The Karabakh horse is Azerbaijan 's national animal . It was bred in the 19th century by a German nobleman who wanted to preserve his own breed of horses from extinction, and so he brought them with him when he moved into Ottoman territory after World War I less than 1,000 Karabakh bred horses left in the world . He says that conflict and a difficult economic situation have led to their decline . The government is running a horse breeding programs to save the animal from extinction .
The Karabakh horse is Azerbaijan 's national animal . It was bred in the 19th century by a German nobleman who wanted to preserve his own breed of horses from extinction, and so he brought them with him when he moved into Ottoman territory after World War I less than 1,000 Karabakh bred horses left in the world . The government is running a horse breeding programs to save the animal from extinction .