• This breed was developed in the state and collective farms of Kirgiz by crossing local horses with the Don and the Thoroughbred

• Also known as Novokirgizskaya, which is Russian

• New Kirgiz horses are well adapted to highland conditions

• They are used for stock work and meat and milk production

• They have short legs

• They closely resemble Don horses

• The average height at withers is 156cm

• New Kirgiz horses have a medium-sized clean-cut head with a low neck

• The withers are well defined withers