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Dongola horse

Dongola

Engraving from the Dictionnaire d'hippiatrique et d'équitation by François-Joseph-Zanobi-Gaëtan Cardini, 1848
Conservation status	not at risk[1]: 149
Other names	Dongolawi West African Dongola
Country of origin	Sudan
Distribution	Sudan Eritrea Ethiopia[2]: 404  Somalia[2]: 404  Cameroon Central African Republic[3] Chad
Use	riding
Traits
Height	152–157 cm[4]: 461
Equus ferus caballus

The DongolaorDongolawi is an African breedofriding horse. It is predominantly of Barb type, though there may have been some Arab influence in the past. It originated in the Dongola province of Sudan, for which it is named. In eastern Africa it is distributed in the northern part of Sudan and in western Eritrea; it is also present in several West African countries including Cameroon, Chad and the Central African Republic. A number of local West African breeds or types derive from it; they may be regarded as sub-types, or may be reported as separate breeds.

History[edit]

Regional variants of the Dongola include:

• the West African Dongola in Cameroon and the Central African Republic, usually dark or black with extensive white markings to the legs and sometimes to the belly^[4]: 461
• the Bahr-el-Ghazal or Dongola breed of the Bahr-el-Ghazal region of Chad, which stands about 148–152 cm, weighs some 350–400 kg, and is usually dark with extensive white markings to the legs and sometimes to the belly;^{[5]: 29 [6]} it may also be called the KrédaorGanaston^[2]: 404
• the Bornu of north-eastern Nigeria^[4]: 462
• and the HaoussaorHausa in northern Nigeria and parts of Niger.^[4]: 462

A number of local West African breeds or types derive from cross-breeding Dongola and Barb stock; they may be regarded as sub-types of the Barb or of the Dongola, or may be reported as separate breeds. They include:^[4]: 462

• inBurkina Faso, the Mossi and, in the northern part of the country, the YaghaorLiptako
• in Mali, the BandiagaraorGondo, a light horse of about 150–152 cm, normally either bayorgrey, and the SonghaqorSonghoï^[7]
• in central Niger, the Djerma, a light horse seen in dark coat colours
• in Nigeria, the Nigerian, which stands about 142–147 cm and is used for riding, for light traction and for pack work.

Characteristics[edit]

The Dongola usually has a convex profile.^[4]: 461

References[edit]

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