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The Morgan is a compact, refined breed, generally bay, black or chestnut in color, although they come in many colors, including several variations of pinto. Used in both English and Western disciplines, the breed is known for its versatility. The Morgan is the state animal of Vermont and the state horse of Massachusetts and the state mammal of ...
The Missouri Fox Trotter is a horse breed that originated in the state of Missouri in the United States. It was developed in the Ozark Mountains by settlers in the early 19th century, and quickly developed into a gaited breed appreciated for its stock horse abilities, stamina and smooth gaits. It performs an ambling gait known as the "fox trot ...
Thoroughbred: The Thoroughbred is the center of a multi-billion dollar breeding and racing industry in Kentucky. 1996 [8] [9] Maryland: Thoroughbred: Maryland has a long history of breeding and racing Thoroughbreds, and today maintains an extensive network of breeding farms, training centers and racecourses. 2003 [10] [11] Massachusetts: Morgan
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed for horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered "hot-blooded" horses that are known for agility, speed, and spirit. The Thoroughbred was developed in 17th- and ...
Breeds that have contributed foundation stock to the Standardbred breed included the Narragansett Pacer, Canadian Pacer, Thoroughbred, Norfolk Trotter, Hackney, and Morgan. The foundation bloodlines of the Standardbred trace to a Thoroughbred foaled in England in 1780 named Messenger. [3] He was a gray stallion imported to the United States in ...
Equus ferus caballus. The American Saddlebred is a horse breed from the United States. This breed is referred to as the "Horse America Made". [1] Descended from riding-type horses bred at the time of the American Revolution, the American Saddlebred includes the Narragansett Pacer, Canadian Pacer, Morgan and Thoroughbred among its ancestors.
The Jockey Club is the registry for all Thoroughbred horses in the United States and Canada, and maintains offices in New York City and Lexington, Kentucky. The Registry maintained by The Jockey Club, called the American Stud Book, dates back to the club's founding and contains the descendants of those horses listed, as well as horses imported ...
Wellesley Arabian was a stallion of oriental origin, but the General Stud Book does not record him as an Arabian Thoroughbred, [20] so he was misrepresented in his day as an Arabian horse. [3] [21] He is neither a Beard nor an Arabian, [2] but rather a typical Thoroughbred hunter of the time. [4] His muzzle profile is not concave. [4]