ANS 110 Horse breeds

Purebred Spanish horse

-(Spain)

-Major influence of the Lipizzaner

-most are grey

-15.2-16.2 hh

-baroque body type

Andalusian

Breed developed by the Nez Perce Indians of the NW U.S.

14-16 hh

-white sclera

-mottled skin

-striped hooves

Appaloosa

Developed in Arabia -Bedouins

bred or endurance

14.1-15.1 hh

-"dished" face

-large prominent eyes

-large nostrils

-"teacup muzzle"

-held high tail

Arabian

From belgium

draft horse

Usually chestnut with blonde mane and tail

upwards of 17hh, 2,000 lbs

genetic disorder- junctional epidermolysis (skin is not attached to the body)

Belgian

Named for district in Scotland- river Clyde

16-18 hh

1600-2000 lbs

white fact and legs

often have sabino markings

Budweiser horses

Clydesdale

From Netherlands

KWPN

rigorous breeding

open studbook

typically taller than 15.2 hh

any color, usually solid color

Dutch warmblood

Black mane and tail (long & flowing)

From Nothern Netherlands

developed from medieval war horses

baroque body type

-almost went extinct

Friesian

From Hafling, Austria (now Italy)

13.2-15 hh

-always chestnut with blonde mane/ tail

-the first horse to be cloned

Haflinger

From Hanover, Germany

Rigorous breeding qualifications for studbook

15.3-17.2 hh

sport horse

-solid colors

-Known for DODs and osteoporosis and other related diseases

Hanoverian

From Iceland

13-14 hh

(technically a pony sometimes)

700-850 lbs

hardy breed

-Unique gaits

--Tolt (running walk)

--Skold (flying pace)

Icelandic

Breed registry established in 1580-Lipizza (Slovenia)

-Habsburgs Dynasty- Spain and Austria

Spanish riding school in Vienna

Grey, Baroque body style

related to Andalusians

Lipizzan (er)

"Justin Morgans horse" (foaled as "figure")

light horse with solid colorings

Chestnut, bay(common), brown

versatile

Morgan blood is in racing Standardbreds and Tennessee Walking Horses

-Blackhawk-offspring of morgan

became widely used because of temperament, rideability, and versatility

Morgan

From Norway

Thought to be descendants from Przewalski's Horse

Found in Viking burial sites 2000 years ago

light draft horse/ heavy light horse

primitive color

-Dun

-Black mane- with white on the outside

Norwegian Fjord

(APHA)

-second-largest breed registry in the US

Stock type body

To be registered APHA, Sire & Dam must be registered with APHA

or have color requirements if they are a Quarterhorse or Thoroughbred:

-Tobiano

-Overo

-Sabino

-Tovero

Paint

Means "fine step"

from Puerto Rico and Columbia (From Spanish horses)

Also- Peruvian Paso (Peru)

Natural gait: Paso, Ambling gaits

Puerto Rico Paso- TIger eye

Paso Fino

From La Perche- Normandy, France

-Black and grey

-Lack of feathering

-well-muscled

-used for work and meat (a delicacy in France)

Percheron

Stock type horse

-muscular body type

-compact body style

-short cannon

-hocks set low to the ground

-"stocky"

Can be: Halter type (muscular), Racing type and Hunter type

Quarter Horse

Can run a quarter of a mile, fast (55 mph)

Highly versatile (rodeo, ranch work, western riding)

Largest Breed registry in the world (-3M)

Bred from English Thoroughbreds (Janus) and native Spanish horses

-Colonial Quarter Horse + mustangs= Cow sense

Divisions of Quarter Horses:

Appendix- Thoroughbred x Quarter Horse

Foundation Quarter Horse

Quarter Horse background

AKA American Saddle Horse

-Developed for easy riding, used in the civil war

-Foundation Sire (Denmark)

-Second sire Harrison Chief

3 (WTC) or 5 gaited horse:

--slow gait

--rack

Used for riding (Saddle Seat) and Driving competitions

Saddlebred

Developed in the Shetland Islands.

Later used to work in mines because of their small stature. Often purchased for young children.

Measured in inches at withers, not hands.

Hardy and has a thick coat

Shetland Pony

From England

Also known as the English Great Horse,-> Old English Black, ->Lincolnshire horses,-> Packington Blind Horse (foundation sire 1755)

-Usually the tallest and largest (weight) of Draft horses

--Mammoth (Sampson) 21.2 hh, 3360 lbs (record)

-Roman nose

Black, Gre, Chestnut, Bay

up to 2200 pounds

around 17.2 hh

Shire

American Trotting Horse- harness racing

Named for: Trotting a mile in less than "standard" time (2 min 30sec)

Foundation sires (Messenger and Hambletonian 10)

Natural gaits: (different bloodlines for each)

trot: Diagonal legs

pace: legs on

Good temperament

patient

Standardbred

selected for light riding and driving

medium sized, usually 14.2-17 hands

lighter boned

more athletic and maneuverable

diversity of build and movement

used today mostly for sport

Light horses

small horse, less than 14.2 hands at the withers

Pony

a large breed of horse; historically used for work or driving (over 17 hands), originated from Europe

Draft horse

cross of a male horse and female donkey

Hinny

female donkey

Jenny

male donkey

Jack

cross of a male donkey and female horse

Mule

Domesticated at one point but have become wild

Feral horses

scaled down horse, cannot be taller than 34 inches at the withers.

Miniature horse