General

The Falabella is the smallest breeds of horses in the world and are the only officially recognized pure bred miniature horses.
They originated in South America and only horses coming from the "Establecimientos Falabella" in Argentina may be named "Falabella".
Because of their rarity, the primary reason is to protect and preserve their pure ancestry through dedicated breeding and keeping the bloodlines pure.
Falabella's are rare, in Europe there exists only about 1.000 of these horses and about 4000 all over the world.

Nutrition and accomodation

Falabellas don't require special treatment and are easy to keep.
They just need a sober grazing to avoid the chance of obesity . 90% of their feed contains good hay in winter and grass during the summer.
A little stable and a paddock on sand will be enough to give them some space to move so they don't eat constantly. They rather eat to much than to little.

Description

Head: nicely formed and noble head.
Body: long and refined neck, slim body and long legs by which they look taller than they really are.
Proportions : the Falabella has the same proportions just like a large horse (length body equal or shorter than the height at the withers).
Color : black, brown , pinto, palomino, cremello, appaloosa…
Height : with a standard height at the withers between 70 and 85 cm, the Falabella has the height of a miniature pony. But each miniature horse isn't a Falabella !
Falabellas are the only officially recognized pure bred miniature horses in the world.
Character : full of temperament, intelligent and friendly.
Special characteristics : the Falabella has only seventeen vertebrae, rather than the usual eighteen, and it is missing one pair of ribs.