June 3, 2012
Use today: Today, the horses are used for hobby and historical farming as well as pleasure driving.Color: The Suffolk Punch breed exhibits seven different shades of “chesnut” (the preferred old-style spelling). Height: 16.1 to 17.1 hands.Profile: The Suffolk Punch is the oldest of Great Britain’s heavy breeds, dating back to at least the 16th century. The early breeding may have been influenced by the Norfolk Roadster, Norfolk Trotter or Norfolk Cob, and the breed’s size may have come from Belgian draft blood. All modern Suffolks can trace their male line back to Thomas Crisp’s Horse of Ufford, born in 1768. Many farmers bred their mares so many times that the stallion’s influence on the breed was permanent. The Suffolk Punch was imported to America in the 1800s to fill the huge demands of the agriculture industry. Characteristics: The Suffolk Punch breed exhibits seven different shades of “chesnut” (the preferred old-style spelling). Mares are 16.1 to 16.2 hand high and stallions are 17 to 17.1 hands high. The Suffolk is a small draught horse, around three-fourths of a ton, and is without feathered legs. The word punch was an old slang term to describe a jolly, solid, hearty character, which describes the Suffolk perfectly.
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June 3, 2012
Use today: Standardbreds are used for harness racing, pleasure driving and under saddle. Color: All solid colors are found, with brown, black and bay the most prominent. Height: 15.3 hands.Profile: In 1849 Hambletonian 10, the foundation sire of the American Standardbred was born. His offspring went on to set records in the harness racing world. The name Standardbred refers to the “standard” that was set in 1879 that established a certain speed requirement (three minutes to a mile) before... |
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June 3, 2012
Country of Origin: United StatesUse today: Spotted Saddle Horses are a popular trail mount. They are also shown in gaited horse competition and used for gaming.Color: Pinto. Any base color is acceptable, but horses must show some white on the body.Height: 13.3-16h.Profile: Spotted Saddle Horse breeding includes a heavy Tennessee Walking Horse influence combined with bloodlines descended from spotted Spanish-American ponies. The breed was originally developed in Tennessee to be a reliable fami... Continue reading...
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June 3, 2012
Country of Origin: Iberian PeninsulaUse today: endurance/trail riding, team penning and gymkhana in additon to other pleasure riding and showing pursuits.Color: Bay, black, chestnut and white are common colors. Pinto and Appaloosa markings are also found.Height: 13.2 to 15 hands.Profile: The Spanish Mustang is a descendent of horses brought to the New World by the Spaniards in the 15th century, starting with Columbus' second journey. Breeding farms were established, and through trade and the ... |
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June 3, 2012
Use today: Today, the horse is used to pull drays (carts) for pub deliveries and in parades. Color: Its colors include black, brown, grey and bay with white feathers on the legs. Height: up to 19 hands.Profile: The Shire is the most popular draft horse in the United Kingdom. The Shire made its first appearance on British soil in its original form of the Great Horse, which was brought by William the Conqueror in 1066. In the early 17th century, Dutch contractors, who were helping drain the fen... |
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June 3, 2012
Use today: Today, Shetlands are popular children’s riding ponies and are driven by all ages.Color: The Shetland comes in all colors except spotted.Height: 28 to 46 inches.Profile: Off the coast of Scotland lie the Shetland Islands, native habitat of the smallest pony in Britain: the Shetland Pony. It’s thought that the breed evolved on the Scandinavian tundra and was possibly brought over by Viking raiders. Shetlands are used for almost every aspect of equine work: harness, packing, ridin... |
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June 3, 2012
Country of Origin: HungaryUse today: Shagyas excel in endurance, dressage and jumping events. They are also used for driving and as general riding horses.Color: Gray is the most common color, but Shagyas are also found in bay, chestnut and black.Height: 15 to 16 hands.Profile: The Shagya Arabian takes its name from the breed's founding sire, Shagya, a dapple gray foaled in 1810. The breed was developed in the Austro-Hungarian empire of the 1800s to fill the need for a larger, sturdier riding ... Continue reading...
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June 3, 2012
Use today: The breed excels in show jumping but is also successful in eventing and dressage. Color: Horses are found in all colors, but chestnut and bay are the most common. Height: 15.2 to 17 hands.Profile: The Selle Francais (or French Saddle Horse) is a warmblood type developed in the government stud farms in Le Pin in Normandy, France, in the 1800s. Where most warmbloods were crossed with draft types and Thoroughbreds, the Selle Francais was created by crossing the Anglo-Norman saddle typ... |
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June 3, 2012
Country of Origin: North AmericaUse today: Horses are exhibited in driving, English—most notably saddleseat—and western classes.Color: All colors are found, including pinto.Height: 15 to 17 hands.Profile: The American Saddlebred originated from Galloway and Hobbie horses imported from Britain during the early part of America’s history. These two breeds were crossed to create the Narragansett Pacer, which was crossed to the Thoroughbred in the 1700s to produce the elegant “American Hor... |
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June 3, 2012
Country of Origin: United StatesUse today: Today the breed is a favorite mount for pleasure, competitive trail and endurance racing.Color: The Rocky Mountain Horse is found in all solid colors with limited white facial markings.Height: 14.2 to 16 hands.Profile: The Rocky Mountain Horse originated in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Kentucky in the late 1800s. The breed gets its name from its foundation stallion, a gaited horse from the Rocky Mountains. The Rocky Mountain ... |
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