New Kirgiz horses are well adapted to highland conditions. They are used for stock work and meat and milk production. They are short-legged and massive and they have a strong constitution. In type and conformation they closely resemble Don horses. The top-line is level.
Legs are clean-cut with tendons well defined.
Sickle-hocked legs often occur. New Kirgiz horses have performed well on hippodrome trails. Massive type mares yield up to 20 kg of milk daily. At present the breed numbers 56,650, including 10,700 purebreds.