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The "Pantaneiro" breed

A unique breed of horse, that has adapted to its environment like no other, the hot and humid lowland and to long distances. The horse of the Pantanal has its origins in the Iberian horses brought to Brazil during the colonial period.

Animals brought into the region have multiplied and formed a breed well adapted to the ecological conditions of the Pantanal. This is the result of natural selection over hundreds of years. Since the establishment of “Fazendas” in the Pantanal, the horse has been truly important in cattle management and as a means of transportation for the inhabitants of the region.

Slideshow Pantaneiro Breed

The Pantanal horse in all its beauty and strength. Haras Bafo da Onça is proud to have specimens with this level of purity and elegance.

O Haras Bafo da Onça

alt In Mato Grosso, in the Pantanal region, there is a breed of horses whose characteristics have developed over the last four centuries towards their adaptationa and acclimatization to the complex and hostile environment in which they have developed. Called the Pantanal Horse, he is also known as Mimoseano, Poconeano and Baiano, according to the region where they live.

Haras Bafo da Onça, founded in 1985, has at its core the defense and conservations of the Pantanal Horse, at time threatened with extinction.