Gajo-paard (English: “Gayo horse”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Horse breed from Gajoland; small and short in build; cannot compete with Batakpaard.

Translation

Gayo horse

Description

Horse breed from Gajoland; small and short in build; cannot compete with Batakpaard.

Significance

The term Gajo-paard is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.

See Also

Source

Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. —.