14 Endangered Horse Breeds You Must See Before They Disappear

Ride with Animal Prime as we gallop across deserts, islands and ice-kissed steppes to meet 14 horse breeds so scarce every newborn foal feels like borrowed time. From the molten-gold Akhal-Teke to the last truly wild Przewalski, discover how history, genetics and habitat loss push these living legends to the edge—and the one action you can take today to tip the odds in their favor.

14 Endangered Horse Breeds You Must See Before They Disappear

📌 Timestamps
00:00 Welcome to Animal Prime & why rarity matters
01:29 Akhal-Teke – “The Living Mirage”
04:02 Caspian – “Forgotten Foundation”
06:00 Suffolk Punch – Britain’s Enduring Engine
07:56 Sorraia – Iberian Phantom
10:09 Nokota – Blue-Roan Spirit of the Plains
12:02 Marsh Tacky – Carolina’s Marshland Navigator
13:47 Cleveland Bay – Royal Workhorse
15:15 Karabakh – Copper of the Caucasus
16:52 Skyros Pony – Marble-Island Miniature
18:16 Newfoundland Pony – North Atlantic Survivor
20:03 Black Forest – Chocolate Draft of Germany
23:34 Galiceño – Pint-Sized Frontier Dynamo
24:48 Abaco Barb – The Lost Island Line
25:57 Przewalski’s Horse – Last of the Wild
27:57 How *you* can help & farewell

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🙌 YOUR TURN
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📜 Video References
• Zhaxi et al., “Biological response to Przewalski’s horse reintroduction in native desert grasslands,” *BMC Ecology & Evolution*, 2024.
• Javanmard et al., “Genetic diversity in four Iranian horse breeds,” *Heredity*, 2023.
• Rare Breeds Survival Trust, “RBST Watchlist 2023,” *RBST Annual Report*, 2023.
• Foster, “Breed Profile: The Black Forest Horse,” *FEI Magazine*, 2024.
• Scott, “Small but Mighty—Galiceño Horses,” *Barrel Horse News*, 2024.
• Kuntz & Hawley, “Saving the Nokotas,” *StoryMaps*, 2025.
• Papadopoulos, “Skyrian Horse Conservation Programme,” *Gardens of Discovery Reports*, 2025.
• Fathi et al., “Genome-wide analysis of Kurdish, Turkmen & Caspian horses,” *PLOS ONE*, 2024.

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