It is also important to note that there are actually four different types of Mongolian horse, based upon the different regions in Mongolia from which they come.
The Mongol Horse: Supreme on the Steppe . The origins of the Mongolian breed are hard to determine.
Amid sweeping changes taking place in Mongolia, one thing remains constant: the importance of horses. The Mongolian horse is a very ancient breed. Rarely did a breed play such a historic role, since it is partly
... a … The types include the Steppe, Gobi, Mountain, and Forest. Nomads of the central Asian steppes have been documented as riding horses since 2000 bc. A 1918 census of Mongolian animals found 1,500,000 horses. This is a horse riding tour across the Mongolian Gobi Desert, sand dunes and steppe lands hosted by the Steppe Nomads themselves, the largest remaining pastoralist people. We will saddle up and load all our gear onto a caravan of camel carts, and head out across the steppes on to the Gobi grasslands.