Friday, November 18, 2011

Breeds to Cover...

Just like dogs have over 500 different breeds, so do horses. Most horse breeds were created to serve a certain purpose in life. Draft Horses, stock horses, wild horses, light breeds, ponies & warmbloods. I'm hoping to cover as many breeds as I can research and post here. Here is a short list, if there's a breed out there your interested in but I don't have listed here, please leave a comment/post and Ill add it to the list!

Arabians:
Abstang, American Arabian, Anglo-Arabian, Ara-Appaloosa, Crabet Arabian, Egyptian Arabian, Morab, Persian Arabian, Pintabian, Polish Arabian, Quarab, Russian Arabian, Welera.

Carriage Breeds:
Cleveland Bay, Friesian, Gelderlander, Gypsy Vanner, Irish Draught, Norman Cob, Welsh Cob Section D.

Draft Breed:
American Cream Draft, Belgian, Belgian Ardennes, Belgian Brabant, Black Forest Horse, Boulonnais, Clydesdale, Lithuanian Heavy Draft, North American Spotted Draft, Percheron, Pinzgauer-Noriker, Russian Heavy Draft, Schleswig Drafter, Shire, Tennuvian, Vladimir Heavy Draft.

Exotics & Longears:
Asiatic Wild Ass, Mammoth Stock Donkey, Miniature Donkey, Mule, Quagga, Standard Donkey, Zebra, Zonkey, Zony, Zorse.

Gaited Breeds:
American Saddlebred, Hackney Horse, Hackney Pony, Missouri Fox Trotter, National Show Horse, Rocky Mountain Horse, Spotted Saddle Horse, Tennessee Walking Horse, Walkaloosa Pony, Walkaloosa.

Light Breed:
Akhal-Teke, Argentine Polo Pony, Brittish Appaloosa, Irish Hunter, Karabakh, Karabardin, Knabstrupper, Morgan, Nez Perce Horse, Shagya Arabian, Standardbred, Thoroughbred (American, English & Irish).

Ponies:
American Shetland, American Walking Pony, Brittish Shetland, Camargue, Chincoteague, Connemara, Dale Pony, Dartmore Pony, Exmore Pony, Falabella Pony, Fell Pony, French Saddle Pony, Haflinger, Highland Pony, Holstein, Icelandic Pony, Miniature Horse, New Forest Pony, Norwegian Fjord Pony,
Pony of the Americas, Quarter Pony, Welsh Pony Section A, Welsh Pony Section B, Welsh Pony Section C.

Spanish Breeds:
Andalusian, Azteca, Lipizzaner, Lusitano, Paso Fino, Peruvian Paso, Spanish Barb, Spanish Jennet (Antigrado), Spanish Jennet (Pintado).

Sport Horses:
Akhal-Teke Sport Horse, American Sport Horse, Appaloosa Sport Horse, Friesian Sport Horse, Warlander.

Stock Breed:
Appaloosa, Appendix Quarter Horse, Australian Stock Horse, Colorado Ranger, Paint Horse, Quarter Horse.

Warmbloods:
American Warmblood, Budeonny, Danish Warmblood, Dutch Warmblood, Hanoverian, Oldenburg, Selle Francais, Trakehner, Westphalian.

Wild Horses:
American Mustang, Australian Brumby, Kiger Mustang, Prezwalski, Spanish Mustang.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Welcome to All About Horses

Welcome to All About Horses! Learn about horses and horse breeds, each entry will delve into the diverse world of Horses! Different breeds, where there from, there original purpose and more! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about horses here!