First horse bred in Siberia.

Blacksmith’s horse was bred in Western Siberia in the 18th century. The breed got its name from the historical name of the area - Kuznetsk coal basin, located between Kuznetsk Alatau in the east and Salair ridge in the west.

Settlers from the Black Earth strip of European Russia, moving to Siberia, brought weighted horses. Crossbreeding with them contributed to an even larger local horse. Half-slave maintenance in the harsh climatic conditions of Siberia has developed a type of horse strong constitution, outstanding endurance, preserved the features of the build of local horses of Siberia.

The blacksmith’s horse thus became the first horse bred specially on Siberian lands without the involvement of tribal stud factories or the state.

At the time of the first half of the 19th century, the Kuznetsk horse had many defects: a heavily stretched torso, a soft back, sabre, short butterflies, a flat low-spotted hoof. Despite this, it was valued as an unpretentious endurance horse with good movement and traction effort.