Burguete horse
Spanish breed of horse
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The Burguete (Spanish: Caballo Burguete or Caballo de Raza Burguete, Basque: Aurizko zaldia) is a Spanish breed of horse from the autonomous community of Navarre in north-eastern Spain. It is listed in the Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España in the group of autochthonous breeds in danger of extinction.[3] It is reared principally for horsemeat.[4][5] The name, both in Basque and in Spanish, is derived from that of the municipio of Burguete – Auritz.[4]
It is one of four Basque breeds of horse, the others being the Jaca Navarra, the Pottoka and the Euskal Herriko Mendiko Zaldia or Basque Mountain Horse.[6]: 670
History
The Burguete derives from cross-breeding of indigenous Basque mares of Jaca Navarra type with foreign stallions of the Trait Breton, Postier Breton and Percheron breeds, and later with Ardennes and Comtois stock.[7]: 453 It received recognition from the national government of Spain in 1979, when it was included in the Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España.[7]: 453 The name of the breed, both in Basque and in Spanish, is derived from that of the municipio of Burguete – Auritz in northeastern Navarre.[4]
A breeders' association, the Asociación de Criadores de Raza Equina Burguete de Navarra, was established in 1998,[7]: 452 and in 1999 was recognised by the Government of Navarre and authorised to keep the stud-book for the breed.[8]
The Burguete is distributed only in Navarre.[9] In north-eastern Navarre, its area of origin, it is associated with the municipios of Auritz/Burguete and Isaba, as well as the settlements of Villanueva de Arce/Hiriberri-Artzibar in the municipio of Arce and Arrieta/Artzibar in the municipio of Auñamendi. Its range later expanded into north-western Navarre, where it is associated with the comarca of Barranca, with the municipio of Larráun in the comarca of Norte de Aralar, and with the Améscoas – the municipio of Améscoa Baja in the comarca of Estella Oriental and the former administrative region of Améscoa Alta to the north.[7]: 453
In 2019 there were 1532 breeding mares and 307 active stallions;[10] At the end of 2022 the total population numbered 7317 head, consisting of 6064 mares and 1317 stallions; the registered breeding stock numbered 365 stallions and 4001 mares, for a total of 4366.[9] In 2023 the conservation status of the breed was reported to DAD-IS as "at risk/vulnerable".[2]
