The Shire horse is a breed of draught horse. It is the tallest of the modern draught breeds, and a stallion may stand 18 or more hands (about 180 cm) high and weigh a ton. The Shire horse has a dense rounded body, a broad back, strong loins, powerful hind-quarters, and long legs with dense bones. It can be black, brown, bay, or gray and has distinctive long silky hair (often white) on the lower parts of its legs. The hair down the back of the legs is called the “feather”, while the hair over the foot is known as the “spats”. read full article…
Horse Breeds Category
The Selle Français (pronounced “Sell-fron-SAY”) is France’s most important sport horse. It is renowned primarily for its success in show jumping, but many have also been successful in dressage and eventing also. read full article…
San Fratello is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 110 km east of Palermo and about 90 km west of Messina. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,371 and an area of 67.1 km2. read full article…
The Russian Trotter or Métis Trotter was developed in Russia to create a horse with a faster trotting speed than the older Russian Orlov Trotter. 156 Standardbred stallions and 220 mares were imported from the United States between the years of 1890 and 1914. Being the fastest trotter in the world, the Standardbred was crossed with the Orlov Trotter, producing at first animals who were faster but of lower quality. Further breeding produced a larger trotter of better quality. Further infusions of Standardbred and Orlov Trotter were added to the best offspring, and periodic infusions of both breeds are still added to this day. read full article…
The Russian Don is a breed of horse named after the steppes region of Russia where the Don River flows. read full article…
Around the turn of the century, a young horse soon to be called the Rocky Mountain Horse appeared in eastern Kentucky that gave rise to a line of horses that is prized and treasured by North American and European owners. On the farm of Sam Tuttle in Spout Springs Kentucky, there stood a treasured stallion “Old Tobe”. This sure footed, gentle horse carried young, old, and inexperienced riders over the rugged mountain trails of Natural Bridge State Park where Sam held the concession for horse-back riding. Even though Old Tobe was a breeding stallion, he performed his duties without faltering. Everyone who rode the stallion fell in love with him. He fathered many fine horses up until the age of 37, and many of the present Rocky Mountain Horses carry his bloodline. read full article…
The United Quarab Registry was developed in 1989 to promote the Quarter Horse-Arabian crossbred horse. The Painted Quarab Index was added in 1991 to include the colorful tobiano and overo patterns of the American Paint Horse. read full article…
The Qatgani is a light riding horse from Afghanistan. read full article…
Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii or Equus caballus przewalskii, classification is debated), pronounced in English as /e’væl.skiː/ or [pr’væl.ski] with Polish pronunciation, also known as the Mongolian Wild Horse, or Takhi, is the closest living relative of the Domestic Horse. Poliakov, who concluded that the animal was a wild horse species, gave it the official name Equus przewalskii (Poliakov 1881). However, authorities differ about the correct classification. Some hold it is a separate species, the last remnant of the wild horse Equus ferus, others hold it is a subspecies of Equus caballus. read full article…
The Pinzgauer is a breed of horse named after the Pinzgau in Austria. It is also known as the Noriker. read full article…