@article{oai:soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp:00010717,
 author = {辻井,  弘忠 and 吉田,  元一},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {信州大学農学部紀要},
 month = {Jul},
 note = {The Kiso horse of Japanese native horse was developed primarily for use in mountainous areas. Although the ideal Kiso horse has a small body and is undisci-plined, it has strong legs, durability and survives on poor quality fodder. During the golden age 9,000 head existed. The Horse Administration Bureau in 1904 attempted to crossbreed the Kiso with an Anglo-Arab and Trotter mixed-breed for improvement of the line. Due to the gelding law imposed in 1916, breeders were unable to develop a pure breed. In the nineteen-twenties, the crossbred horse was mainly the kiso family line crossbred with the Anglo-Arab. After World War II, the demand for military horses decreased. By mere chance a stallion of the Kiso line was discovered in a Shinto shrine. This horse allowed breeders an opportunity to develop the original Kiso breed. However, the herd size decreased to 60 for the motorization. Okabe et al. (1953) measured the body. This paper was compared with Okabe and former reports of the Kiso horse. The investigation was held at Kaida village, Agematsu town, Tadachi town and the Kiso horse pasture of Meitetsu. Measurements were obtained of mares over four years. The Kiso herd consisted of 16, and the Kiso family line numbered 14. These horses are shown in Figures 1-4. The body measurements were smaller in length, buttock height, width of girth, waist, and hip. However, the head length, hip length and girth circumferences were larger than previously reported. From these results, the fore-quarters were more developed than hind-quarters, and they were close to the original. They rarely exibited any gross malformation due to inbreeding., Article, 信州大学農学部紀要 21(1): 37-48(1984)},
 pages = {37--48},
 title = {木曾馬の体型調査について},
 volume = {21},
 year = {1984}
}