N Korean leader buys 9 Orlov Trotter horses in Russia.

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BARNAUL, July 30 (Itar-Tass) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has
bought nine Orlov Trotter horses in Russia's Altai territory, director of
the Altai Stud Farm Yevgeny Kukovitsky told Itar-Tass on Friday.
First, the horses will be sent by special transportation vehicles to
Moscow, from where they will be taken to North Korea by plane.
The North Korean authorities have bought four mares and five
stallions, all aged from three to four years. "They said our horses will
be used in North Korea during state celebrations and festivities. They
will join a squadron like the one in our president's regiment," he said.
The Orlov Trotter is a horse breed with a hereditary fast trot, noted
for its outstanding speed and stamina. It is the most famous Russian
horse. The breed was developed in Russia in the late 18th century by Count
Alexei Orlov at his Khrenovskoy Stud Farm near the town of Bobrov
(Voronezh region). The Orlovs emerged as the result of crossing various
European mares (primarily of English, Dutch, Mecklenburg, and Danish
breeding) with Arabian stallions. Although not as fast as the Standardbred
and French trotters, the Orlovs are more robust, massive, endurable,
sure-footed, strong, and tough. Their trotting action is more impressive.
Orlovs are extremely valued in Russia as ameliorators of local breeds.
The Altai Stud Farm, located in the northwest of the Altai territory,
was founded in 1907 by Siberian merchant and industrialist Alexander
Vinokurov. It currently has 50 purebred mares. Stallion Ippik, raised at
the Altai farm, once set a world record for all horse breeds having run a
distance of 2,400 meters for less than two minutes. The record stood
unbroken for 15 years.
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