Welcome to a newly discovered Horse breed!
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Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species: E. ferus
Subspecies: E. f. caballus
Breed: Pavo Spanish Horse
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Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species: E. ferus
Subspecies: E. f. caballus
Breed: Pavo Spanish Horse
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It was said that one day a scientist who loved horses thought about creating a horse being even more elegant, graceful and vigorous than any existing breed. Being able to find some allies for his purpose, they started their research and finally began to experiment with different horse breeds and various genetic modifications. As they made their efforts quite a well-kept secret, not much is known about what exactly they did in their lab. But what came out is quite impressive and increases in popularity exponentially among horse-lovers all around the world since they were given out to the public.
The only thing that could be reconstructed well afterwards are the horse breeds they were working with - these were mainly baroque horse breeds, many Andalusians, for those were the breeds that met closest to the scientists' requirements of a graceful and stark horse. But there was a second big group of horses, inbred for their assertive and wild nature, and also to gain a greater variety in horse colors: the Spanish Mustang.
Pavos do have some special extra hair on their back that they can raise straight up in special situations. It was known from the very beginning that they do so when excited, nervous, tensed or upset about something. But recently a new study was published with new cognitions and insights into a second important behavior pattern, very close to the behavior of male peacocks - Pavo horses use their hair to attract a potential partner or love interest.
When people first saw them with their special hair that sometimes extends to bright colors at the tips, and their partly exceptional behaviour, it reminded them very much of a special bird: the peaock - whose latin name 'Pavo cristatus' finally inspired them to call them 'Pavo Spanish Horse'. They are to become a registered breed soon, but there's some discord between experts if they are allowed to be registered as a horse breed or if they should rather be seen as a completely new subspecies of E. ferus, because until now it seems the genetic modifications make it impossible for them to be bred to 'normal' horse breeds - but further crossing experiments need to be made to come to a final conclusion.
Because of the great range of horses and breeds being involved in the Pavo Horse evolution and some further scientific endeavours not yet disclosed, they come in all known horse colors and othee unusual markings.
Pavo Horses are somewhere inbetween a domestic horse and a wild one when it comes to interacting with humans. They need to be treated with respect and without any force to gain their trust - and if you succeeded in that, they will be as much fun to spend your time with as any other domestic horse breed.
A question often asked is whether it is possible to ride them or not - and the answer is a clear yes and no. Generally, they can of course be ridden as well as any other horse. BUT: due to their extra hair, a saddle on their back would hurt them because of clamping or even tearing them out, same with any other tools that would be fixed on their back, so only natural riding is possible, something that also fits their nature very well.
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