The Malapolski is a Polish breed of horse developed in the 19th century in Lesser Poland, Polish Małopolska, hence the name. It is versatile breed, used today for light draft and under-saddle work.
The Malapolski breed has been developed in southeastern Poland since the 1800s. They were formed from a combination of Arabian and Thoroughbred blood, with significant contributions from the Furioso and Gidran breeds[(both strains of Hungarian Anglo-Arabian. There are two distinct varieties of the Malapolski. The first is the Sadecki, which was heavily influenced by the Furioso line, and the second is the Darbowsko-Tarnowski, heavily influenced by the Gidran line. The breed was also influenced by infusions of various other Arabian and Thoroughbred half-breeds. Today, they are breed at five state studs in Poland: Stubno, Prudnik, Udorz, Walewice, and Janow Podlaski, as well as being widely bred by individual citizens of southeast and central Poland.
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