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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".
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.
Morgan. The Morgan is one of the oldest horse breeds in the U.S., dating back to the late 1700s. Since then, they've been bred with different bloodlines, including thoroughbred and Arabian breeds ...
High-stepping action is typical of the Saddlebred, as seen in this "five-gaited" horse, performing the rack.. American Saddlebreds stand 15 to 17 hands (60 to 68 inches, 152 to 173 cm) high, [1] averaging 15 to 16 hands (60 to 64 inches, 152 to 163 cm), [2] and weigh between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds (450 and 540 kg).
In the early 20th century, Spanish horse breeding began to focus on other breeds, particularly draft breeds, Arabians, Thoroughbreds and crosses between these breeds, as well as crosses between these breeds and the Andalusian. The purebred Andalusian was not viewed favorably by breeders or the military, and their numbers decreased significantly ...
Today, the standards for defining and registration of different breeds vary. Sometimes, purebred horses are called "Thoroughbreds", which is incorrect; "Thoroughbred" is a specific breed of horse, while a "purebred" is a horse (or any other animal) with a defined pedigree recognized by a breed registry. [3]
The American Paint Horse is a breed of horse that combines both the conformational characteristics of a western stock horse with a pinto spotting pattern of white and dark coat colors. Developed from a base of spotted horses with Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred bloodlines, the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) breed registry is now one of ...
A gaucho with Criollo horse. The breed dates back to a 1535 shipment of 100 purebred Spaniards – Andalusian stallions coming from Cadiz, Spain, to the Rio de la Plata imported by the founder of Buenos Aires, Pedro de Mendoza. [5] In 1540, the hostility of the native populace forced the Spaniards to abandon Buenos Aires and release 12 to 45 ...