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Originating in Poland, this horse of the meso-brachymorphic type is of national importance to that country. The Sokolsky has been greatly influenced over the last hundred years by the Norfolk, the Belgian Heavy draft, the Belgian Ardennes and the Anglo-Norman. This strong horse, has good endurance and is not an excessively heavy animal. These qualities make it suitable to various kinds of farm work, as well as heavy draft. It has a docile and quiet temperament, and is frugal and willing.
The Sokolsky stands 15 to 16 hands high, and the coat color is generally chestnut, although bay and brown may also be found. It has a slightly heavy head with a straight profile. The very upright ears are nicely proportioned and the eyes are expressive. It has a fairly long and muscular neck, and pronounced withers. Its back is straight, its croup sloping. The chest and girth are deep, and the shoulder is nicely sloping. The well-muscled and sturdy legs have short cannons, strong tendons and broad, round hooves.
The 1983 Encyclopedia of the Horse (Elwyn Hartley Edwards, editor) has this to say about the Sokolsky:
A powerful light draught horse of north-east Poland, this breed's sound constitution and very economical feeding habits have made it possible as a farm worker. It is now bred in the U.S.S.R. as well as in Poland. It has a rather large head, notable good, sloping shoulder, and a shortish body, carried on short, strong, clean legs. The temperament is calm and patient and it is a hard-working animal. The average height is 15 to 16 hh and the predominant color chestnut.
Following the publication of the Simon & Schusters Guide to Horses and Ponies in 1987, the Sokolsky does not appear in any new breed books. Whether this breed is still in existance locally is not known by this author. Any new information regarding the Sokolsky may be e-mailed to the webmaster of this site as a supplement to the existing information on this breed.
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