Jaca Navarra
Spanish breed of horse
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The Jaca Navarra (Basque: Nafarroako zaldiko), or Navarrese Horse, is a Spanish breed of small horse from the autonomous community of Navarre in the north-eastern part of the country.
- Basque: Nafarroako zaldiko
- Poney Navarro
- Caballo Navarro
- Caballo Vasco-Navarro
- Caballito de Andía
- Caballito de las Améscoas
- Caballito de la Barranca
- Jaca de Montaña
- Raza de Pamplona
- Raza Pamplonica
- Navarrese Horse
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Distribution | Navarre |
| Standard | Asociación de Criadores de Ganado Equino Jaca Navarra |
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History
The origins of the Jaca Navarra are unknown; In 2013 it was listed in the Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España in the group of autochthonous breeds in danger of extinction.[3] The total population of the Jaca Navarra has been variously estimated at 350 (in 1999),[4] 250 (in 2000),[5] and 240 and decreasing (in 1997).[6]: 739 In April 2011 the total population was reported to be 899, all of which were in Navarre.[7] In 2000, and again in 2007, it was listed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as endangered.[6]: 739 [1]: 109
A breeders' association, the Asociación de Criadores de Ganado Equino Jaca Navarra, was formed in 1999,[8]: 478 [4] and a stud-book opened in 2001.[9] All but a few examples of the breed are kept in semi-feral conditions in a conservation and reference herd at the Sabaiza estate in Uzquita, in the comarca of Tafalla.[4]
Names
In Spanish, this breed is also known as the Poney Navarro, Caballo Navarro, Caballo Vasco-navarro, Caballito de Andía, Caballito de las Améscoas or Caballito de la Barranca,[10]: 192 [4] and was in the past also known as Jaca de Montaña, Raza de Pamplona or Raza Pamplonica.[9]
The word jaca has an unusual history, from Old Spanish haca, itself from Old French haque, which in turn is ultimately derived from the English place-name Hackney, a place famous for its horses.[11]
Use
The Jaca Navarra may be used as a light draught horse. It is reared for meat, and may be used in conservation grazing.[12]: 489
