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The '''Indian Half-bred''' is a horse type from the subcontinent of India. It is a [[cross-breed]] between [[Thoroughbred]] stallions and local and imported mares of various types. It is raised mainly by the [[Indian Army]] as a [[cavalry]] mount; it is also used by the [[Indian Police Service]], as a [[polo pony]], and for [[equestrianism|recreational]] and [[List of equestrian sports|competitive riding]].{{r|edwards|page=165}}

==History==

In the 19th century the Indian cavalry used mainly [[Arab horse]]s. Later, large numbers of [[Waler]]s, at that time considered the best cavalry horses, were imported from Australia. In the twentieth century Thoroughbred stock was used to sire half-bloods. The Thoroughbred stallion Thomas Jefferson was imported from Britain and stood both at the army [[Stud farm|stud]] at [[Babugarh]] and at the remount depot of [[Saharanpur]], both in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. At the [[Partition of India]] in 1947, India retained four French and eight British Thoroughbreds.{{r|edwards|page=164}}

The mares are often local country-bred stock. Imported brood-mares have included [[Criollo horse|Argentines]], [[Breton (horse)|Breton]]s from France, and [[Malapolski]] and {{Interlanguage link multi|Masuren horse|pl|3=Koń mazurski|lt=Masuren}} stock from Poland.{{r|edwards|page=164}}

==Characteristics==
The Indian Half-bred is wiry, hardy and well adapted to the climate and terrain of the country. [[Conformation (horse)|Conformation]] is very variable; the horses generally stand about {{nobreak|1.57 m}} at the [[withers]].{{r|edwards|page=165}}

==References==
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<ref name=edwards>Elwyn Hartley Edwards (1994). ''The Encyclopedia of the Horse''. London; New York; Stuttgart; Moscow: Dorling Kindersley. {{ISBN|0751301159}}.</ref>

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[[Category:Types of horse]]
[[Category:Horse breeds originating in India]]

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