![]() ![]() Indigenous peoples of Pamir, Tien-Shan, and Sayan-Altai will make up 80% of the program's participants. These trainings will include pasture management, breeding care, riding tours, and equine rehabilitation therapy. ![]() Once a population is established, community leaders will create a platform to educate local women in agribusiness and ecotourism. Credit: Aibek Baimbetov (Documentary team of GHC) Creating women-led business opportunities Talas Province (experimental horse breeding farm of the project). The horses directly involved in our project (they underwent genetic research and purchased by the project). Due to inter-breeding with other species, a key component will be to analyze genetically true Indigenous Kyrgyz horses and purchase them.Ĭurrently, there are 46 horses, and funding will help provide their veterinary care, support the four shepherds watching over them, and purchase feed in the winter when they cannot graze due to the danger of wild predators. Launched by the Golden Hoof Collaborative (GHC) in 2019 in partnership with Agroecology Fund, the first phase of this project is to form a population of at least 100 horses. ![]() ![]() Credit: Aibek Baimbetov (Documentary team of GHC) Assembling a herd of Kyrgyz horses Naryn Province of Kyrgyzstan known for its ancient horse breeding traditions. Herder’s wife plays an important role in seasonal migrations and on all other stages of livestock breeding. Kyrgyz horse breeders (family) are getting down to lower pastures with their livestock for winter (woman on the horse with two children is wife of the herder). Led and operated by Indigenous women, support for this project will help restore the Indigenous Kyrgyz horse population to help revive livelihoods and regenerate the natural landscape of Central Asia. These horses are known for their hardiness, endurance, and ability to thrive in the challenging climate of the mountainous region where they are native.įor Indigenous Kyrgyz People, the horse has traditionally played a central role in their nomadic lifestyle moving their yurts (portable tents) and belongings from one place to another and in agriculture. The Indigenous Kyrgyz horse is a breed that has been an essential part of the culture and history of Kyrgyzstan for centuries. ![]()
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