BREEDS

THREE HORSE TYPES BY SIZE AND BODY BUILD

Heavy, Light, Pony

PONY

They live longer, more stoic, willy, and intelligent. Known to be adept at avoiding work.

HORSE

It takes longer for them to grow. Known to be more quiet and docile. More willing to work.

AMERICAN PAINT HORSE

• Uniqueness (Conformational characteristics): Western Stock x White & Dark Pinto spotting pattern

• Fact: Highly valued for its color and markings. A favorite breed due to its refinement and intelligence.

AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE

• Uniqueness: Excel at sprinting short distances

• Fact: Name origin is from its ability to outdistance other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less.

AMERICAN SADDLEBRED HORSE

• Fact: Prevailing riding horse of US horse shows

• Temperament: Friendly and calm temperament

• Usage: Driving horses, jumpers, hunters.

AMERICAN STANDARDBRED HORSE

• Fact: A trotter/pacer. Popular for its beauty, personality, speed, and agility.

• Temperament: Steady, friendly, and calm.

APPALOOSA HORSE

• Fact: Name origin was derived from the Palouse River of Idaho and Washington. A great equine companion.

• Temperament: Trustworthy, gentle, and highly intelligent.

CLYDESDALE HORSE

• Uniqueness: Long hair on the legs, attractive heads, and well-formed legs and feet.

• Markings: Bay, dark, brown, or black with prominent white markings

• Usage: Draft horse

PHILIPPINE LIGHT HORSE

• Fact: Endurance, ability to withstand local extreme weather

• Uniqueness: Uneven head, short neck, long and dense tail.

• Temperament: Pleasant temperament

The four ancestors of PH Light Horse

1. Chinese Horses

2. South American Horses

3. Arab Horses

4. Spanish Horses

ARABIAN HORSE

• Uniqueness: Distinctive head shape and high, proud, tail carriage.

• Fact: One of the oldest breeds. Known for its spirit and endurance.

• Usage: Saddle seat and dressage.

THOROUGHBRED

• Fact: Known for its horse racing.

• Temperament: High spirited and make excellent sport horses.

• Development Origin: England

• Usage: Hunters, jumpers, mounts for dressage, polo, fox hunting

TENNESSEE WALKER

• Fact: Gaited horse breed developed for the use on farms and plantations.

• Usage: Show horses and pleasure mounts

MORGAN HORSE

• Usage: Riding, driving horses.

• Uniqueness: Small in stature but big in heart.

WARMBLOOD HORSES

1. Hanoverian

2. Holsteiner

3. Oldenburg

4. Trakhner

Warmblood horses are characterized by what policy

Open stud book policies

Warmblood horses are known and excel in this usage (3)

Jumping, dressage, sport horses

ANDALUSIAN

• Fact: Strong, compact, and elegant; War horse and prized by nobility.

• Markings: Gray/bay

• Usage: Dressage, driving, saddle seat, and jumping.

• Origin: A Spanish breed originated in Iberian Peninsula.