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These may include: the northern or Atlantic Celtic ponies or small horses, which show similarities to British breeds such as the Exmoor Pony; the southern or Mediterranean breeds of Celtic origin, including the Mallorquín and Menorquín; the hot-blooded breeds, including the imported Arab and Thoroughbred, as well as the Spanish Trotter; and ...
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The Pónei da Terceira was formally recognised as breed in 2014, after a period of research and recovery lasting some fifteen years; it is the fourth horse breed to receive official recognition in Portugal. [5] A breed association, the Associação dos Criadores e Amigos do Pónei da Terceira, was constituted in 2010. [6] The programme of ...
In most cases, bloodlines of horse breeds are recorded with a breed registry. The concept is somewhat flexible in horses, as open stud books are created for recording pedigrees of horse breeds that are not yet fully true-breeding. Registries are considered the authority as to whether a given breed is listed as a "horse" or a "pony".
The Garrano or Raça Garrana is a Portuguese breed of small horse. It is distributed principally in the North Region of Portugal, and is equivalent to the Faco Galego of Galicia in north-western Spain, which lies immediately to the north. [3]: 402 It is one of four Portuguese breeds, the others being the Lusitano, the Sorraia and the Pónei da ...
The Paso Fino name means 'fine step'. The Paso Fino is a blend of the Barb, Spanish Jennet, and Andalusian horse and was bred by Spanish land owners in Puerto Rico and Colombia to be used in the plantations because of their endurance and comfortable ride.
Highland ponies have often been used as deer stalker ponies to carry dead game. [3] [4]Tracing the history of the breed presents difficulties. In the earliest period of development of the domesticated breed, the two types were the small and light pony of the Western Isles, and the larger and heavier mainland-bred type.