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Poney du Logone
African breed of horse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Poney du Logone is a breed of small horse or pony from the area of the Logone River in Chad and Cameroon, in west central Africa.[2] It is particularly associated with the Musey or Moussey people of that region, and may also be known as the Poney Musey or Poney Mousseye.[5]: 442 [4]
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History
There are many descriptions of the small horses of the Marba-Musey people of the flood-plain of the middle reaches of the Logone River in south-western Chad and northern Cameroon; among them are those of Dixon Denham in 1826 and Gustav Nachtigal in 1880.[4]: 233 Horse-breeding in the area remained relatively unchanged until the 1980s; in 1985 the horse population there was estimated at 6000–6500 head.[4]: 233
In 2007 the Poney du Logone population in Chad was listed as "not at risk" by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations;[1]: 17 No population data has been reported to DAD-IS since 2006, when a total of 7500 head was reported for the year 1987; in 2025 the conservation status of the breed in Chad was unknown.[2] In Cameroon the breed is considered a relic of the past, and to be at risk of extinction.[6]: 49
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Characteristics
The head of the Poney du Logone is not heavy, as is sometimes reported, but is well proportioned, with a slightly convex profile and wide nostrils. The principal coat colour is bay, followed by bay roan, chestnut and chestnut roan.[4]: 234 The average height at the withers is 124 cm for mares and 126 cm for stallions and geldings; average body weight is of the order of 175 kg.[2]
The Poney du Logone is one of two horse breeds reported to show tolerance of – or resistance to – tsetse-borne trypanosomosis, or "sleeping sickness". The other horse breed reported to be tolerant or resistant is the Bandiagara of Mali and Niger.[7]: 93
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