Common Horse Breeds

Common Horse Breeds

Appaloosa* Arabian Clydesdale Miniature Horse Morgan* Paint Horse Shetland Pony Standardbred* Quarter Horse* Thoroughbred

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* Originated in the USA

Appaloosa

Nez Perce and Palouse tribes of Washington, Oregon and Idaho State Horse of Idaho

Breed characteristics Various body types ___________ coat __________ hooves ___________ skin ___________ sclera Thin tails and manes

Appalossa

Coat Patterns ____________: white

coloring with Dalmatian spots over body

_________________: dark horse with small white spots randomly over body

Appaloosa

___________: white area over the hips dark spots in the white

____________: white area over hips – no dark spots in the white

__________________: lightens with age but retains color over boney parts

Appaloosa

Temperment: kind, sensible

popular in western riding, endurance and in the show ring

great for pleasure and trail riding

Arabian

Oldest and purest horse breed Ancient art dating back to 2000 to 3000BC

Breed Characteristics: ____________ head

____________ concave profile ______________ forehead ______________ muzzle _____________ nostrils _______________ ears large, expressive eyes

____________ neck ____________ set tail

Arabian

__ lumbar vertebrae (other horses have

___________) _____ tail vertebrae

(other horses have 18).

Arabian

Temperament: gentle, spirited, intelligent, easy to train

popular riding horse endurance riding

(100 miles) per day may be covered

racing

Clydesdale

Originated in __________________ Bay, brown and black, often with a large

amount of white on the face, limbs and stomach

1700 to 2200 pounds Has “______________” Draft, coldblood, often

crossed with light horses to produce warmbloods

Clydesdale

Temperament: intelligent, gentle, sensible, pleasant

renown for its great action

Driving and riding Parades, show, Budweiser

Miniature Horse

~1650 A.D. King Louis XIV kept a vast Zoo, included tiny horses

1978 – “Miniature Horse” established _________ inches to __________ inches tall

Several different registries AMHR

"A" division: <______ in "B" division: __ to __ in

World record holder Thumbelina

17 inches tall weighs 60 pounds

Miniature Horse

Temperment: intelligent, willful

driving or halter only companion horse guide animals

Morgan

Can be traced back to just one stallion, ____________ aka Justin Morgan (Vermont)

___________, endurance, stamina, speed expressive head; straight or slightly dished

profile Black, Bay, Brown, Chestnut with white

markings only permitted on face and legs

Morgan

Temperament: gentle, spirited

pleasure riding Dressage/hunter/jumper roadster events

like cutting and reining carriage driving

competitions.

Paint

North American Indians attributed magical powers to horses with broken colored coats

a foal must have at least one "natural" Paint marking with a min. of ___in. diameter

Paint

__________: the white will not cross the back between the withers and the tail, irregular spots

______________: spots are mostly regular and of distinct round or oval patterns white extends over the back

__________ – black and white ___________ – non-black and

white

Paint

Temperament: kind, intelligent, willing, versatile

pleasure and performance riding

ranch work rodeo trail riding

Shetland Pony

isolated group of islands on the far north east of the ________________ mainland

coat has “_______________" that shed the rain well adapted to the harsh climate surviving

on poor quality grazing

_________ inches max any color except spotted

Shetland pony

Temperament: intelligent, can be willful but responds well to correct handling

Children’s pony riding/driving Companion pony

Standardbred

Foundation Sire: __________________ prefer the ________ or _________ over the

gallop Had to measure up to a "standard“

Trot/pace 1 mile in 2 min and 30 sec race either at a trot or at a pace all solid colors not well refined head long, sloping shoulders

Standardbred

Temperament: kind

harness racing Totters/pacers

all-round driving horses

Amish horses 

Quarter Horse

17th and 18th century _______ coast USA excels at __________ over a __________

distance - a quarter of a mile American Quarter Horse Association -

largest registry in the world >2 million horses listed

any solid color compact body strong, fearless, athletic

Quarter Horse

Temperament: renown for their gentle, pleasant nature

rodeos, barrel racing racing over short

distances police mounts pleasure activities

Thoroughbred

Foundation Sires: Darley Arabian, Godophin Arabian, Byerly Turk

handsome; refined, elegant outline ground covering stride at gallop great courage; stamina Registry: Jockey Club Birthday = Jan 1st

(Northern Hemisphere)

Thoroughbred

Temperament: kind, spirited, willing

ideal racehorse three-day eventing Hunting/jumping

An Unusual Breed

Bashkir Curly* – unknown origin American Curly – Central ______________

all common horse colors including Appaloosa and Pinto

wide set eyes thick, ______ coats can survive severe winter conditions

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