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The Missouri Fox Trotting Horse
The Missouri Fox Trotting Horse was developed in the rugged Ozarks hills during the 19th Century by settlers who needed easy riding, durable mounts that could travel long distances at a sure-footed, ...

 


Breeds and Types of Horse - Equiworld horse breeds and horse breeding.
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Breeds and Their Legal/Common Colors
This is a list of breeds and their legal or common colors.
*indicates that a list of legal colors was found.
For all others, the common colors are listed, as a list of legal colors could not be found.

Horse Breeds: Basic Descriptions of Widespread Equine Breeds
Horses are described in numerous ways; breeds, types, 'bloods' and purposes. When looking at shows or sales descriptions its very easy to be confused by the different descriptions used.

Other breeds, notably the Tennessee Walking Horse, (which evolved essentially from Saddlebreds) Standardbreds, Morgans, and Arabians try to emulate them in the show ring, but none can compare.

Draft (working) Breeds
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Western breeds are all based on the American Quarter Horse and are all judged to the same standard of perfection and all compete in the same type of events.

Breeds and Types of Horse & Pony From Around The World
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Breeds of Livestock - Horse Breeds
From the Abyssinian to the Zhemaichu the Oklahoma State University offers information about horse and pony breeds and types, their physical characteristics and uses.
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Few breeds are as well known by both horse enthusiasts and the general public as the Lipizzan - no small feat considering there are just a few thousand registered Lipizzans worldwide.

The Breeds of Livestock resource presented by the Department of Animal Science at Oklahoma State University We would welcome additional cooperative efforts so please let us know.
The Breeds List maintained by the International Museum of the horse ...

Pony breeds
Ponies are usually classified as animals that mature at less than 14.2 hands. However, some pony breeds may occasionally have individuals who mature over 14.2 but retain all other breed characteristics.

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The first intensively domesticated horses were developed in Central Asia. They were small, lightweight, and stocky.

Horse Breeds of the Iberian Peninsula
Often cited as one of the oldest types of horses, the Iberian horse includes three Portuguese horse breeds and fourteen Spanish breeds.

Horse breeds of the World - Overview
Here you will find some details on the different horse breeds
that we use on our rides worldwide.

Horse Breeds
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American Miniature Horse
American Miniature horses are wonderful little equines, the result of 400 years of selective breeding.

Popular Breeds
Thoroughbreds
Thoroughbreds are probably the most popular breed there is. They are the fastest and most valuableof all the world's horse breeds. They support a huge, multinational breeding and racing industry.

146 Horse Breeds
Dictionary of horse terms
Western Saddle Types
Fossil Horses in Cyberspace An online fossil exibit from the Florida Museum of Natural History. Exelent for kids.

Our horse breeds database is growing! Check back regularly-we'll be adding new breeds on a weekly basis.

There are breeds that have color that usually breeds "true" as well as distinctive physical characteristics and a limited stud book.

"Livestock breeds are populations that have undergone successful genetic adaptation to a wide variety of environments, and their utility in agricultural production systems has immediate value to human survival.

- Light Horse Breeds -
I hope you can find the pony you're looking for out of the forty or so breeds displayed on this page. They are listed alphabetically for your convenience.

Miniature Horse breeds
Most agree that the original small ponies were bred-down from Shetland stock over successive centuries using well-known techniques of animal husbandry to produce small work horses for coal mining areas of Wales.

Strives to promote, not only the breeding, but the improvement of all draft horse breeds in this Canadian province. Listing of shows for various draft breeds, results, membership, breeders, and links.
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Other Rare Equine Breeds
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RareSteeds uses the categorization scheme of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) as its guide for determining which breeds are considered "rare".

One of the oldest breeds of native ponies in Europe. This breed resembles the Tarpan horse. A versatile pony used for riding, driving, farm work, and pack animals.
Origin: Poland.
Colour: bay, black, chestnut, and dun.

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). Arabians also tend to have very high tail carriage.

Colors of the Colonial Spanish Horse vary widely, and it is through the Spanish influence that many other North American horse breeds gain some of their distinctive colors.

I've create a new template for adding a standardized infobox to each horse listed in List of horse breeds. The template is shown here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Horse breeds and there's a sample with minimal information in American Paint Horse.

In appearance the Karabair resembles the Arabian, Persian, and Turkmenian as well as the steppe breeds. It has a medium-sized clean-cut head with a straight or ram profile, wide jaw, medium-long poll and high set medium-long neck.

Named after the islands where it originated, the Shetland is perhaps the oldest of the many British horse breeds.

There are many horse and pony breeds throughout the world, each with differing abilities and temperament and hence suitable for different purposes. Below are breed profiles of some of the different horse and pony breeds from around the world.

The Kentucky Saddler was crossed with work- stock then later enhanced with other breeds such as the Morgan and Tennessee Walker. It was common practice to utilize the breeding stock surrounding one's area or community.

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A horse's registration papers are a validated record of their ancestry or proof that they fit a specific breed organization's minimum requirements.

France: A History in Horse Breeds
Junior Equitation star and (currently) judge Cynthia Hankins now spends part of her time in France, where she rides at a top breeding farm, absorbs French equestrian culture and gleans horse breed knowledge.

The Percheron alone of all heavy draft breeds is believed to have an infusion of Arab blood left behind by the defeat of the Moors by the French at Tours, just south of La Perche in 735 A.D.

Breeds of Livestock: Rocky Mountain Horse: A 1-page history and description of the Rocky Mountain Horse with photographs.
Rocky Mountain Horse Site: Contains a number of links to Rocky Mountain Horse sites.
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Many breeds are quite modern, so shouldn't be used in a historic context. Check first! ...

Color "breeds" Main article: Color breed
There are some registries that accept horses (and sometimes ponies and mules) of almost any breed or type for registration. Color is either the only criterion for registration or the primary criterion.

The list of breeds to the left represent the current breeds in our database. Simply click on your breed of choice to navigate to that particular breed.

Although many breeds such as Arabians and Morgans are shown in romel reins, American Paint Horses and Quarter Horses showing in pleasure classes have been shown almost exclusively in split reins since the 1970s.

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Like most work breeds, the transports revolution was responsible for the decline of the Morgans. In the beginning of the 20th century, the Morgan House Club was founded and their efforts to motivate the breeding of the Morgan have paid of.

One of the oldest breeds in the world, the Camargue is believed to be a descendent of the primitive breeds seen in cave paintings from 1500 B.C. Many people believe they are related to the now extinct "Soutre" breed.

one of the largest breeds of draft horses of pure European descent. It has a long history, antedating the Christian era, but became especially popular during the Middle Ages. In the 15th and 16th cent.

Our guide to horse breeds includes lots of useful information for helping you decide which breed to get. You'll also find links to our breeder classifieds and reader galleries.
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There are even some breeds that came into existence because of the Arabian, one of these being the Thoroughbred.

BLUE FEET - Blue-black coloring of the horn of the horses hoof on some breeds
BONE - Circumference around leg beneath the knee. Used in the term "big-boned"
BREAKING IN - Initial training of a horse ...

Its single most valuable characteristic is that of being the most willing, easygoing, even-tempered of all the breeds. Whatever it is asked to do, it will give its all.

Is it any wonder we now see more information about specific diets for European breeds to protect against joint problems. I am not a purist and I like a lot of the crosses, but I also like the true breeds for what they were.

The Pinto horse is a color breed in contrast to most other breeds which are defined by their genetic ancestry. In America, the Pinto is regarded as a proper breed. The Pinto does not have consistent conformation since it is bred for color.

The plight of the ponies generated much interest and concern amongst breeders who were anxious lest they became extinct like so many other rare Irish breeds.

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of the crossing of the mighty Friesian (which was introduced by the invading Roman armies to aid in the construction of Hadrian's Wall in 120 A.D.), with the native hill pony, the Fell Pony exhibits the outstanding traits of both these breeds.

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