Topics: Equestrian : Breeds
horse: n, pl hors.es also horse [ME hors, fr. OE; akin to OHG hros horse] 1 a: a large solid-hoofed herbivorous mammal (Equus caballus, family Equidae, the horse family) domesticated by humans since a prehistoric period and used as a beast of burden, a draft animals, or for riding..... from Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary No matter how the horse is defined, it remains that for uncountable eons it has been a companion, a slave, a friend, and a partner in the upward climb of humanity. Selectively bred for specific type of work, the horse evolved over the centuries into an amazing number of types and shapes, many which still remain as distinct breeds today. Over 85 breeds are recognized by the international horse world, sponsored and promoted by breeds clubs, and enthuastically championed by owners themselves. Below you will find a number of breeds that are supported by websites, and found in this listing.
Akhal-Teke
The Akhal-Teke is a true desert bred horse directly descended from the wild steppe horse knowns as "the Turkoman" or "Turkmene".
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American Bashkir Curly
The American Bashkir Curly The Curly has been said to be sacred horses to the Native American Indians.
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American Cream
In or about the beginning of the twentieth century, the late Harry (Hat) Lakin, well known stock dealer of Ellsworth, Hamilton County, Iowa, purchased a cream colored mare at a farm sale in Story County, Iowa.
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American Saddlebred
The American Saddlebred is truly one of beauty in motion with elegant, flashy gaits, up-headed proud bearing, and an exuberance that is inspiring to watch, and even more so to experience.
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Andalusian
The Andalusian horse is one of the most ancient of horse breeds. It is named for the province where it originated - Andalusia, Spain.
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Anglo-Arab
Combining the grace and endurance of an Arab with the speed and athleticism of a Thoroughbred; This versatile breed excels in all spheres of competition.
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Appaloosa
The Appaloosa is the oldest recognized type/breed in America and their popularity has spread world wide.
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Arabian
Showcasing the industries that contribute and provide services relating to the Arabian horse. Of particular importance in this category are the breeders and trainers that specialize in the Arabian.
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Australian Ponies
There are three different types/breeds of ponies specific to Australia.The Australian Stud Saddle Pony - a specific pony/arab cross breed with a maximum height of 14.2hh.
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Australian Stock Horse
In 1971 when setting up the ASHS, the Waler became the foundation stock of the Australian Stock Horse.A Waler is not actually a breed, but a name coined by the British, and actually meant any stock bred in Australia before the end of the Second World War.
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Azteca
The Azteca Horse is a combination of the qualities admired in the Spanish (Andalusian) and Quarter Horse.
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Barb
Warmblooded ancient breed and close relative to the Arabian. Originally from the coastal belt of North West Africa, the Barb has influenced countless modern breeds, with it's fine skin, great endurance, and fiery temperament.
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Belgian Draft Horse
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Brumby
Australian feral horse with no particular characteristics. Brumbies developed from escaped or abandoned domestic horses during the gold rush of 1851.
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Canadian
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Includes links to sites and breed-specific 'Chats and Forums' category @links related to message boards, mailing lists, chat rooms and discussion groups about horse breeds.
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Chincoteague
The Chincoteague PonyLegend has it that that these ponies originated from small Spanish ponies who were shipwrecked when their Spanish ship foundered off the coast of Virginia in around the 1600's.
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Cleveland Bay
the Cleveland Bay emanates from the Cleveland area of North East England.
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Clydesdale
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Color
Although all horses have coat colors, the terminology "Color" is used to designate horses of various breeds that exhibit unusual or conspicious hair color or are multi-colored -- including Paints, Pintos, Appaloosas, and Palominos.
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Colorado Ranger
Range bred horse with a history dating back to 1878, beginning with Barb and Arabian bloodlines, of any colour (and often spotted), but with specfic confirmation and gentle temperament qualities.
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Connemara Pony
Connemara ponies are native to the West Coast of Ireland, where they have roamed the rocky hills for centuries.
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Dales
The Dales Pony is a native of the upper dales of the eastern slopes of the Pennine Range near the Scottish Border where a lead mining industry flourished from Roman times.
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Dartmoor Pony
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Draft Horses
The draft horse is a generic term used to describe the heavy working horse that has provided transport and 'energy' for mankind in the days before the engine was invented and up to the current day.
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Dutch Harness Horse
The relative resurgance in the past decade for the carriage horse has resulted in the recovery and blossoming of several almost extinct breeds.
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Dutch Warmblood
The Warmblood horse originated from the old European coaching horses of the 18th and 19th century, which themselves evolved from the heavy chargers used by the knights in the prior century.
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Finnhorse
The only native breed of Finland, the Finnhorse descends from the European domestic horse and also carries the blood of heavier draft horses and warmbloods.
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Friesian
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Gaited Horses
Some breeds of horses are bred (and prized) for their unusual gaits. Examples are the American Saddlebred and the Paso Fino.
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Gelderlander
A European warmblood breed used originally for coaching, and now for competitive and recreational driving.
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Georgian Grande Horse
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Grade Horse
Unregistered horse of known or unknown parentage.
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Gypsy Vanner
A relatively new type of small draft horse that exhibits characteristics of the Clydesdale, Shire, Friesian and Dales pony that were mixed to form the Vanner.
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Hackney
Hackney Horses originated in England. Their ancestors were highly valuable for the particularly comfortable trot or amble.
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Haflinger
The Haflinger's history begins in Tyrol, Austria, where for centuries, a line of rugged, surefooted mountain horses were bred in southern Tyrol.
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Hanoverian
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Highland Pony
The Highland Pony is one of the two native breeds of the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
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Holsteiner
The Holsteiner originated with heavy European horses, but was leavened with the introduction of the hot-blooded barbs brought from the Holy Lands by crusaders.
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Icelandic
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Irish Draught
The Irish Draught horse is not (despite its name) typical of the draught type. It is a handsome, athletic sport horse with an excellent temperament and is widely used for crossing with the thoroughbred or near thoroughbred to produce a first rate competition horse or hunter.
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Kerry Bog Pony
Native to Ireland, the Kerry Bog, or "Hobby", stands between 10-11hh, has a concave face and a sturdy build with a gray, chestnut or bay coat.
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Knabstrupper
In 1798 the Knabstrup property was taken over by Major Villars Lunn from his father.
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Lipizzan
Lipizzans are genetically a type of grey. Born dark, black-brown, brown, or mouse-grey, Lipizzans gradually lighten until the white coat for which they are noted is produced somewhere between the ages of 6 and 10.
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Lusitano
The Lusitano Horse, is the name of the modern breed created from the Andalusian Horse in Portugal.
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This category is restricted to Magazines and substantial online sites dedicated solely to breeding - but not specialising in one breed.
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McCurdy Plantation Horses
This category is for sites providing information about McCurdy Plantation Horses or breeders' sites.
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Miniature
The miniature horse is an elegant, scaled-down version of the large-size horse, it is not a small pony!
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Missouri Fox Trotting
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Morab
The Morab Horse is a breed that blends the pure bred Morgan with the pure bred Arabian breeds.
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Morgan
The Morgan Horse is an extremely versatile, and sturdy breed with great stamina. Influences stemming from the Tennessee Walker, Standardbred, and Sabblebred.Below are the four main families in the Morgan breed.Brunk - Bred by Joseph Brunk (Illinois), with the line breeding tracing back to the foundation mare, Daisy.Lippitt - Bred by Robert Lippitt Knight (Vermont), and tracing back to the stallion, Ethan Allen 2nd.Government - Bred by United States Government farms, between 1905-1951, using the foundation stallion, General Gates.
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Mustang
Mustang Horses (American Indian Horses or Spanish Horses) were brought to the New World by the Spanish in the 1500s.
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National Show Horse
The National Show Horse Registry (NSHR) was created to meet a growing need within the equine industry for beautiful show horses with athletic ability, for new excitement and incentives in the show ring and for a broader base for the show horse industry.
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New Forest Pony
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Norwegian Fjord
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Oldenburg
With tradition into the futureIf the Oldenburg horse was popular practically only as a carriage horse in the old days, this picture has changed completely today.
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Paint
This category contains listings relating to the American Paint Horse Association (APHA). The APHA registers horses that are tobiano, tovero, overo, and solid; whose sire and dam are registered with the American Quarter Horse Association, the American Paint Horse Association, and the Jockey Club.
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Paso Fino
On his second voyage from Spain in the 1500's, Columbus brought a select group of mares and stallions from the provinces of Andalusia and Cordela, and settled them at Santa Domingo.
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Percheron
The Percheron Horse did originate in the province of Le Perche, near Normandy, France. The ancestors of the modern day Percheron served as war horses carrying knights into battle instead as draft animals in the field.
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Peruvian Paso
Although a newcomer to North America, the Peruvian Paso had its origins over four centuries ago in South America, where the horses brought to Peru by the conquistadores and subsequent Spanish settlers were bred selectively to produce the genetic miracle which became the "National Horse of Peru." The judicious fusion of several Old World breeds provided the foundation for the Peruvian horse.
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Pinto
Two patterns are recognized by the PtHA: Tobiano and Overo. A Breeding Stock Division is offered for solid colored horses or horses with insufficient color to be placed in the color classification and/or horses with documented and registered color in their pedigree or horses with two or more Pinto characteristics.
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Ponies
Ponies are a 'type' of equine - smaller than most horse breeds and usually not more than 14 hands in height.
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Pony of the Americas
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Quarter Horse
The American Quarter Horse established a bold reputation as the greatest cattle roundup and trail driving horse in history and would never be forgotten by early American racing enthusiasts.
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Quarter Pony
The Quarter Pony is a small scale replica of a quarter horse.
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Rare
Rare breeds are categorised differently from the normal types in that they are generally listed by associations as endangered, or of such small numbers as to warrant protection.
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Rocky Mountain
Tradition has it that around the late 1890's, settlers returning from the west brought back to Virginia, and eventually Eastern Kentucky, a young stallion of distinctly Spanish lineage.
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Selle Francais
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Shetland Pony
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Shire
The Shire One of the largest horses in the world, this breed originated in the 'Shires' of England and is a descendant of the Old English Black Horse whose ancestors were the 'great horses' of mediaeval times.
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Spanish Horses
The breeds often referred to as "Spanish Horses" are those that were developed on the Iberian Pennisula, or in territories controlled by Spain, and have been historically perceived as part of the Spanish heritage throughout the world.
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Sporthorses
The Sportshorse is a type - rather than a breed - being a mix of several breeds of horses: usually the European Warmbloods or light draft horses, Arabians, and Morgans -- crossed with the Thoroughbred horse to produce an animal that excells in Dressage, Jumping, Hunting, Combined Driving, and Eventing.
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Spotted Saddle Horse
There is a lot of interesting information concerning the origin of the Spotted Saddle Horse.
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Standardbred
The name "Standardbred" originated because the early trotters (pacers would not come into favor until much later) were required to reach a certain standard for the mile distance in order to be registered as part of the new breed.
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Swedish Warmblood
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Tennessee Walking
The Tennessee Walking Horse is a smooth-gaited riding breed founded in middle Tennessee and often nick-named a Walker, or Plantation Horse since it was used by the plantation owners for riding out to oversee the farm.
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbreds As one of the most popular breeds of sport horses in the world, the thoroughbred has found a niche in almost every aspect of riding in the equestrian world today.
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Trakehner
The Trakehner is a European Warmblood horse of East Prussian origin, the foundation for which was laid at the main stud farm established in Trakehnen, East Prussia, in 1732.
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Warmbloods
These breeds developed over the centuries, originating from the heavy coach horses of the 18th century.
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Welsh Pony and Cob
Early History & Heritage - Welsh Mountain Pony and Welsh Cob The original home of the Welsh Pony was in the hills and valleys of Wales on the southwestern coast of Great Britain.
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Westfalen
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