festivals in Galicia called the curro. In this festival in the summer the Galician Ponies are rounded up and branded. The ponies’ tales and manes are cut and sold at the festival as well as some of the Galician Ponies. The ponies that are not sold are then set free. Google Ads

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