University of Guilan Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences 1735-3033 22 5 2024 12 01 Conservation and rational use of the gene pool of mountain horses of Dagestan 1065 1074 8247 10.22124/cjes.2024.8247 EN Vladimir A. Demin Russian State Agrarian University, Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, 49 Timiryazevskaya St., Moscow, 127434, Russian Federation Inna B. Tsyganok Russian State Agrarian University, Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, 49 Timiryazevskaya St., Moscow, 127434, Russian Federation Yusupzhan A. Yuldashbayev Russian State Agrarian University, Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, 49 Timiryazevskaya St., Moscow, 127434, Russian Federation Nariman M. Nimatulaev Federal Agrarian Scientific Center of the Republic of Dagestan, Mcr Scientific Town, St. Abdurazak Shahbanov, 30 Makhachkala, The Republic of Dagestan, 367014 Russian Federation Abdusalam A. Khozhokov Federal Agrarian Scientific Center of the Republic of Dagestan, Mcr Scientific Town, St. Abdurazak Shahbanov, 30 Makhachkala, The Republic of Dagestan, 367014 Russian Federation Journal Article 2024 12 18 The research was carried out to study the population of mountain horses in Dagestan. The researchers analyzed measurements, body indices, and exterior structure by points of the horse as well as its adaptive qualities, conditions of keeping, feeding, and types of use. The research results have shown that the Indigenous mountain horses of the Dagestan population have sufficiently balanced indices of physique and structure of the exterior. These parameters differ from the known ones of Caucasus mountain breeds (the Kabarda and the Karachay) and others in Russia and abroad. They are kept in herds throughout the year and are used as working and utility animals. Productive horse breeding is very poorly represented, but its development is a very important task. Mountain horses are the most suitable for equestrian tourism in Dagestan due to their characteristics and price-quality ratio. The analysis of the research results has shown the expediency of proving the homogeneity, distinctiveness, and stability of the Dagestani horse population for further work on its inclusion in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation as an independent breed or type. https://cjes.guilan.ac.ir/article_8247_f8947dac912fc90e921703d316a8dcaa.pdf