The Asturcon horse is a small horse breed from the Asturias region in northern Spain, a breed that can be traced back to ancient Rome it has an unusual ambling gait. The Asturcon horse shares similarities to other native pony breeds including the Dartmoor, Exmoor, Shetland, Welsh & Highland ponies.
A breeders` association, the Asociacion de Criadores de Ponis de Raza Asturcon, was formed in 1987; at the time there were 23 mares registered in the stud-book. At the end of 2003, there were 1181 head registered, in the hands of 94 breeders. 449 In 2007 the Asturcon was listed by the FAO as `endangered-maintained. Below you can watch a video of the Asturcon Horses created to promote the breed
