Lokai

In central and sourthern Tajikistan, the Lokai horse is bred.  They are considered to be a saddle breed with Oriental lineage and developed by the Uzbek Lokai tribe.  The tribe used local medium sized horses and various Central Asian breeds (including the Iomud) and improved them with Arabian stallions from Bukhara and Akhal-Teke.

The Lokai horses are short, and are not very uniform in their conformation.  Sometimes the head is coarse but other times the horses of the breed do not exhibit coarse heads.  Most are about 145 cm in height at the withers, with legs not always properly set.

Lokai horses are known for extreme hardiness, and have great endurance when under the saddle for riding, or the pack.  In national games, specifically the kok-par,the Lokai perform very well.