Tabun (horse breeding)

A tabun, or taboon (in Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian: Табун, herd), is an extensive breeding system for horses, under the supervision of herder horsemen, known as tabuntshik.[1] (Russian: табунщик, composed of Табун with a suffix derived from Turkic languages -щик[2]). Tabuns can be extremely large, comprising up to 200 horses.[3]

The tabun may refer to a herd of wild horses.[4] By extension, the term tabun also applies to the enclosure where the horses are kept.[5]

The size of the herd has several meanings: it can refer to a large herd of horses,[6] sometimes reaching up to 40,000,[7] but the term is also used by the Kazakhs to describe a group of 8 to 10 horses managed in a semi-wild state[8]

See also

  • "The steppes of southern Russia". The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art. 17 (45). Philadelphia: E. Littell & Co.: 656–661 1842.

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Les chevaux des steppes" [The Horses of the Steppes]. Journal des haras, des chasses, des courses de chavaux, d'agriculture appliquée à l'élève du cheval et des bestiaux en général. 3 (in French). 35. Paris: 69–71. 1844. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ See Kazakh: шылығы, Uzbek: chilik, Tatar: челек, Turkmen: çylyk, Turkish: cılık…
  3. ^ Hendricks, Bonnie Lou (2007). International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 478. ISBN 978-0-8061-3884-8. OCLC 154690199.
  4. ^ Hommaire de Hell (1845). "Souvenirs d'un voyage dans la Russie méridionale" [Memories of a Journey in Southern Russia]. La Revue indépendante [The Independent Review] (in French). 9. Paris: 588. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. ^ Gréville, Henry (2015) [1880]. Croquis [Sketches] (in French). Bibebook. p. 8. ISBN 978-2-8247-1503-2. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  6. ^ Žaparov, Amantur (2010). "L'élevage du cheval au Kirghizstan" [Horse Breeding in Kyrgyzstan]. Études mongoles et sibériennes, centrasiatiques et tibétaines [Mongolian, Siberian, Central Asian, and Tibetan Studies] (in French). 41 (41). Translated by Ferret, Carole. doi:10.4000/emscat.1575. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  7. ^ Savary des Brûlons, Jacques (1765). Dictionnaire universel de commerce, d'histoire naturelle et des arts et métiers [Universal Dictionary of Commerce, Natural History, and Arts and Crafts] (in French). Copenhagen: Claude Philibert. p. 628. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  8. ^ Ohayon, Isabelle (2004). "Du campement au village : sédentarisation et transformations de l'aoul kazakh à la période soviétique" [From Camp to Village: Sedentarization and Transformations of the Kazakh Aoul During the Soviet Period] (PDF). Cahiers d'Asie centrale [Central Asian Notebooks] (in French) (13–14). Editions De Boccard: 9. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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