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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. Furthermore, modern breeding management and technologies can increase the rate ...
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Pages in category "Horse breeding and studs" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Spanish name Llanero translates as "horse of the plains". [1] The DAD-IS database and the University of Oklahoma Encyclopedia (2007) [1] refer to the breed as Llanero (without diacritical mark), while CAB International, [2] the Delachaux guide [3] and researchers from the teams of E. G. Cothran [4] and J. L Canelón [5] refer to it as "Venezuelan Criollo".
If a horse is not to be used for breeding, it can be gelded prior to reaching sexual maturity. A horse gelded young may grow taller [21] and behave better if this is done. [22] Older stallions that are sterile or otherwise no longer used for breeding may also be gelded and will exhibit calmer behavior, even if previously used for breeding.
The Mecklenburger is a warmblood horse bred in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern region of north-eastern Germany. The breeding of these horses has been closely linked to the State Stud of Redefin. Historically influenced by Arabian and Thoroughbred blood, today's Mecklenburger is an athletic riding and driving horse similar to the neighboring Hanoverian.
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Carthusian have been favored in Purebred Spanish breeding, leading to a high proportion of ancestry from a small number of breeding horses, which may have limited PRE genetic diversity. A 2005 study compared the genetic distance between Carthusian horses and other PREs. They calculated a fixation index (F ST) based on pedigree information. The ...