| [[Yonaguni]] horses, meanwhile, tend to be around 116 cm tall, with a docile temperament. They get used to people easily, and are just fine with a simple diet. They have strong legs and hard hooves, and walk energetically. They have great stamina, and are used for agricultural work, and as pack horses. The details of the history of their arrival to the islands is not clear, but if there had been any purer or other breed of horse that might have been "native" to the island (or which might have arrived earlier), that other breed is extinct.<ref>"Yonaguni uma" ヨナグニウマ. ''Okinawa Encyclopedia''. vol. 3. p810.</ref> | | [[Yonaguni]] horses, meanwhile, tend to be around 116 cm tall, with a docile temperament. They get used to people easily, and are just fine with a simple diet. They have strong legs and hard hooves, and walk energetically. They have great stamina, and are used for agricultural work, and as pack horses. The details of the history of their arrival to the islands is not clear, but if there had been any purer or other breed of horse that might have been "native" to the island (or which might have arrived earlier), that other breed is extinct.<ref>"Yonaguni uma" ヨナグニウマ. ''Okinawa Encyclopedia''. vol. 3. p810.</ref> |