Basque Mountain Horse

Basque Mountain Horse
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): endangered
  • DAD-IS (2025): at risk/vulnerable
Other names
  • Basque: Euskal Herriko Mendiko Zaldia
  • Spanish: Caballo de Monte del País Vasco
Country of originSpain
DistributionEuskadi (Basque Country/País Vasco)
StandardBoletín Oficial del País Vasco
Traits
Height
  • 138.5 cm (14 h)

The Basque Mountain Horse, Spanish: Caballo de Monte del País Vasco, Basque: Euskal Herriko Mendiko Zaldia, is a Spanish breed of horse from the autonomous community of Euskadi (the Basque Country or País Vasco). It is listed in the Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España, the official catalogue of livestock breeds of Spain, in the group of autochthonous breeds in danger of extinction. It is reared principally for meat.