A15: Cold blooded (heavy drought) horses, ponies and small horses.

Question 1

What are some General Features of Cold-Blooded Horses

Answer 1

• Large, strong & heavy (up to 1000 kg)
• Hard, “rough” skeleton:
  ◦ Cannon girth 23-28 cm
  ◦ Short legs
  ◦ Upright shoulders
  ◦ Hard, strong hooves
  ◦ Height > 150 cm
  ◦ Wide, short hindquarters
  ◦ Broad back
  ◦ Low withers
• Heavily muscled
• Thick coat, mane & tail with feathering on lower limbs
• Short action
• Quiet temperament
• Good-doers
• Relatively short lifespan (< 15 years)

Question 2

Where does the Cold-blooded (heavy draught horses) usually originate from?

Answer 2

Usually of British, French or German origin

Question 3

Name cold-blooded breeds

Answer 3

suffolk punch (endangered species),
shire,
clydesdale,
Percheron, Comtois, Boulonnais, Breton, Ardennais,
Brabant,
Schelswig, Rhein-Westphalen, Schwarzwald,
Native Pony (& Small Horses).

Question 4

Suffolk punch colour

Answer 4

old breed,
chestnut

Question 5

Shire weight, conformation and use.

Answer 5

• > 1000 kg
• Powerful & muscular horse with strong loins, powerful hindquarters & dense bones
• Tallest & heaviest of all draft breeds
• Historically used as farming animals & cavalry horses

Question 6

Clydesdale weight, conformation and use.

Answer 6

> 1000 kg
* Powerful & muscular horse with strong loins, powerful hindquarters & dense bones
* Tallest & heaviest of all draft breeds
* Historically used as farming animals & cavalry horses

Question 7

Percheron, Comtois, Boulonnais, Breton, Ardennais country of origin

Answer 7

france

Question 8

Brabant country of origin and colour

Answer 8

Belgian cold blood>
Normally ‘sorrel’ colored

Question 9

Schelswig, Rhein-Westphalen, Schwarzwald country of origin.

Answer 9

germany

Question 10

Describe a pony

Answer 10

Native pony breeds are generally cold-blooded
* A pony is any horse under 14.2 hand high
* Generally, have thick coats, manes & tails with feathering on lower limbs
* High endurance
* Good-doers
* Milk temper
* Long lifespa

Question 11

name some Native pony breeds

Answer 11

-> Shetland
-> Welsh pony (Arab & Barb influence)
‣ Welsh mountain (sec A)
‣ Welsh pony (sec B)
‣ Cob-type (sec C)
‣ Welsh cob (sec D)
-> Exmoor
-> Dartmoor
-> Connemara
-> Fell & Dales pony
-> New Forest
-> Icelandic horse → Gaited horse (Tolt)
-> Camargue
-> Norwegian Fjord: Dun-colored (homozygous)
-> Haflinger: Always chestnut
-> Konik: Tarpan derivative of Poland
-> Curly horse/Bashkir curlies: Come in all shapes & sizes but carry gene for curly coat of hair. Acclaimed to be only hypoallergenic horse breed.
◦ Miniature horses: Falabella.