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{{short description|Russian breed of light riding horse}}
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| status = [[FAO]] (2007): endangered{{r|barb|page=139}}
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| altname = {{ubl|{{lang-ru|Терская|italic=no}}|Terskaya|Tersky}}
| country = [[Russian Federation]]
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| distribution = [[Stavropol Krai]]
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[[File:Marshal Zhukov at 1945 Moscow Victory Parade.jpg|thumb|Marshal [[Georgy Zhukov]] riding a Tersk horse in the [[Moscow Victory Parade of 1945|Moscow Victory Parade]] on 24 June 1945]]

The '''Tersk''' is a Russian [[list of horse breeds|breed]] of light [[riding horse]] of [[Arab horse|Arab]] type. It was bred at the [[Tersk Stud]] in [[Stavropol Krai]] in the [[North Caucasus]] between about 1920 and 1940.{{r|cabi|page=507|dmit|page2=300}}
The '''Tersk''' or '''Tersky''' is a Russian [[list of horse breeds|breed]] of light [[riding horse]] of [[Arab horse|Arab]] type. It was bred at the [[Tersk Stud]] in [[Stavropol Krai]] in the [[North Caucasus]] between about 1925 and 1940.{{r|cabi|page=507|dmit|page2=300}}


== History ==
== History ==
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The [[Tersk Stud]] was established by [[Semyon Budyonny]] in 1921 with the aim of re-establishing the horse population of Russia, which was depleted after the events of the [[Russian Revolution]] of 1917.
The [[Tersk Stud]] was established by [[Semyon Budyonny]] in 1921 with the aim of re-establishing the horse population of Russia, which was depleted after the events of the [[Russian Revolution]] of 1917.


Among the horses brought there were two stallions of the Ukrainian [[Strelets (horse)|Strelets]] breed; this breed, now extinct, was an [[Anglo-Arab]] with some influence of [[Orlov Trotter]], [[Russian Don|Don]] and [[Kabardin (horse)|Kabardin]].{{r|cabi|page=507}} The two stallions, Tsenitel and Tsilindr, were used on cross-bred mares with [[Arab horse|Arab]], Don, Kabardin and Strelets blood. To create the Tersk breed, the resulting mares were put to Arab stallions, among them Koheilan IV, Marosh, and Nasim.{{r|dmit|page=300}} The intent was to create riding horse of Arab type, but larger and better adapted to [[extensive management]] in the [[taboon]] system.{{r|cabi|page=507|dmit|page2=300}}
Among the horses brought there in 1925 were two stallions and a few mares of the Ukrainian [[Strelets Arab|Strelets]] breed;{{r|edwards|page=89}} this breed, now extinct, was a part-bred [[Arab horse|Arab]] with some influence of [[Orlov Trotter]], [[Russian Don|Don]] and [[Kabardin (horse)|Kabardin]].{{r|cabi|page=507}} The two stallions, Tsenitel and Tsilindr, were used on cross-bred mares with Arab, Don, Kabardin and Strelets blood. To create the Tersk breed, the resulting mares were put to Arab stallions, among them Koheilan IV, Marosh, and Nasim.{{r|dmit|page=300}} The intent was to create a riding horse of Arab type, but larger and better adapted to [[extensive management]] in the [[taboon]] system.{{r|cabi|page=507|dmit|page2=300}} The breed was officially recognised in 1948.{{r|imh}}

By 1948, the breed was officially recognized.{{cn|date=March 2019}}


In 2007 the [[conservation status]] of the Tersk in Europe was listed by the [[FAO]] as "endangered".{{r|barb|page=139}}
In 2007 the [[conservation status]] of the Tersk in Europe was listed by the [[FAO]] as "endangered".{{r|barb|page=139}}
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== Characteristics ==
== Characteristics ==


The Tersk is similar in conformation to the Arab. It has a light head with straight profile; the shoulders are sloped, the chest broad, the back straight, the [[croup (anatomy)|croup]] rounded, and the legs slender but strong. The tail is set on high. The skin is fine, as is the hair of the coat, mane and tail.{{r|elise|page=258}} The coat is often a silvery [[grey (coat)|grey]], but may also be [[bay (coat)|bay]] or [[chestnut (coat)|chestnut]].{{r|elise|page=258}}
The Tersk is similar in conformation to the Arab. It has a light head with straight profile; the shoulders are sloped, the chest broad, the back straight, the [[croup (horse)|croup]] rounded, and the legs slender but strong. The tail is set on high. The skin is fine, as is the hair of the coat, mane and tail.{{r|elise|page=258}} The coat is often a silvery [[grey (coat)|grey]], but may also be [[bay (coat)|bay]] or [[chestnut (coat)|chestnut]].{{r|elise|page=258}}


== Use ==
== Use ==


The Tersk is well suited to use in [[eventing]], in [[cross-country riding]], in [[dressage]] and in [[show-jumping]].{{r|elise|page=258}} It may be used for [[endurance riding]], in which it excels; in one race over {{convert|310|km|mi|abbr=on|-1}}, all participating Tersk horses finished the course without difficulty.{{r|dmit|page=301}} The horses are often used in circuses.{{r|edwards|page=89}}


Tersk stallions have been used for [[cross-breeding]] with other breeds such as the [[Lokai]] and the [[Deliboz]] in the hope of improving them.{{r|dmit|page=301}}


== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name=barb>Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/a1250e.pdf ''The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture'']. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN|9789251057629}}. Accessed October 2014.</ref>
<ref name=barb>Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/a1250e.pdf ''The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture'']. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN|9789251057629}}. Accessed October 2014.</ref>


<ref name=cabi>Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.it/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ ''Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding''] (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{ISBN|9781780647944}}.</ref>
<ref name=cabi>Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.com/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ ''Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding''] (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{ISBN|9781780647944}}.</ref>


<ref name=dmit>N.G. Dmitriev, L.K. Ernst (1989). [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20091113044601/ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ah759e/ah759e.pdf ''Animal genetic resources of the USSR'']. FAO animal production and health paper 65. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN|9251025827}}. Archived 13 November 2009. Also available [https://web.archive.org/web/20170929123942/http://www.fao.org:80/docrep/009/ah759e/AH759E13.htm here], archived 29 September 2017.</ref>
<ref name=dmit>N.G. Dmitriev, L.K. Ernst (1989). [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20091113044601/ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ah759e/ah759e.pdf ''Animal genetic resources of the USSR'']. FAO animal production and health paper 65. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN|9251025827}}. Archived 13 November 2009. Also available [https://web.archive.org/web/20170929123942/http://www.fao.org:80/docrep/009/ah759e/AH759E13.htm here], archived 29 September 2017.</ref>


<ref name=elise>Élise Rousseau, Yann Le Bris, Teresa Lavender Fagan (2017). [https://books.google.it/books?id=Eus9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA176 ''Horses of the World'']. Princeton: Princeton University Press. {{ISBN|9780691167206}}.</ref>
<ref name=edwards>Elwyn Hartley Edwards (1994). ''The Encyclopedia of the Horse''. London; New York; Stuttgart; Moscow: Dorling Kindersley. {{ISBN|0751301159}}.</ref>

<ref name=elise>Élise Rousseau, Yann Le Bris, Teresa Lavender Fagan (2017). [https://books.google.com/books?id=Eus9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA176 ''Horses of the World'']. Princeton: Princeton University Press. {{ISBN|9780691167206}}.</ref>


<ref name=imh>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200128190230/http://imh.org/exhibits/online/breeds-of-the-world/europe/tersky-horse-and-streletsky-horse/ Tersky Horse and Streletsky Horse]. Lexington, Kentucky: International Museum of the Horse. Archived 28 January 2020.</ref>


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Tersk
a slim silver-grey horse trotting
Tersk stallion
Conservation statusFAO (2007): endangered[1]: 139 
Other names
  • Russian: Терская
  • Terskaya
  • Tersky
Country of originRussian Federation
DistributionStavropol Krai
Useriding horse
Traits
Height
  • Male:
    160 cm[2]: 301 
  • Female:
    157 cm[2]: 301 
Colourgrey, dark colours[3]: 507 
Marshal Georgy Zhukov riding a Tersk horse in the Moscow Victory Parade on 24 June 1945

The Tersk or Tersky is a Russian breed of light riding horse of Arab type. It was bred at the Tersk Stud in Stavropol Krai in the North Caucasus between about 1925 and 1940.[3]: 507 [2]: 300 

History

The Tersk Stud was established by Semyon Budyonny in 1921 with the aim of re-establishing the horse population of Russia, which was depleted after the events of the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Among the horses brought there in 1925 were two stallions and a few mares of the Ukrainian Strelets breed;[4]: 89  this breed, now extinct, was a part-bred Arab with some influence of Orlov Trotter, Don and Kabardin.[3]: 507  The two stallions, Tsenitel and Tsilindr, were used on cross-bred mares with Arab, Don, Kabardin and Strelets blood. To create the Tersk breed, the resulting mares were put to Arab stallions, among them Koheilan IV, Marosh, and Nasim.[2]: 300  The intent was to create a riding horse of Arab type, but larger and better adapted to extensive management in the taboon system.[3]: 507 [2]: 300  The breed was officially recognised in 1948.[5]

In 2007 the conservation status of the Tersk in Europe was listed by the FAO as "endangered".[1]: 139 

Characteristics

The Tersk is similar in conformation to the Arab. It has a light head with straight profile; the shoulders are sloped, the chest broad, the back straight, the croup rounded, and the legs slender but strong. The tail is set on high. The skin is fine, as is the hair of the coat, mane and tail.[6]: 258  The coat is often a silvery grey, but may also be bay or chestnut.[6]: 258 

Use

The Tersk is well suited to use in eventing, in cross-country riding, in dressage and in show-jumping.[6]: 258  It may be used for endurance riding, in which it excels; in one race over 310 km (190 mi), all participating Tersk horses finished the course without difficulty.[2]: 301  The horses are often used in circuses.[4]: 89 

Tersk stallions have been used for cross-breeding with other breeds such as the Lokai and the Deliboz in the hope of improving them.[2]: 301 

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tersk horse.
  1. ^ a b Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (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: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed October 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g N.G. Dmitriev, L.K. Ernst (1989). Animal genetic resources of the USSR. FAO animal production and health paper 65. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9251025827. Archived 13 November 2009. Also available here, archived 29 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d 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.
  4. ^ a b Elwyn Hartley Edwards (1994). The Encyclopedia of the Horse. London; New York; Stuttgart; Moscow: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0751301159.
  5. ^ Tersky Horse and Streletsky Horse. Lexington, Kentucky: International Museum of the Horse. Archived 28 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Élise Rousseau, Yann Le Bris, Teresa Lavender Fagan (2017). Horses of the World. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691167206.


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