Russian Don

It also influenced the development of the Russian Don horse in the 19th century.

The Karabakh played an important role in the formation of the Russian Don horse breed.

These Karabakhs were used for improving the Russian Dons' characteristics into the 20th century.

The main use of the Russian Don breed in past times was as the mount of the Cossack cavalry.

During the later part of the 20th century, Thoroughbred, Orlov Trotter and Russian Don blood has also been added.

The Tersk has also been continually improved by Kabardin, Thoroughbred, Arabian, and Russian Don blood.

It was developed by breeding the Old Kirghiz with Thoroughbred, Russian Don, and Anglo-Don horses.

The Russian Don is a breed of horse developed in and named after the steppes region of Russia where the Don River flows.

The breed was created by infusing native Kazakh steppe horses with Thoroughbred, Russian Don, Stralet, and Astrakhan (improved Kalmyk) blood.

This hardy horse was used as the foundation for the current Russian Don, and was also used to improve the Orlov, Orlov-Rostopchin, and Thoroughbred breeds.

By about 1500 they had formed two military polities: the Ukrainian Zaparozhian Sich on the Dnieper bend and the Russian Don Cossacks on the Don River bend.

Her father, Myhail Trofim's son Forsow (Forsov) is of Russian Don Cossack origin, his forefathers are from registry cossacks of Russian Empire and Imperial Army.

On June 19, the Russian Don army (28,000 men) under the command of General Peter Lacy with the support from the Don Flotilla under the command of Vice Admiral Peter Bredahl seized the fortress of Azov.