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D-Horse, an Andalusian horse who appears in Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain as the steed of Venom Snake. Epona, the horse Link usually rides in the Legend of Zelda franchise; Frost, a breeding stallion in V: Skyrim, obtained after completing the quest "Promises to Keep" Geryon, demon horse in Devil May Cry 3
Grade horse, a horse of unknown or mixed breed parentage. Hack, a basic riding horse, particularly in the UK, also includes Show hack horses used in competition. Heavy warmblood, heavy carriage and riding horses, predecessors to the modern warmbloods, several old-style breeds still in existence today.
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 ...
Cow and horse breeding is a feature of FarmVille overlooked by many. Because of how complicated breeding in FarmVille can be, only a select few players actually breed foals and calves. Fortunately ...
A closed stud book is a stud book or breed registry that does not accept any outside blood. The registered animals and all subsequent offspring trace back to the foundation stock. This ensures that the animal is a purebred member of the breed. In horses, an example of a closed stud book is that of the Thoroughbred, with a stud book tracing to ...
Breed type varies widely between registries, but essentially refers to the attractiveness of the horse and its suitability for sport. [1] This aesthetic is an important part of breeding marketable horses, though registries and their judges tend to be conscious of the danger of overweighing beauty.
Horses that fail the Racecourse Test, either because they are poor athletes or lack racing spirit, are usually poor candidates as breeding stock. When an unproven racehorse becomes a good sire or broodmare, a further look usually shows that he or she showed tremendous potential in training and was retired due to some untimely circumstance ...
The unique character of the former farm horse is of paramount importance, as it was the peasant farms that led such kind horses to be bred in the first place. The breeding objective these days stretches back before the horses were called to haul tractors and artillery, to when they were heavy, elegant, and impressive Karossiers.