The Uzunyayla is a Turkish breed of pack and harness horse.

Origins:
1854 is often listed as the year in which the Uzunyayla was born. It was in this year that the ancestors of the Uzunyayla, possibly of Kabarda breed or Kabarda origin, were brought from the Caucasian Mountains (Georgia) to Turkey.

However, the Uzunyayla we know today was created during the 1930s, when the Uzunyayla horses of the time were crossed with Anadolu and Nonius horses.

The Uzunyayla today:
Today, Uzunyayla horses are found only in Turkey and are on the brink of extinction. They usually serve as harness horses or pack horses.

Conformation:
Uzunyayla horses have a broad head with small eyes and a slightly dished profile, a medium neck which connects to prominent withers and a long back, a sloping croup, and sturdy legs.

The mane is short or medium in length, but the tail can grow long and thick.

Performance metrics:
The following are the: range, average, (SD), and MOE of performance metrics of ordered Uzunyaylas in Horse Isle (not bred ones). In rare cases, horses might have metrics outside of the range. Breeders can produce horses that are beyond this range.

Speed: 15.0-16.2, 15.6 (0.3), 0.06.
Sprint: 42-54, 48 (3), 0.52.

Accel: 0.83-1.00, 0.91 (0.04), 0.01.
Decel: 0.85-1.00, 0.93 (0.03), 0.01.

Jump: 5.03-5.27, 5.15 (0.06), 0.01.
Pull: 1.77-2.40, 2.16 (0.13), 0.03.

Turning: 40.89-56.75, 49.23 (2.80), 0.55.
Reverse: 2.2-2.8, 2.5 (0.1), 0.03.

Stamina: 50.76-55.67, 53.32 (1.00), 0.2.
Reaction: 0.76-0.85, 0.81 (0.02), 0.00.

Coats & Height:
Colors: usually dark-bay, but also black, brown, and in rare cases, grey.

Additionals: sooty, dark mane & tail. The coat is alawys solid and usually lacks white markings.

Height: 13.3hh to 15.1hh.