Malopolski horse breeding development in the light of its changes in the Lublin region

The population of Malopolski horse breeding in Lublin region between 1976 and 2008 has been analyzed in the study. The recorded changes were characterized in the aspect of events that had considerable effects. A gradual decrease of Malopolski horse heads was observed, which was split up only by short-term increases, while both political, social, and breeding reorganization did not result in any positive changes. A temporary increase of the breed population was attributed to the appearance of Polish noble half-bred breed (pksp) as well as including the Malopolski breed into a program of genetic resources protection, although the latter factor did not bring any expected achievements because of its short duration and relatively narrow-scale. It is supposed that maintaining the Malopolski horse in its old and nowadays completely unprofitable type cannot be successful for private breeders, whereas those breeders who prefer its modern and show-jumping type would need at least partial support due to significant competitiveness of the foreign ride horse breeds.