What is Zanskari?
{{Orphan|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox horse | name = Zanskari | image = Horse Ladakh.jpg | image_caption = | altname = {{ubl|Zaniskari|Zaskari|Jhanskar}} | country = India | distribution = [[Ladakh]] | use = {{ubl|[[riding horse|Riding]]|[[Polo]]}} | status = [[DAD-IS]] (2022): [[Endangered|at risk]] | standard = [https://web.archive.org/web/20180601000940/http://www.horseindian.com/Zanskari.htm Indigenous Horse Society of India] | height = {{ubl|Range: 110–140 cm|Average: 126 cm}} | weight = | colour = {{ubl|[[grey (horse)|grey]]|[[bay (horse)|bay]]|brown|[[black (horse)|black]]|[[chestnut (coat)|chestnut]]}} | note= }} The '''Zaniskari''' is a small [[Horse|mountain horse]] or [[pony]] from [[Ladakh]], named after the [[Zanskar Range|Zanskar region]] in [[Kargil district|Kargil]]. It shares characteristics with Tibetan breeds from neighboring [[Tibet]] and [[Baltistan]]. The Zaniskari is of medium size and often has a grey coat.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-01|title=INDIAN HORSE SOCIETY OF INDIA|url=http://www.horseindian.com/Zanskari.htm|access-date=2023-11-27|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2018-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601000940/http://www.horseindian.com/Zanskari.htm|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> The breed is [[Endangered species|endangered]], with only a few hundred remaining.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-05|title=National Research Centre on Equines|url=http://nrce.nic.in/breeds.php|access-date=2023-11-27|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2017-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805003553/http://nrce.nic.in/breeds.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> This horse is well adapted to serve as a pack animal in the challenging conditions of its native region, situated between 3000 and 5000 meters above [[sea level]], where temperatures can drop to −40&nbsp;°C. It is strong, sure-footed, and has good stamina.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gupta|first=A.K.|last2=Tandon|first2=S.N.|last3=Pal|first3=Y