breed reported in geographic location Horse breed Latvijas šķirne, Latvia (Horse) https://www.fao.org/dad-is Latvijas šķirne Latvian Carriage Horses Latvian Horse Latvian Coach Horses VBO:0011628 Latvian Draft The first attempts to generate this breed started in 1856 by crossing of local Latvian northern horses with western European horses. Planned pedigree work was started in 1890 using 10 breeds. In the first half of this century Trakenes, Oldenburg, Hannover and Holstein stallions were used to create the Latvian horses in two principal types: traction and sport animals. The Latvian horse breed was formally formed in 1952 and the best pure bred animals are registered in the herd-book. Latvian Breed The concept of “breed reported in geographic location by FAO National Coordinators” is unique to DAD-IS (https://www.fao.org/dad-is/en/). This VBO term should therefore be used specifically for the breed conforming to this concept. Sabrina Toro