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Breed characteristics The American Saddlebred with its conformation, personality, and stamina is suited to accomplish any task requested, but is most well-known as the "peacock of the horse show world".
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Breed characteristics The Akhal-Teke's most notable and defining characteristic is the natural metallic bloom of its coat.
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Breed Characteristics The Mangalarga Marchador is of good size with an average height of over 15 hands and weighing 900 to 1100 pounds. Horses smaller than 14.2 hands are not being accepted for registration.
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Breed Characteristics Aztecas may not be any smaller than 14.3 hh, but any solid coat color is permitted. Ideally, the horse is a balance of both breeds, being not too tall and lean, nor too short and stocky.
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Breed characteristics The Castilian Horse is not a large horse, the very best specimens standing no more than 14.3 hands high, with the average being 14 to 14.2 hands. More than any other characteristic, the way of moving defines the Castilian Horse.
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Breed characteristics The Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable breeds in the world. They have short, fine heads, with large eyes, small muzzles and their famous "dished" profile (the nose is concave).
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Breed Characteristics The Friesian is a noble animal, possessing a kind and willing character, intelligence and strength. The horses are always black, with a long wavy mane and tail, and feather on the legs.
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Breed Characteristics The typical horse of this breed measures between fourteen and sixteen hands. They are compact and muscular, with very powerful hindquarters, allowing it to do the difficult High School Dressage movements.
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Breed Characteristics The Tersk has a medium head with straight profile and large eyes and long ears, medium length neck and back, muscular hindquarters, hard legs and strong hooves. Great stamina and good movement. Temperament ...
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Breed Characteristics The Marwari horse stands between 14 and 17 hands depending on it's topographical origin. We have noticed that our foals and fillies are reaching higher and broader proportions by virtue of sustained and complete nutrition.
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Breed characteristics: 11 to 14.2 hands high thick dark mane, tail and lower legs Usually brown in color though other colors are not un common - some experience seasonal colour changes Small head with deep jowls Short hairy ears Small flint hard hoofs ...
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By 1950, the breed characteristics had become fixed the the Russian Trotter gained official recognition. There are, however, still periodic infusions of both pure Orlov and Standardbred blood to maintain the breed's qualities.
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They are not sufficiently uniform in type; the head is sometimes coarse and bulky and sometimes lacking breed character. In most cases the head is short, the neck medium in length, lean, often low set, with a prominent throat-latch.
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American Bashkir Curly Home Page - Web page with the history and breed characteristics of the Curly. The Curly Connection - Web page with a list of Curly breeders and other information.
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of Poland, East of the San river, and also in other parts of Eastern Europe, to where it has been exported. The Konik pony is mainly bred at the state stud of Jezewice and at Popielno, where it is selectively bred to maintain the breed ...
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All breeds need proper food, housing, exercise and grooming. Do not expect a horse to always conform to breed descriptions. The behavior and personality of each horse differs regardless of breed characteristics.
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To achieve this ALL horses must be examined for breed characteristics and approved prior to breeding. The established characteristics for the breed are: (1) The horse must be of medium height from 14.
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 See also: Horse, Breeding, Breeds, Stallion, Back
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