Light Horse Breed Identification Flashcards

1
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Spanish Riding School, Dressage, Driving

A

Lippizan

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2
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All-around use

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Paint Horse

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3
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Chestnut, Bay, Brown, fine head, deep girth, powerful and bony legs

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Thoroughbred

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4
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Any color and size, Piebald, Skewbald, Overo and Tobiano

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Paint Horse

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5
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Black and White

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Piebald

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6
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Light horse with high tail carriage and half-run/walk gait (gaited)

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Tennessee Walking Horse

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7
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The favorite horse of Native Americans

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Paint Horse

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8
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One of the most popular American breeds, Light horse

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Appaloosa

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9
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Fastest horse in the world, Light horse

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Thoroughbred

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10
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Harness racer, name derives from time standard, Light horse

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Standardbred

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11
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Most popular breed in the US, developed for cutting cattle, good for short sprints, Light horse

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Quarter Horse

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12
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Developed by plantation owners, gaited, light horse, high tail carriage

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American Saddlebred

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13
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Oldest pure breed, has one less lumbar vertebrae, light horse

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Arabian

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14
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Justin Morgan was founding horse, strong and much endurance, light horse

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Morgan

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15
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Spanish riding school, takes up to 10 years to turn grey, used into 20s, Light horse

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Lippizan

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16
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Racing, Dressage, Polo, Hunting, Jumping, Steeple Chase

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Thoroughbred

17
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Endurance, Dressage, Buggy

18
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Pleasure, Racing, Trail, Cow-ponies, Cutting, Reining, Barrels, Rodeo

A

Quarter Horse

19
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Trotters, Pacers, Buggy

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Standardbred

20
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Riding, Driving, Farmwork

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Tennessee Walking Horse

21
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Show, Endurance, Trail, Racing

22
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Pleasure, Three-gaited, Light Harness

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American Saddlebred

23
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Pleasure, Circus, Racing, Jumping

24
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Any other color and White

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Grey, in rare cases, brown or bay, compact, short strong legs and back
Lippizan
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Grey, Bay or Chestnut, silky mane and tail, dished face, large eyes, small ears, short body
Arabian
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Mostly Bay, some brown, black, chestnut or grey, powerful hindquarters
Standardbred
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Chestnut and Bay, small head on long neck, high tail carriage
American Saddlebred
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Usually roan, 6 patterns (Leopard, Snowflake, Spotted blanket, Marble, Frost, White blanket), mottled lips and nose, white sclera, vertically striped feet, sparse tail and mane
Appaloosa
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Sorrel or any solid color, powerful hindquarters, thick mane and tail, head joins neck at a 45 degree angle
Quarter Horse
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Bay, chestnut, brown, black, thick mane and tail, attractive head
Morgan
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Mostly black, some bay or chestnut, high tail carriage, strong shoulders and limbs
Tennessee Walking Horse