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Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domesticated horses.
Animal breeding is a branch of animal science that addresses the evaluation (using best linear unbiased prediction and other methods) of the genetic value (estimated breeding value, EBV) of livestock. Selecting for breeding animals with superior EBV in growth rate, egg, meat, milk, or wool production, or with other desirable traits has ...
A hinny is a domestic equine hybrid, the offspring of a male horse (a stallion) and a female donkey (a jenny). It is the reciprocal cross to the more common mule, which is the product of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare).
Horse breed registries (18 P) Horse breeders (5 C, 49 P) Horse hormones (2 P) K. Kentucky Broodmare of the Year (17 P) Pages in category "Horse breeding and studs"
Breed registries for horses that typically produce individuals both under and over 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm) consider all animals of that breed to be horses regardless of their height. [35] Conversely, some pony breeds may have features in common with horses, and individual animals may occasionally mature at over 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 ...
A horse bred at Janów. The Janów Podlaski Stud Farm (Polish: Stadnina Koni Janów Podlaski) is the oldest state stud farm in Poland, established in 1817 in Wygoda.The stud farm specializes in breeding Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses.
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John B. Castleman, the "father" of the modern American Saddlebred. The "American Saddle Horse", as a horse breed, was originally devised by John Breckinridge Castleman (June 30, 1841 – May 23, 1918), a Confederate officer; and later, a United States Army brigadier general, as well as a prominent landowner and businessman in Louisville, Kentucky. [10]