Hucul

One of the typical mountain breed of horses, the Hucul is a breed that came from the Carpathians.  In what is currently called Romania, the native country of the Hucul is the Huculsko region of Carpathians.  Both the Kertag horses and Arabian horses have contributed to the Hucul breed.

Hucul is very much like a wild horse, due to it's breeding in the harsh conditions of Bukovina Carpathians.

Breeding development was stopped by World War I, and the Hucul herd of horses was moved to Austria.  When the war ended, the herd and breeding of Hucul was later moved to Czechoslovakia and Poland.

Common characteristics of the Hucul breed include a calm temperatment, small and sturdy conformation, tough hooves and being easy to feed.  They can be used as draft horses in the woods, or pack animals or riding animals on mountainous routes.

There are only about 500 brood mares in all of the world.