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Horse-breeding as an enterprise continued; in the 14th century, Hexham Priory had 80 broodmares, the Prior of Durham owned two stud farms, Rievaulx Abbey owned one, Gilbert d'Umfraville, Earl of Angus, in Scotland, had significant grazing lands for mares, and horse-breeding was being carried out both east and west of the Pennines. [72]
This is a list of some of the breeds of horse originating in the British Isles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Twelve of the native breeds are considered rare and are marked with a "†" symbol. [ 4 ] [ 3 ]
The Hanstead Stud was a breeding farm in England for Arabian horses. It was active from 1928 to 1957, and its animals had a significant impact in many countries, "second only in importance to" Crabbet Arabian Stud. [1] It was based at Hanstead Park, a country house estate near St Albans in Hertfordshire, not far from London.
The Dales Pony is a British breed of pony or small horse. It originated in, and is named for, the Dales of Yorkshire in northern England. It is one the nine native mountain and moorland pony breeds of the United Kingdom, and belongs to the broader Celtic group of ponies which extends from Portugal and northern Spain to Scandinavia.
The Norfolk Trotter is a historical horse breed once native to East Anglia and Norfolk, England. It was said to be "a large-sized trotting harness horse originating in and around Norfolk". In 1542, King Henry VIII required the wealthy to keep a specified number of trotting-horse stallions. The breed was well established in Norfolk, and later ...
This horse was bred to compete in show jumping, dressage and the three-day event; [4]: 66 [12]: 88 it is particularly used for dressage. [ 9 ] : 54 In the stud-book rankings of the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses in 2024, the British Warmblood was the 36th of 41 breeds listed in dressage, the 55th of 58 in show-jumping and the 36th ...
Pages in category "Horse breeds originating in England" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Pages in category "Horse farms in the United Kingdom" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.