Iran has been the cradle of breeding and the origin of various horse breeds, one of these breeds, which is the oldest warm-blooded horse in the world, is the Caspian horse or the Caspian horse, which is a miniature horse with a small body and great strength, whose main habitat was the northern region and the forests of the Caspian region (Mazandaran and Gilan provinces). ) because these horses were found near the Caspian Sea, the name Caspian or Caspian horse was given to them. This horse has a special place in history and is known as the ancestor of the pure Arab horse and is known as one of the four ancestors of today's horses.

Caspian horses have large, almond-shaped and prominent eyes, and the face is inclined downward. This horse breed has a slender and elongated body.

The oldest image of these horses can be seen in the paintings of the Apadana staircase of Persepolis and the three-tongued seal of Darius, also in the Amu Darya treasure in the British Museum and in the Rostam and Shapur inscriptions, a small horse can be seen, which according to paleontological studies is on The remains of skeletons found around Hamedan are the Caspian horse. For years, researchers assumed that these horses were sculpted with small proportions on the petroglyphs due to lack of space; The small horses that pulled the emperor's chariots, and in these motifs, the feet of the riders of these horses can be seen close to the ground. The kings of ancient Iran, like Cyrus and Dariush Achaemenid, used the courage and strength of this race, tied them to chariots and went lion hunting.

This clay statue is modeled after a sample of the Caspian horse that the ancient Persians domesticated about five thousand years ago and created the famous Madi breed, made with turquoise glaze in 950 degree firing by ceramic hands.