Country of Origin: Russia
Color: Gray is the most common color. Bays and blacks are also found. Only about 5% of Orlovs are chestnut.
Height: 15.2 to 17 hands.

Profile: The Orlov Trotter was developed in 18th century Russia by Count Alexei Orlov. The breed orignated through the crossing of European mares with Arabian stallions. The foundation sire of the breed was Bars I, a stallion of Arabian, Danish and Dutch breeding, foaled in 1784. Orlovs were originally used by Russian nobility for riding ...
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