We are all aware of the many tragedies of World War II, but did you know that the war almost brought about the end of an entire breed of horse ? The fall of Germany almost brought the Konik to extinction, but the breed is slowly making a comeback. History The Konik originated in Poland and may have descended from the Tarpan, the wild forest horse which ranged through Europe up until the late 19 th century
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