Budennovskaya

The Budennovskaya breed of horses is a riding horse, bred in the USSR in the stud farms named after. Budyonny and them. First cavalry army in the Rostov region (Russia).

In the photo: Budennovsky horse. Photo: google.by

The history of the Budyonnovsky breed of horses

When the civil war ended, the stud farms were ruined, and many years of experience were lost. However, the army needed horses that could form the backbone of the cavalry. And at the stud farms of the Rostov region, they remembered the experiments on crossing stallions of the breed and mares.

So, in the 20s of the 20th century at the stud farm. Budyonny began breeding a new breed of horses. Three thoroughbred riding stallions became the ancestors of the Budyonnovsky breed of horses: Inferno, Kokas and Sympathyaga. But the Budennovskaya breed of horses received official recognition only in 1948.

In the 50s of the 20th century, it was possible to improve the exterior of the Budennovsky horses thanks to the use of a stallion named Krubilnik as a sire.

In the 60s of the 20th century, the role of the horse in the army and the economy declined sharply, however, the horses of the Budennovskaya breed proved themselves well in sports, so the breed was saved. A considerable advantage was the unpretentiousness of the Budennovsky horses to the conditions of detention.

Today, Budyonny horses are used mainly in sports. Horses of the Budennovskaya breed are bred mainly in the Rostov region (Russia).

In the photo: a horse of the Budyonnovsky breed. Photo: google.by

Budennovskaya horse: characteristics and description

According to the description and characteristics, Budennovsky horses are typical riding horses. Their withers are well developed, the shoulder blade is oblique, long, well muscled, the chest is long and deep, the set of the limbs (front and back) is correct. The head of the Budyonnovsky horse is proportional, dry, the profile is straight, the forehead is wide, the eyes are expressive. A curved, long nape merges into a long neck with a high outlet. The chest is deep and wide. The croup is strong and long. Straight back.

The description indicates the average measurements of Budyonny horses:

In the breeding of the Budyonnovsky breed of horses, much attention was paid to such characteristics as bony, broad-bodied and large size. For example, at the stud farm of the First Cavalry Army, the height at the withers of some stallions of the Budennovskaya breed is more than 170 cm. The height at the withers of mares is 160 – 178 cm.

One of the distinguishing features in the description of Budennovsky horses is the color. The characteristic color of the Budyonnovsky horse is different shades of red (from the shade of river sand to dark terracotta) with an amazing golden tint inherited from the Don horses.

In the photo: a horse of the Budyonnovsky breed. Photo: google.by

According to the description, the Budennovskaya horse breed is divided into 3 intrabreed types:

1. A characteristic type of the Budyonnovsky horse is large, massive animals, the characteristic of which is high efficiency.
2. The eastern type of the Budyonnovsky breed of horses is horses with rounded shapes and smooth lines inherited from the Don ancestors. These horses are the most elegant.
3. The massive type of the Budyonnovsky breed of horses is large animals, the body of which has an elongated format. As a rule, such horses look rustic and are inferior in agility to representatives of the other two intrabreed types.

There are also mixed types of Budyonny horses.

The use of horses of the Budyonnovsky breed

Initially, horses of the Budennovskaya breed were used in the army as riding and draft horses, but now they are better known as sports and riding horses. Budyonnovsky horses have found application in dressage, horse racing, triathlon and show jumping. Budennovsky horses are also suitable as pleasure horses.

Famous Budyonny horses

The representative of the Budyonnovsky breed of horses Reis became the winner of the Olympics – 80.

Budyonnovsky stallion Symbol of a golden-red suit twice became the Champion of VDNKh (Moscow) and gave excellent offspring.