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| x Estonian Draft |
The Estonian Draft horse (also called Eston-Arden) was developed by suppressive crossing of native Estonian horses with purebred Swedish Ardennes stallions. The goal was to develop a tough working horse, and greatest attention was paid in selection...
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| x Falabella |
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The Falabella miniature horse is one of the smallest breeds of horse in the world, seldom taller than eight hands (78 cm/32 inches) in height at the withers.. The Falabella is a rare breed, with only a few thousand individuals existing worldwide....
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| x Finnhorse |
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The Finnhorse or Finnish Horse (Finnish: suomenhevonen, literally "horse of Finland"; pet name: suokki) is a horse breed with both warmblood and draught horse influence and characteristics. The Finnish sometimes prefer to call the breed Finnish...
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| x Fjord horse |
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The Fjord horse or Norwegian Fjord Horse (known in Norway as a Fjording or Fjordhest) is a relatively small but very strong horse breed from the mountainous regions of Western Norway. It is an agile breed of light draft horse build. All Fjords are...
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| x Fleuve |
A light horse breed found in the Senegal area of western Africa. It was formed by crossing Barb horses with the local pony breed, and is the origin of the Fouta.
While most Senegalese horses are relatively lightly built, owing to their common...
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| x Florida Cracker Horse |
Historically, Cracker Horses have been an essential part of the cattle industry in Florida. Dating back almost 500 years ago, this practice still flourishes today. The Florida Cracker horse is the official state horse of Florida. Florida cowboys...
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| x Fouta |
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A Fouta, also known as a Foutanké, is a breed of light horse from Senegal in West Africa. It is a composite of the Fleuve and M'Bayar breeds.
The M'Bayar is a pony breed from the Baol region of Senegal. It is thought to have evolved from the Barb....
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| x Frederiksborg horse |
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The Frederiksborger is Denmark's oldest horse breed. They were tremendously popular throughout the Renaissance and Baroque periods and were considered luxury items. Today the breed is rare, but has a loyal following. Stallions and mares undergo...
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| x Freiberger |
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The Freiberger is a draft horse from Switzerland. It is the last representative of the light cold blood horse in Europe. Each year at the Marché Concours in Saignelégier, on the second weekend in August, Freiberger demonstrate how versatile they are...
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| x Friesian Sporthorse |
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The Friesian Sporthorse is a Friesian crossbred of sport horse type. The ideal Friesian Sporthorse is specifically bred to excel in FEI-recognized sport horse disciplines. Thus, "sporthorse" refers to the phenotype, breeding, and intended use of...
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| x Friesian horse |
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The Friesian (also Frisian) is a horse breed originating in Friesland, a province of the Netherlands. Although the breed's conformation resembles that of a light draft horse, Friesians are graceful and nimble for their size. During the Middle Ages,...
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| x Gypsy Vanner horse |
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The Gypsy Vanner (USA), also known as a Gypsy Cob (USA and UK), Coloured Cob (UK), Irish Cob, or "Tinker Horse", is a breed of horse which is usually of Tobiano coloring and has many draft horse characteristics. There is no exact known history of...
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| x Galiceno |
The Galiceno is a horse breed from Mexico, bred from horses brought from Spain by Hernán Cortés. They are used mainly for riding and pack work. Although small in stature, they are generally considered a horse, and are ridden by both children and...
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| x Gelderland |
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The Gelderland, or Gelderlander, is a heavy warmblood breed of horse that was developed in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. The Gelderlander, along with the similar Groninger horse from the north, provided the foundation for the Dutch...
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| x German Warmblood |
German Warmblood may refer generally to any of the various warmblood horses of Germany, or more specifically to a warmblood registered with the nation-wide German Horse Breeding Society (ZfDP). Beneath the umbrella term German warmblood are several...
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| x Groningen Horse |
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The Groningen Horse is a Dutch horse breed developed for light draft and agricultural work. It is closely related to heavy warmblood breeds like the East Friesian and Alt-Oldenburger. The breed was nearly lost in the mid-20th century because a...
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| x Lusitano |
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j:For the Portuguese music theorist, please see Vicente Lusitano.
The Lusitano is an ancient Portuguese horse breed, closely related to the Spanish Andalusian horse. Both are sometimes called Iberian horses, as they originated from the Iberian...
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| x Hackney |
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The Hackney Horse is a recognized breed of horse that was developed in Great Britain. A stud book has been maintained for this breed since 1883 by the Hackney Horse Society, which has its headquarters in Norwich, England. In recent decades, the...
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| x Hanoverian |
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A Hanoverian is a warmblood horse originating in Germany, which is often seen in the Olympic Games and other competitive English riding styles, and have won gold medals in all three equestrian Olympic competitions. It is one of the oldest, most...
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| x Heck horse |
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Heck horse (colloquially Tarpan) is a horse breed that resembles the extinct wild equine, the Tarpan, (Equus ferus ferus). The breed was created by the German zoologist brothers Heinz Heck and Lutz Heck, director of the Berlin Zoo, at the Tierpark...
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| x Hirzai |
The Hirzai is a rare breed of riding horse originating from Pakistan.
According to Pakistan's Agricultural Department, the original stock of the Hirzai breed is said to have been derived from a mare owned by the Rind chief named Shol, by an Arabian...
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| x Holstein |
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The Holsteiner is a breed of horse originating in the Schleswig-Holstein region of northern Germany. It is thought to be the oldest of warmblood breeds, tracing back to the 13th century. Though the population is not large, Holsteiners are a dominant...
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| x Hungarian Warmblood |
The Hungarian Warmblood or Hungarian Sport horse as it is also known was developed at the Mezohegyes State Stud in Hungary. Through selective crossing of native Hungarian breeds, a "warmblood sport horse" was established. It is now used mostly as a...
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| x Icelandic horse |
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The Icelandic horse is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. Although the horses are small, at times pony-sized, most registries for the Icelandic refer to it as a horse. Icelandic horses are late-developers, but are also long-lived and hardy. In...
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| x Indian Half-Bred |
The Indian Half-Bred was developed in India primarily at the army studs to produce suitable cavalry horses. They are descended from a cross between the native Kathiawari, oriental stock, the Australian Waler and a substantial amount of English...
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| x Iomud |
The Iomud is a light horse breed that developed in Turkmenistan as a natural descendant of the ancient Turkmene horses. It is used for riding and light draft work, and is known for its endurance and ability to withstand desert conditions.
The Iomud...
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| x Irish Draught |
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The Irish Draught horse is the national horse breed of Ireland which developed primarily for farm use. Today, they are especially popular for crossing with Thoroughbreds and warmbloods, producing the popular Irish Sport Horses (also called Irish...
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The Irish Sport Horse (ISH) (US: Irish Draught Sports Horse), also known as the Irish Hunter, is mainly the result of a cross between the Irish Draught and the Thoroughbred. It has been given recognition as a separate breed,. It is commonly bred...
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| x Italian Heavy Draft |
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The Italian Heavy Draft, or Rapid Heavy Draft, is an Italian draft horse. They were developed in the 19th and 20th centuries using both draft and light horse breeds, and are used mainly for heavy draft work and meat.
The Italian Heavy Draft was...
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| x Karabair |
The Karabair breed is a very old breed based on ancient stock that has been documented as being in the Uzbekistan area before the Christian era.
Although the Karabair was recorded as a unique breed in ancient Chinese writings, who described them as ...
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| x Karabakh |
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The Karabakh horse (Azerbaijani: Qarabağ atı), also known as Karabakh, is a mountain-steppe racing and riding horse. It is named after the geographic region where the horse was originally developed, Karabakh in the Southern Caucasus, an area that is...
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| x Kathiawari |
The Kathiawari is a breed of horse from India, specifically originating in the Kathiawar peninsula.
By tradition, the Kathiawari is thought to have been first bred in the 14th century, crossing native ponies, Arabian horses, and other oriental...
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| x Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse |
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The Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse is a gaited breed of horse developed in eastern Kentucky. They are a medium-sized horse used mainly for under-saddle work.
The Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse should be of medium bone and substance, as well as being...
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| x Kiger Mustang |
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Kiger Mustangs are a type of horse that was discovered in 1977, during a roundup by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Beatys Butte, located in southeastern Oregon (Harney County) in the United States." During the roundup, it was noticed that...
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| x Kinsky horse |
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The Kinsky horse or Equus Kinsky was Europe's original sport horse. It was bred until the middle of the 20th century in Bohemia, a part of the modern-day Czech Republic. At one time it was the most prominent breed in that part of the world.
Kinsky...
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| x Kisber Felver |
The Kisber Felver is a sport horse breed developed at the former Kisber Stud in Hungary, founded in 1853. Kisber Stud initially bred Thoroughbreds and was very successful, producing champions such as the mare Kincsem, who won 54 races and was...
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| x Kladruber |
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The Kladruber (Czech Kladrubský kůň) is the oldest Czech horse breed, and today is considered very rare. The main breeding centre is in National stud farm Kladruby nad Labem in Czech republic where Kladrubers have been bred for more than 400 years,...
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| x Knabstrup |
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The Knabstrup or Knabstrupper is a European horse breed with an unusual range of coat coloration. It shows the same color pattern as the Appaloosa, with coat patterns ranging from solid, through many variants to the full leopard spotted. Leopard...
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| x Konik |
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The Konik (Polish: konik polski) or Polish primitive horse is a small horse, a kind of semi-wild pony, originating in Poland. The Polish word konik (plural koniki) is the diminutive of koń, the Polish word for "horse" (sometimes confused with kuc,...
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| x Kustanair |
The Kustanair is a breed of horse developed in Kazakhstan in the former U.S.S.R. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They are used mainly for under-saddle and light draft work.
The Kustanair was created at collective farms and state-farm...
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| x Lipizzan |
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The Lipizzan or Lipizzaner (Slovene: lipicanec), is a breed of horse closely associated with the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria where the finest representatives demonstrate the haute ecole or "high school" movements of classical dressage,...
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| x Lithuanian Heavy Draught |
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The Lithuanian Heavy Draught is a draft horse breed created in Lithuania during the 19th and 20th centuries. They are used mainly for heavy draft and farm work, as well as meat production and the improvement of other breeds. The breed is currently...
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| x Lokai |
The Lokai, a mountain horse bred in Tajikistan, is used as a riding horse, a packhorse, or even sometimes a light draft horse. Although small, the breed is agile and hardy. The breed was developed by crossing native mountain horses with a mixture of...
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| x Russian Trotter |
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The Russian Trotter or Métis Trotter was developed in Russia to create a horse with a faster trotting speed than the older Russian Orlov Trotter. 156 Standardbred stallions and 220 mares were imported from the United States between the years of 1890...
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| x M'Bayar |
The M'Bayar is a pony] breed from the [[Baol region of Senegal. It is thought to have evolved from the Barb, and, along with the Fleuve, helped to develop the Fouta breed. The M'Bayar is usually bay or chestnut in color.
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| x Malapolski |
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The Malapolski is a Polish breed of horse developed in the 19th century in Lesser Poland, Polish Małopolska, hence the name. It is versatile breed, used today for light draft and under-saddle work.
The Malapolski breed has been developed in...
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| x Mangalarga |
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The Mangalarga is a horse breed that was originally developed in Brazil by Francisco Gabriel Junqueira, the Baron of Alfenas, when he began breeding Royal Alter stallions from Portugal with local colonial mares on his lands in Baependi County at...
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| x Mangalarga Marchador |
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The Mangalarga Marchador is a breed of horse. There are over 350,000 registered Mangalarga Marchador horses in Brazil and others registered in countries outside its Brazilian homeland. As an Iberian breed, descending from the Andalusian horse...
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| x Maremmano |
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Maremmano horses, also known as Maremmanas or Tuscan Horses, are bred in Tuscany and Latium in Italy. They are the traditional mounts of buttero, or Maremma cattle men, although they are also used for light draft and agricultural work.
The history...
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| x Marwari horse |
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The Marwari or Malani is a rare breed of horse from the Marwar (or Jodhpur) region of India. It is known for its inward-turning ear tips, and comes in all colors, although pinto colors tend to be the most popular. It is a hardy breed, and quite...
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| x Messara |
The Messara (also known as Cretan horse) is a light riding and draft horse found on the island of Crete off the coast of Greece.
The native mountain-type Messara pony exists on the island of Crete since year 1000 or longer. The name comes from the...
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| x Misaki |
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The Misaki (御崎馬/岬馬, Misaki uma) is a breed of pony that is native to Japan. Like other native horses of Japan, it is believed to have developed from horses brought to Japan from China, with the earliest imports dating back at least 2,000 years.
The...
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| x Missouri Fox Trotter |
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The Missouri Fox Trotter is an American breed of horse with a unique four beat gait. It was bred in the Ozark Mountain foothills, and used by settlers who valued its smoothness.
The breed is best known for its unique gait, known as the fox trot,a...
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| x Mongolian horse |
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The Mongolian horse (Mongolian Морь, mori or mor': "horse") is the native horse breed of Mongolia. The breed is purported to be largely unchanged since the time of Genghis Khan. Nomads living in the traditional Mongol fashion still hold more than 3...
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The Morab is a breed of horse originally developed through the cross-breeding of Arabian and Morgan horses. The breeding of Morab horses began in the late 1880s with the intent of creating a fine carriage horse that was still substantial enough for...
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The Morgan is one of the earliest horse breeds developed in the United States. Tracing back to the stallion Figure, later named Justin Morgan after his best-known owner, the breed excels in many disciplines, and is known for its versatility.
The...
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| x Murakoz horse |
The Murakoz is a medium-sized draft horse with a kind temperament, strength and a willingness to work. It was developed in south Hungary.
The Murakoz, Hungary's heavy draft horse, was developed as a breed at the beginning of the 20th century on the...
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| x Murgese |
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The Murgese horse, also known as the Murghese or Murge Horse originated in the Murge, Apulia area of Italy during the Spanish rule, and were developed from Barb and Arabian horses. They are a hardy breed that is used mainly for cross-country riding,...
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| x National Show Horse |
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The National Show Horse, (NSH), originated as a cross between an American Saddlebred and an Arabian horse. It is now established as a separate breed, since the founding of a breed registry in August 1981. Registered animals today may be the...
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| x Nez Perce Horse |
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The Nez Perce Horse is a spotted horse breed of the Nez Perce tribe of Idaho. The Nez Perce Horse Registry (NPHR) program began in 1995 in Lapwai, Idaho and is based on cross-breeding the old-line Appaloosa horses (the Wallowa herd) with an ancient...
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