Tori breed of horses: description and characteristics, rules of keeping

Draft breeds are widely used in horse breeding for various work, they are also used in sports. Consider the history of creation, description and characteristics of the Tori breed of horses, advantages and disadvantages, features of keeping animals, their nutrition and care for them. How to properly breed thoroughbred animals, how to prevent and treat diseases.

History of breed transformation

The Torian breed was registered in 1950, but its ancestor is considered to be the Polish stallion Hetman born in 1886, whose descendants were widely used to work with the breed.The Tori breed was bred in Estonia, at the Tori factory, for crossing local mares and stallions of the English, Arabian, Oryol, Trakehner, East Frisian breeds, Norfolk Roadster and French Postier-Breton breed were used.

Description and characteristics of the animal

The Tori horse has a harmonious constitution, a strong constitution. The animals have an elongated, rounded body, a deep chest, short but strong legs, a short muscular neck, a long muscled croup, and medium-sized hooves.

Height at the withers - on average, 155 cm, weight - 550-600 kg. The suit is more often red, brown, but often nightingale, bay, playful, crow, roan.

Animals are unpretentious in content, hardy and energetic. By temperament, they are calm and good-natured. The combination of performance and poise made the Tory horse almost universal. They are used in agriculture, they carry goods, they are taken to sports, shows, tourism, for riding and walking.

Pros and cons of Tori horses

Breed virtues:

• unpretentious content;
• excellent working qualities;
• good character;
• versatility in use.

Disadvantages of the breed: not widespread, horses are raised at the main factory - "Tori", and some breeding farms.

Features of maintenance, care and nutrition

The Tori horse can live in a standard stall measuring 4 by 4 m. It should be warm, ventilated, light. Humidity in the room should be maintained at 60%. You can not keep the animal indoors all the time; if the horse is not working, every day he must spend time outside, in a paddock next to the stable, except in frosty weather.

If the stable is cold, you need to cover the animal with a warm blanket.

Tori horses, like other breeds, need daily brushing of their coat, tail and mane. At least once a month you need to put the hooves in order, clean, trim and reforge. Systematically remove and change the bedding, which can use straw or sawdust.

The animals are fed with fresh pasture grass, hay, whole and crushed grains of various types, root crops, fruits. Vitamin and mineral supplements are added to the feed, especially in winter, when the level of vitamins in foods decreases. You can feed with compound feed for horses or combine combined feed with natural food. After each feeding, you need to give water, heated in winter.

Breeding rules

Tori horses are bred as purebreds, and the breed still continues to improve. For sports, animals are combined with riding horses, for example, with the Hanoverian and Trakehner. Tories are also used as workhorse improvers in the farms of Russia and other countries. The resulting foals inherit the best characteristics of their parents. The scheme of purebred or local breeding depends on what work the animal will perform and what qualities it should have.

Frequent diseases

Horses can have GI problems, often caused by inadequate feeding or care. Diseases of the feet and hooves are also common, resulting from frequent or prolonged use, overuse, improper shoeing, poor or insufficient hoof care, and being kept on dirty, wet litter.

Tori can suffer from respiratory diseases if they stand in a cold stable, many diseases are contagious and are transmitted to animals from sick relatives. Annual vaccinations are required to prevent common infections.

The Torian breed is a draft breed, which involves the use of horses as workers, but they have qualities that allow them to be put under the saddle. These are quite powerful, strong, hardy animals with a harmonious exterior, which can be kept for household needs or just for riding.

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