The Marwari Horse is known for one distinct feature – its curling ears. The Marwari's ears turn inward and will often touch one another. The appeal of the breed goes beyond this one curiosity though; it is also a well-built horse. The Marwari is long limbed and muscular with legs that are both hard and clean. The hooves are hardy and the body is strong, wiry, and tough. The Marwari's coat is fine and silky, a feature often found on desert horses, and its coat comes in a range of colors. The most prevalent are brown, bay, chestnut, and palamino.

A Marwari's withers, those are the highest points of its “shoulders,” are well defined and usually the same height or slightly higher than the horse's croup – the peak of a horse's hindquarters. The saddled back is short and very powerful while the girth of the horse is deep with well-sprung ribs.

The Marwari has a unique gait known as a 'revaal' and it's developed partially through the horse's leg conformation but also through training. As a sturdy and strong horse, it's a popular steed both at home in India and abroad.

The earliest known origins of the horse are the Northern part of India, reaching into Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Under the Moghul Emperor Akbar in the sixteenth century, the Marwari flourished as a war horse and it is said that the Rajput warriors created a cavalry of over fifty thousand sabers using the Marwari breed.

Despite is popularity and honorable place in the history books, the breed had deteriorated significantly by the 1930s. However, the Maharaja Umaid Singhji put a concerted effort into preserving the Marwari horse and breeding it back to its true and noble form. Today, there is a popular annual Marwari Horse and Cattle Show and an active breeders' association.

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