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In most cases, bloodlines of horse breeds are recorded with a breed registry. The concept is somewhat flexible in horses, as open stud books are created for recording pedigrees of horse breeds that are not yet fully true-breeding. Registries are considered the authority as to whether a given breed is listed as a "horse" or a "pony".
Wikipedia capitalization conventions for second words usually colliding with title case, most of the time. Most breeds are known just as their breed name (Morgan, Arabian, Thoroughbred, etc.) and if the word "horse" must be added to avoid disambiguation issues on wiki, then the gang at WPEQ decided proper form generally should be "Xyz horse ...
American Quarter Horse is a good example of a multi-word name in all title case, and which is the full official breed name. We also have articles with lower case "horse" in the title, not because the word "horse" is necessarily in the breed name, but because of the need to disambiguate titles in wikipedia.
Our list of horse name ideas includes 156 suggestions for male horses and female horses, from traditional and regal to punchy and lighthearted. Happy naming! Popular Horse Names.
This is a list of horse breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Canada and the United States. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
Lists of horse-related topics are lists related to horses. They include lists of breeds, related species, individual horses (historical and fictional), race horses, horse race results and horse shows.
I have always thought that breed names were proper nouns. I'm confused, since most of the breed names in the various articles are capitalized. I know there is a formal consensus by WP:EQUINE to put horse breed names in caps, is there such a consensus for dog breeds? White Arabian mare 13:18, 4 October 2015 (UTC)White Arabian mare
The name of a new breed with a verifiable (not self-published) breed standard should be capitalized like any other standardized breed, whether the standard is accepted yet by major breed registries. Those without a breed club publishing a standard cannot be distinguished, in an encyclopedic way, from a local landrace or mongrel population, and ...