horse breeds Flashcards
American Paint Horse
orgin: USA
must be white with any other color; a recognizable paint
overo-no white on back
tobiano-white on back
tovero-mostly white
Stock horse, pleasure, show, racing
only can register if sire or dam is a registered APHA (am. paint horse association)
American Saddlebred Horse
orgin: Kentucky
bay, brown, chesnut, gray, black, or golden
15 to 16 hands
three-gaited horse, walk, trot, and canter; five-gaited horses show at a slow gait and the rack
pleasure, stock horses, fine harness horse, showing
Appaloosa
orgin: idaho, oregon, washington
bred by Nex Perce Indians
color is a variations and combinations of colors and spots:
coat pattern
mottled skin
white sclera
striped hooves
14 to 15.2 hands
stock horse, pleasure, race, parage, hunter and jumpers
Arabian
origin: Saudi Arabia
color: bay, gray, and chestnut (most common) in addition to white or black, white marks on head and legs are common
14. 2 to 15.2 hands
“dish face”
saddle horses, show horses, stock, pleasure, racing, endurance and competitive trail rides
Morgan
origin: US in Vermont
color: most common: bay, brown, chestnut; also black, palomino, buckskin and some grays
saddle horses, stock, and harness horses
Palomino
origin: US, from anamls of spanish descent
color: golden with light colored main and tail, can not have any more than 15 percent of chestnut or dark hair in either main or tail
14. 2-16 hands
parade, stock, pleasure, saddle and fine harness horses
Quarter Horse
Origin: US, mostly southwestern states: texas, oklahoma, new mexico, colorado, and kansas
Color: gray, black, bay, sorrel, chestnut, brown, buckskin, palomino, dun, grullo, red dun, blue roan, and red roan
15 to 16+ hands
most versatile breeds, muscular and powerfully build
stock, racing, pleasure, hunters and jumpers, rodeo
Lipizzaner
origin: Spain
COLOR: born dark, black-brown, brown or mouse-gray, turn white somewhere between six and ten
14 to 15.3 hands
used as dancing horses, show,
Paso Fino
origin: spain
horse’s feet fall in a natural lateral pattern instead of more diagonal pattern
COLOR: varies- chestnut, palomino, buckskin, grey, etc.
13 to 15 hands
Standardbred
origin: USA
COLOR: bay, brown, and black, some are chestnut, gray, roan, and dun
15 to 16 hands
developed for harness racing, a pleasing conformation and an abundance of style and quality are important requirements
USES: Harness racing, trotting or pacing, and show horses
Tennessee Walking Horse
Origin: Tennessee
COLOR: sorrel, chestnut, roan, black, white, golden, gray, bay, and brown
14.3=17 hands
three easy riding gaits: flat-footed walk, running walk, and canter
USES: pleasure, plantation walking horses, and show horses
(Missiouri) Fox Trotter MFT
ORIGIN: Missiouri
sure footed and smooth ride
USES: Pleasure and show
Fox trot- walking in the front, trotting in the back, horse always nodding head in each stride
COLOR: all colors
14 to 16 hands
Thoroughbred
ORIGIN: England, as running horse
COLORS: bay, brown, chestnut, sorrel, black, and gray; white markings on face and legs are common
15-16.2 hands
USES: race, saddle, hunters and jumpers, and polo mounts
high temperment, high strung, can be aggressive
Mustang
aka American feral horse, BLM (Bureau of Land Management) horse, range horses
Origin: Spain
COLOR: any color
49,209 wild horses of 2014
Miniature Horse
ORIGIN: England
COLOR: any color and any eye color
No more than 34 in tall
USES: Pets and show
first used to pull coal carts in the mines
Pony of American or POA
ORIGIN: Mason City, Iowa
COLOR: similar to appaloosa; several color patters are accepted
11.2 to 13.2 hands
should have conformation of that between a Quater Horse and Arabian
USES: Jr riders that are not ready for a horse yet
Shetland Pony
ORIGIN: Shetland Isles
Any color
Up to 11.2 hands tall
one of the oldest breeds in existence
USES: for children to ride, harness, racing and roadster
Welsh Pony
ORIGIN: Wales
COLOR: usually gray, roan, black, brown, bay or chestnut, cream, white, and dun
less than 500 pounds
Type A (smallest) to type D (Largest)
12 to 15 hands
USES: for children to ride, harness racing, trail riding, and parades
Belgian
ORIGIN: Belgium
COLOR: chestnut and sorrel are most common, also can find roan and bays
15.2 to 17 hands tall
known for being widest, deepest, most compact, massive and lowest set draft horse
Very docile, quiet, and gentle
USES: exhibition , special attractions, and farm work
Clydesdale
(Budweiser)
ORIGIN: Scotland
most common color is bay, but black, brown, chestnut, and roan are also seen
Four white stockings and a blaze or bald face is preferred
medium draft breed
16.2 to 18 hands
USES: exhibition, special attactions, and farm work
percheron
ORIGIN: France
COLOR: black or gray, but bay, brown, chestnut, and roan are sometimes seen
intermediate draft breed size
16.2 to 17.3 hands tall
extremely docile and noted for clean cut head
USES: Exhibition, special attractions, farm work-sometimes mated wih throughbreds for hunters and jumpers
Shire
ORIGIN: England
COLOR: brown, black, gray, or chestnut or sorrel, excessive white markings are undesirable as well as roaning
Large draft breed size
16.2-17.1 hands
used as war horses in the 15 and 16 centuries
USES: exhibition, special attractions, and farm work
