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Monchino
The
Monchino
or
Monchinu
or is a
breed of horse
indigenous
to the
Valle
de
Guriezo
in the
Cantabria
region
of
northern
Spain
, and also extending into
neighbouring
Biscay
province
. It is
listed
in the
Official
Catalogue
of
Livestock
Breeds
of Spain in the group of
autochthonous
breeds
in
danger
of
extinction
.
The
word
monchinu
means
highlander
, from the
mountains
, in
Cantabrian
.
