Yakutian horse
| Conservation status | FAO (2007): not at risk |
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| Other names | Yakut |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Distribution | Yakutia |
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The Yakutian (Yakut: Саха ата, romanized: Sakha ata) or Yakut is a native horse breed from Sakha (Yakutia) in the region of Siberia in Russia. It is large compared to the otherwise similar Mongolian horse and Przewalski's horse. It is noted for its adaptation to the extreme cold climate of Yakutia, including the ability to locate and graze on vegetation that is under deep snow cover, and to survive without shelter in temperatures that reach −70 °C (−94 °F).
The horses appear to have evolved from domesticated horses brought with the Yakuts when they migrated to the area beginning in the 13th century, and are not descended from wild horses known to inhabit the area in Neolithic times.