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The Paso Fino is a naturally gaited light horse breed dating back to horses imported to the Caribbean from Spain. Pasos are prized for their smooth, natural, four-beat, lateral ambling gait; they are used in many disciplines, but are especially popular for trail riding.
Gaited horses are horse breeds that have selective breeding for natural gaited tendencies, that is, the ability to perform one of the smooth-to-ride, intermediate speed, four-beat horse gaits, collectively referred to as ambling gaits.
Per the International Museum of the Horse, "The Paso Fino is a direct descendant of the Narragansett Pacer, and is probably almost the same horse." [ 15 ] However, a 2022 genetic study showed that the Paso Fino likely descended from not only Narragansett Pacers, but various other Spanish and Iberian horse breeds , such as the Andalusian and ...
A gaited, leopard-spotted riding horse, bred from Appaloosa, Paso Fino and Colonial Spanish stock; height 147–152 cm: Virginia Highlander [2]: 472 Walkaloosa: derives from Tennessee Walking Horse and Appaloosa, displays leopard spots and ambling gait [2]: 512 Welara [2]: 512 Wilbur-Cruce [3]
Gaited horse, includes a number of breeds with a hereditary intermediate speed four-beat ambling gait, including the Tennessee Walker, Paso Fino, and many others. Garron, term in Scotland and Ireland for a small sturdy horse or pony. Grade horse, a horse of unknown or mixed breed parentage.
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The Florida Cracker Horse is a critically endangered horse breed [1] from the U.S. state of Florida. It is genetically and physically similar to many other Spanish-style horses, especially those from the Spanish Colonial horse group, including the Banker horse of North Carolina and the Carolina Marsh Tacky of South Carolina . [ 2 ]
Some were shipped to the West Indies, where they possibly contributed to gaited breeds such as the Paso Fino. [7] By the middle of the 19th century, Canadian horses had spread through the northeastern US, where they were used for racing, as roadsters , and, due to their stamina, to pull freight wagons and stagecoaches . [ 1 ]