Karabakh Horses at Queens Diamond Jubilee (Карабахские Скакуны Королевы)

Azerbaijani Karabakh Horses at Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Horse Pageantry at Windsor Castle. The breed attained its current shape and characteristics during the 18th and 19th centuries. There is some evidence that Ibrahim-Khalil (1763-1806), khan of the Karabakh khanate, possessed a horse herd numbering 3,000-4,000, mostly of the Karabakh breed. From the 19th century onwards this horse breed became increasingly popular in Europe. Thus, in one of the first big sales in 1823, an English company purchased 60 pu