Actually, they're pretty interesting horses. They are members of very old breeds. They have a strong Arab influence (unsurprisingly) which means that, like Thoroughbreds, they are considered hot-blooded, though they have less refinement and a less-elegant way of going than pure Arabs. Kazakh and Karabair horses are tough, intelligent, and fast, with amazing endurance and the ability to subsist on small amounts of forage. You can see from looking at the photos that they're not big horses, but they can accomplish a lot. One horse of this general type, an Akhal-Teke, was an Olympic dressage competitor several years ago, if I'm not entirely mistaken (and someone on the list please correct me if I am).