title: Azerbaijan horse
text: # Azerbaijan horse
  
  The Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan atı), is an Azerbaijani breed or group of breeds of riding horse of Oriental $type.^{:440}$ In 2007 it was listed by the FAO as $endangered;^{:7}$ in 2021 it was not among the horse breeds reported to DAD-IS.
  
  Four strains or types of Azerbaijani are recognised as distinct breeds: the $Deliboz,^{:292}$ the $Guba,^{:292}$ the Shirvan and the Lesser $Caucasus.^{:7}^{:4}$ The Karabakh may also be included in this group.
  
  In 2007 there were just under 70 000 horses in Azerbaijan; 14–16% of those were Deliboz, while the other three strains or breeds constituted 8–10% of the total; 20–22% were of the Karabakh $breed.^{:4}$
  
  