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These may include: the northern or Atlantic Celtic ponies or small horses, which show similarities to British breeds such as the Exmoor Pony; the southern or Mediterranean breeds of Celtic origin, including the Mallorquín and Menorquín; the hot-blooded breeds, including the imported Arab and Thoroughbred, as well as the Spanish Trotter; and ...
The Spanish horse peaked in popularity in Great Britain during the 17th century, when horses were freely imported from Spain and exchanged as gifts between royal families. With the introduction of the Thoroughbred, interest in the Spanish horse faded after the mid-18th century, although they remained popular through the early 19th century. [35]
The following list of horse and pony breeds includes standardized breeds, some strains within breeds that are considered distinct populations, types of horses with common characteristics that are not necessarily standardized breeds but are sometimes described as such, and terms that describe groupings of several breeds with similar characteristics.
The horses of South America descend from Andalusian and other Iberian stock brought to the western hemisphere by the Spanish.In the southern part of the continent, significant numbers of these horses developed within geographically isolated conditions and by the mid-nineteenth century there were some small, inbred animals in the herds of Mapuche of southern Buenos Aires province in Olavarría ...
Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Italian. [1] [2] [3] Horse breeding in Italy is overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests. There is a long history of the horse in Italy .
By the early twentieth century the resulting heterogeneous population had developed into two identifiable types: a "lowland" population standing some 140 to 152 cm at the withers and showing similarities to the horses of North Africa; and a smaller "mountain" type with more resemblance to Oriental horses, standing some 135–145 cm.
1743 engraving depicting an Iberian horse. The Iberian horse is a designation given to a number of horse breeds native to the Iberian Peninsula.At present, some breeds are officially recognized by the FAO, [1] [2] while other horses believed to be native to the peninsula are not.
The Galician or Galician Mountain Horse, Spanish: Caballo de Pura Raza Gallega, [1] Galician: Raza Equina Cabalo Galego do Monte, [5] is a breed of small horse from Galicia, in north-western Spain. It is genetically very close to the Garrano breed of northern Portugal. [ 2 ]