Menorquín
level-headed, quick to learn, commanding
Origin
Menorca, Balearic Islands (Spain)
Withers height
154–168 cm
Doma MenorquinaTradition (Jaleo)DressageLeisure
Traits & strengths
- ✦always black — the breed standard permits no other colour
- ✦exceptional composure amid crowds (fiestas)
- ✦very good flexion of the haunches — the basis of the traditional bot
- ✦slender, long-legged type with great presence
Breed-typical predispositions
Narrow genetic base
the small island population makes inbreeding management the central breeding topic
Load on the haunches from traditional work
Disease →rearing in the bot places considerable load on hocks and back — sound conditioning and rest periods are decisive
Latest findings
Island population under observation
ongoingThe breed is managed through a closed studbook; conservation programmes monitor the increase in inbreeding and the distribution of stallion lines.
Source · Asociación de Criadores y Propietarios de Caballos de Raza Menorquina