| Study of horses can bring us more knowledge on the | | | | - The color of Sorraia is generally dun or a dun |
| different breed of horses available across the globe. | | | | variation called "grullo". The dun coloring is famous |
| There are few horses that can be found very rarely | | | | mainly for its primitive markings such as horizontal |
| and their numbers are getting reduced day by day. | | | | striping on the legs, black tipped ears, black dorsal |
| This article describes about a rare breed of the horse | | | | stripe and a dark muzzle area. |
| family. | | | | - These horses have bi-colored manes and the tails |
| There are some rare breed of horses, and Sorraia is | | | | with light colored hairs. These hairs normally fringe the |
| one of the main among these rare breeds, which can | | | | outside of the longer growing black hair. Some sorraia |
| be found in Portugal. The Sorraia is mainly known for | | | | breeds occasionally have white markings that would |
| it's primitive features and dun coloring with primitive | | | | be more beautiful to watch. |
| markings. Some of the researches also say that | | | | The breed name Sorraia was given by Dr. Ruy |
| these primitive horses belong to south Liberia. | | | | d'Andrade. Some researches say that Dr.Ruy took |
| Sorraia ~ The Rare Breed: | | | | this name from the Sorraia River in Portugal. The local |
| - The height of the Sorraia stands between 57 to 59 | | | | portuguese people call these breeds as "Zebro" or |
| inches (145 to 150 cm) tall. | | | | "Zebra" previously, due to their various markings on |
| - The ears are long and the head tends to be large. | | | | the body. This breed has become very rare to find |
| The neck is also long and slender. The legs are very | | | | these days and their numbers has reduced to 200 as |
| strong and with long pasterns and well proportioned | | | | of 2007 survey. These horses are not used for |
| hooves. | | | | specific purposes these days and some of the people |
| - The stripes on these horses are mainly due to the | | | | use this for herding bulls, dressage riding and light |
| lay of the hair that makes an appearance of a stripe. | | | | harness. |