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The Exmoor Pony is a British breed of pony or small horse. It is one of the mountain and moorland pony breeds native to the British Isles, and so falls within the larger Celtic group of European ponies. [2]: 465 It originates on, and is named for, the Exmoor area of moorland in north-eastern Devon and western Somerset, in south-west England ...
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.
Clydesdale. This Scottish breed was originally a draft horse, meaning it carried heavy loads. Brought to North America in the 1800s, it has a few trademark features, including feathering around ...
Mountain and moorland pony breeds, abbreviated "M&M," a specific group of pony breeds native to the British Isles. New Zealand Warmblood, a developing warmblood type based on Hanoverian and KWPF breeding. Oriental horse, the "hot-blooded" breeds originating in the Middle East, such as the Arabian, Akhal-Teke, Barb, and Turkoman horse.
Breed characteristics. Holsteiners are medium-framed horses averaging between 16 and 17 hands (64 and 68 inches, 163 and 173 cm) at the withers. Approved stallions must be a minimum of 16 hands and mares a minimum of 15.2 hands (62 inches, 157 cm). [1][2] The type, or general appearance, exhibited by Holsteiners should be that of an athletic ...
The Polish Half-bred or Polish Noble Half-bred, Polish: Polski koń szlachetny półkrwi, is a modern Polish breed of warmblood sport horse. Breeding began in the 1960s. Mares of the traditional Polish Malopolski, Wielkopolski and Silesian Warmblood sport horse breeds were crossed with stallions of Western European breeds of established competitive ability.
Figure (also known by the name of one of his owners, Justin Morgan), the foundation sire of the Morgan horse breed; Gunrock, used in the 1920s at UC Davis to breed horses for the U.S. Army Cavalry; Hollywood Dun It, all-time leading reining sire and Quarter Horse; Incitatus, Emperor Caligula's favorite horse; may have been proposed as a senator
German sport horse used for dressage, show jumping, eventing, show hunters, and combined driving. Brand is two joined bridges (German: zwei brücken) under the crown placed on left hind leg. The Zweibrücker (pl. Zweibrücken) is a type of German warmblood horse bred in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. Traditionally, the breeding of ...