Bashkir breed of horses.

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The Bashkort is the horse breed of the Bashkir people. It is raised mainly within Bashkortostan, formerly known as Bashkiria, a republic within the Russian Federation which lies to the west of the southern Ural Mountains and extends to the Volga River. The principal centre of breeding is the capital, Ufa.

The Bashkir horse has been crossed with other breeds of the former USSR such as the Russian Heavy Draught, experimental crosses with Kazakh and Yakut horses have also been made. Bashkortostan has the third-highest horse population of the federal subjects of Russia, after the Altai Krai and the Sakha Republic, by early 2011 it had risen to almost 137,000.

The Bashkir is a small horse, standing about 142 cm (14 h) at the withers. It is wide in the body and deep-chested, with a thoracic circumference (girth) averaging about 180 cm (70 in), it has a large head and a short neck, low withers and a flat back. The legs are short with heavy bone; cannon bone measurement may reach 20 cm (8 in). The most common coat colours are bay, chestnut, mouse grey and roan.  The mane and tail are thick and the coat is also thick and often curly.

The Bashkir is used for riding and for pack, harness, draught and farm work. It shows remarkable endurance. Mares are abundant producers of milk. Average yield per year is 1500  or 2100 kg (4600 lb) in a lactation of 240 days, with the best mares reaching 2700 kg (6000 lb). Much of the milk is made into kumis.