This tool lets you compare two breeds of horses, ponies, or donkeys in the blink of an eye. See their geographical origins, heights, and weights to better understand each type of equine.
Origin:
The Žemaitukas is one of the oldest horse breeds in Lithuania and the Baltic region.
Its origin dates back to the Middle Ages, when it played a major role in the country’s military history, particularly during the wars against the Teutonic Knights.
Descended from a primitive Lithuanian horse, it was influenced by various crossbreedings over the centuries, while retaining archaic characteristics such as hardiness, frugality, and primitive coat colors (dun, bay, pangaré).
It is a horse culturally linked to Samogitia (Žemaitija), the region that gave it its name.
Height: 128 – 138 cm
Weight: 350 – 420 kg
Origin:
The Cape Horse is an old South African breed, resulting from crossbreeding between oriental horses (notably Arab-Barb), Criollo, and European breeds imported by settlers from 1652 onward. Developed in the Cape Colony region, it accompanied the expansion of Boer settlers during the Great Trek. Rustic, enduring, and resistant to disease, the breed is closely tied to the history of colonization and the Anglo-Boer wars. Its extinction around 1900 makes it today a symbolic and historically significant lost breed in South African equine heritage.
Height: 140 – 155 cm
Weight: 400 – 500 kg
