What is Karabakh horse?
{{Infobox horse |name= Karabakh horse |image=Alyetmaz stallion.jpg |image_caption= |image_alt=Solid-colored stallion with four white stockings and a blaze |height = 14.1 to 15.2 hands<ref name=reddick>{{cite book |last=Reddick |first=Kate |date=1976 |title=Horses |url=https://archive.org/details/horsesredd00redd |url-access=registration |location=New York |publisher=[[Bantam Books]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/horsesredd00redd/page/72 72] |isbn=9780882330686 |lccn=75-21601}}</ref><ref name=nissen>{{cite book |last=Nissen |first=Jasper |date=1963 |title=The Young Specialist Looks at Horses |location=London |publisher=Burke Publishing Company |page=73}}</ref> |country= [[Karabakh]] |group1= |std1= }} The '''Karabakh horse''' , also known as '''Karabakh''', is a mountain-steppe racing and riding [[horse]]. It is named after the geographic area where the horse was first developed, [[Karabakh]] in the [[South Caucasus|Southern Caucasus]]. It is an area that is part of [[Azerbaijan]]. The highland part is currently under control by [[Armenia]]. The breed is noted for its good temper and speed. For example, in 2004 a Karabakh horse named Kishmish from the [[Agdam Rayon|Agdam]] stud in Azerbaijan set a speed record by running 1000 metres in 1 minute 9 seconds, and 1600 metres in 1 minute, 52 seconds.<ref>[http://anl.az/down/meqale/xalqcebhesi/xalqcebhesi_fevral2009/68877.htm Qarabağ atları da əldən gedir... ]{{in lang|az}}</ref> The breed is thought to be a cross-breeding of [[Akhal-Teke]], Persian, [[Kabarda horse|Kabarda]], [[Turkoman horse|Turkoman]], and [[Arabian horse]]. Right now, the Karabakh is bred mainly in [[Azerbaijan]]'s [[Shaki, Azerbaijan|Shaki]] area. Currently the breed numbers are below 1,000. It is threatened with [[extinction]].<ref>[http://www.o-loshadkah.ru/karabah/ Карабахская порода лошадей] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410145855/http://www.o-loshadkah.ru/karabah/ |date=2009-04-10 }}{{in lang|ru}}</ref> ==Breed characteristics== The breed is hardy, strong, tough,