Height: 1.42m-1.55m for mares; 1.44m-1.62m for males. Color: Bay, chestnut, black, gray, roan, palomino, buckskin. The South African Boer has a head with a straight or slightly convex profile; a broad forehead; a rather high-set neck; solid legs; a muscular, rather horizontal croup; high-set tail; and hard hooves. It has a thick, wavy mane and tail. Distribution: South Africa, Botswana. Calm and intelligent, it has good endurance. This rustic horse is comfortable to ride, and some have five gaits (including the slow gait and rack). This is a sport horse, used for recreation and trekking. Its average size and its nature makes it suitable for children and adults. There are around 2,500 horses.

The South African Boer is the descendant of the now extinct Cape Horse. The first breed developed in South Africa, the Cape Horse was the fruit of crossings among Arab, Barb, and Andalusian horses imported in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The South African Boer has also been influenced by Flemish, Hackney, and Cleveland Bay blood.

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