The Budenny Horse

The reason for the breeding of the Budenny horse was that the Russian Army needed a strong, fast and enduring horse for remounts. The Budenny horse was created by crossing Thoroughbred stallions with Don horse and Chernomor horse mares.

The breeding of these three breeds was a great success. The Budenny horse looks just like a Thoroughbred horse just with slightly heavier legs and it kept the Thoroughbred horse’s good action.

It also inherited the Don horse’s robust constitution which made it stronger and more reliable then the highly strung, hot-headed Thoroughbred horses. The Budenny stands at 16 hands high and comes in the colours of chestnut, bay and brown.