Ili Horse

Ili Horse

　　The Ili Horse is tall and robust, with adult stallions averaging 154 cm in height, 162 cm in body length, and weighing over 400 kg. Its well-proportioned build combines strength with speed, while also being resilient to coarse feed and highly resistant to disease, making it an outstanding breed among domestic horses. Since the 1970s, the Ili Horse has won awards at various national horse racing competitions and set multiple national records. The Zhaosu Horse Farm and the Ili Prefecture Stud Farm are the main breeding bases, with most of their crossbred stallions sold to racetracks or equestrian clubs in cities such as Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing. The breed is primarily distributed across counties including Zhaosu, Tekes, Nileke, Xinyuan, and Gongliu in Ili, Xinjiang, with a total population of 120,000 horses across the region.