TARPAN
The Tarpan, Equus ferus ferus, was the Eurasian wild horse. The last specimen of this species died in captivity in Ukraine in 1876. The name Tarpan is from a Turkic language (Kyrgyz or Kazakh) name for the horse.
Several attempts have been made to re-create the Tarpan, beginning in the 1930s. The breeds that resulted included the Heck horse, the Hegardt or Stroebel's horse, and a derivation of the Konik breed - all of which closely resembled the original Tarpan.
Several attempts have been made to re-create the Tarpan, beginning in the 1930s. The breeds that resulted included the Heck horse, the Hegardt or Stroebel's horse, and a derivation of the Konik breed - all of which closely resembled the original Tarpan.
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