• This is a native North Caucasian breed found mainly in the Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Republic and in the foothills area of Stavropol territory

• It is a saddle horse

• The Kabarda is well suited for mountain and stony terrain - it can show fair speed and remarkable endurance. The breed's speed record for 1600 meters in 1 minutes and 54 seconds. The record for the 50 km long distance is 1 hour 41 min 25 sec.

• Height at withers is around 155cm

• The head is clean sometimes coarse and the ears are long

• The horse has a medium length neck

• The mane and tail are thick