The Bhirum Pony or Nigerian Pony is a Nigerian breed of pony or small horse.[3]: 86 It developed in Nigeria’s northern regions.[4]
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| Other names | Nigerian Pony |
| Country of origin | Nigeria |
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Characteristics
editThe Bhirum Pony is said to be descended from either the Poney Mousseye of Cameroon, or the Barb horse. They are thought to have been crossed with Nigerian ponies.[4] The species are about 14 hands tall, and have been considered as a very "handsome" pony breed.
References
edit- ^ Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
- ^ Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types, and Varieties (fifth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 085199430X.
- ^ a b "Bhirum Pony Breed Information, History, Videos, Pictures". 4 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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