Light Horse Breed Identification Flashcards
Spanish Riding School, Dressage, Driving
Lippizan
All-around use
Paint Horse
Chestnut, Bay, Brown, fine head, deep girth, powerful and bony legs
Thoroughbred
Any color and size, Piebald, Skewbald, Overo and Tobiano
Paint Horse
Black and White
Piebald
Light horse with high tail carriage and half-run/walk gait (gaited)
Tennessee Walking Horse
The favorite horse of Native Americans
Paint Horse
One of the most popular American breeds, Light horse
Appaloosa
Fastest horse in the world, Light horse
Thoroughbred
Harness racer, name derives from time standard, Light horse
Standardbred
Most popular breed in the US, developed for cutting cattle, good for short sprints, Light horse
Quarter Horse
Developed by plantation owners, gaited, light horse, high tail carriage
American Saddlebred
Oldest pure breed, has one less lumbar vertebrae, light horse
Arabian
Justin Morgan was founding horse, strong and much endurance, light horse
Morgan
Spanish riding school, takes up to 10 years to turn grey, used into 20s, Light horse
Lippizan