Horses and Ponies from the Celtic Regions: The Garrano

The Garrano is a Portuguese pony breed that is built more like a horse rather than that of a pony. They are very old and have been noted in cave paintings. Even though it does not contain the blood of an Arabian historically (though, the Arabian was introduced in the last century), one of it's key features is a concave (dished) nose. Since the Garrano influenced the Andalusian, some Andalusians have been reported to have a concave nose instead of the typical convex (Roman) nose. It is also thought that the Garrano is the ancestry of the Asturian and the Galician horses. They were historically used for military, pack, riding, and racing. They were introduced to the Americas in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

The height ranges from 10hh-14hh. The colors consist of Black, Bay, Brown, and Chestnut with the exception of white markings.

Resources:
"International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds" by Bonnie Hendricks