Kiso horse

Japanese: 木曾馬 - きそうま

...It was imported at the end of the Meiji period, but due to poor performance it was soon discontinued.
[Native species]
There are seven types of small indigenous horses that have been kept in Japan for a long time: the Hokkaido Washu (illustration), affectionately known as Dosanko (born in Hokkaido), the Kiso and Misaki horses, which are remnants of the old feudal era, the small island-type indigenous horses Tsushima's Tsushu and Takarajima's Tokara, and the Okinawan Miyako and Yonaguni horses. None of them have white marks on their faces or limbs, and many have eel lines on their backs.

From Kiso Fukushima [town]

...After the Meiji period, it became the administrative center of Kiso County, and in 1947, the Kiso Branch Office of the Imperial Forestry Bureau, which managed the Kiso Imperial Forest, was established here. Until the 1950s, the Kiso region was a breeding ground for the Kiso horse, a native horse of Japan, and a horse market was held in the town, but it has now been replaced by a cattle market. There are many famous places and historical sites, including the remains of a checkpoint, Kozenji Temple, where Kiso Yoshinaka's grave is located, and the Takase family home depicted in Shimazaki Toson's "House." There is also a town museum that displays transportation-related materials. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kiso horses" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…明治の末に輸入されたが成績が悪くまもなく中止された。
［在来種］
　日本に古くから飼育されていた在来の小格馬には，ドサンコ(道産子)の名で親しまれている北海道和種（イラスト），旧藩制時代の遺残種である木曾馬と御崎馬，島嶼（とうしよ）型の小型在来馬として対馬の対州馬と宝島の吐噶喇（とから）馬，沖縄在来の宮古馬と与那国馬の7馬種がある。いずれも顔面や四肢の白徴はなく，背中に鰻線（まんせん）をもつものが多い。…

【木曾福島[町]】より

…明治以降木曾郡の行政中心地となったほか，1947年には木曾御料林を管理する帝室林野局木曾支庁も置かれた。1950年代まで木曾地方は日本在来馬の木曾馬の生産地で，町では馬市が開かれていたが，現在は牛市に変わった。名所，史跡が多く，関所跡や木曾義仲の墓のある興禅寺，島崎藤村の《家》に描かれた高瀬家などがあり，交通関係資料を展示した町立郷土館もある。…

※「木曾馬」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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