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The Retuerta horse or Caballo de las retuertas is a rare breed of horse indigenous to the Andalusia region of Spain. It is said to closely resemble the ancient Iberian horses that populated Spain before being domesticated. It is now found only in the Doñana National Park in the provinces of Huelva and Sevilla, and in The Biological Reserve "Campanarios de Azaba" in Espeja (Salamanca province) a part of which is the research reserve of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, the Spanish National Research Council. According to a genetic study by the CSIC, the Retuertas horse is one of the oldest European breeds.,^[1] dating to 3000 years BP, and the only one living in the wild and isolated from other populations.^[2]^[3]

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^ "Rare Horses Released In Spain As Part Of 'Rewilding' Effort". National Public Radio (USA) 9 Jan 2014.
^ "Identifican en Doñana la raza de caballos más antigua de Europa". El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 June 2007. Retrieved Apr 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ Free as the wind, old as the hills by: Samantha Kett, Tuesday, August 7, 2007

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[1] "Rare Horses Released In Spain As Part Of 'Rewilding' Effort". National Public Radio (USA) 9 Jan 2014.

[mundo-2] "Identifican en Doñana la raza de caballos más antigua de Europa". El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 June 2007. Retrieved Apr 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[3] Free as the wind, old as the hills by: Samantha Kett, Tuesday, August 7, 2007

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-The '''Retuerta horse''' or '''Caballo de las retuertas''' is a rare breed of horse indigenous to the [[Andalusia]] region of Spain. It is said to closely resemble the ancient [[Iberian horse]]s that populated Spain before being domesticated. It is now found only in the [[Doñana National Park]] in the provinces of [[Huelva]] and [[Sevilla]], and in [[The Biological Reserve "Campanarios de Azaba"]] in [[Espeja]] ([[Salamanca]] province) a part of which is the research reserve of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, the [[Spanish National Research Council]]. According to a genetic study by the CSIC, the Retuertas horse is one of the oldest European breeds.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rare Horses Released In Spain As Part Of 'Rewilding' Effort|url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/01/08/260777584/after-2-000-years-wild-horses-again-roam-western-spain|publisher=National Public Radio (USA) 9 Jan 2014}}</ref>, dating to 3000 years BP, and the only one living in the wild and isolated from other populations.<ref name=mundo>{{cite news|title=Identifican en Doñana la raza de caballos más antigua de Europa|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/05/30/ciencia/1180521072.html|accessdate=Apr 2011|newspaper=El Mundo (in Spanish)|date=1 June 2007}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/13544/free-as-the-wind-old-as-the-hills Free as the wind, old as the hills by: Samantha Kett, Tuesday, August 7, 2007]</ref>.
+The '''Retuerta horse''' or '''Caballo de las retuertas''' is a rare breed of horse indigenous to the [[Andalusia]] region of Spain. It is said to closely resemble the ancient [[Iberian horse]]s that populated Spain before being domesticated. It is now found only in the [[Doñana National Park]] in the provinces of [[Huelva]] and [[Sevilla]], and in [[The Biological Reserve "Campanarios de Azaba"]] in [[Espeja]] ([[Salamanca]] province) a part of which is the research reserve of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, the [[Spanish National Research Council]]. According to a genetic study by the CSIC, the Retuertas horse is one of the oldest European breeds.,<ref>{{cite web|title=Rare Horses Released In Spain As Part Of 'Rewilding' Effort|url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/01/08/260777584/after-2-000-years-wild-horses-again-roam-western-spain|publisher=National Public Radio (USA) 9 Jan 2014}}</ref> dating to 3000 years BP, and the only one living in the wild and isolated from other populations.<ref name=mundo>{{cite news|title=Identifican en Doñana la raza de caballos más antigua de Europa|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/05/30/ciencia/1180521072.html|accessdate=Apr 2011|newspaper=El Mundo (in Spanish)|date=1 June 2007}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/13544/free-as-the-wind-old-as-the-hills Free as the wind, old as the hills by: Samantha Kett, Tuesday, August 7, 2007]</ref>
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