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Breeds of Horses

Breeds of Horses. Light Horse. Breed and type classification Height 14 to 17 hands Weight 900 to 1400 lbs General uses include riding, driving,racing, and agricultural work. Draft Breeds. Height 16 to 18 hands Weight of 1600 to 2200 lbs

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Breeds of Horses

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  1. Breeds of Horses

  2. Light Horse • Breed and type classification • Height 14 to 17 hands • Weight 900 to 1400 lbs • General uses include riding, driving,racing, and agricultural work

  3. Draft Breeds • Height 16 to 18 hands • Weight of 1600 to 2200 lbs • Used for agricultural work, pulling contests, and riding.

  4. Ponies • Less than 14.2 hands • Weigh 500-900 lbs • Generally used for riding, harness, • and companion animals

  5. Long Ears: Mules, Donkeys and Burros • All sizes depending on breeding. • Long ears, sparse mane, no chestnuts. • Uses include riding, harness and companion animals.

  6. Arabians

  7. Arabians cont. • Origin and History • 3000 yrs ago in Middle east or northern Africa. • Bedouin tribes bred for for speed and refinement. • Bloodlines were kept verbally.

  8. Arabians cont. • Characteristics • 14-15 hands • Weigh 850-1100lbs • Dished face with wide set • eyes • 75% of Arabians have one less • vertebrate in tail and one less • lumbar vertebrate than other • breeds. • .

  9. Thoroughbred Thoroughbred • Originated in England • Early racing stock • Crossed with 3 • foundation sires

  10. Creation of the Foundation ByerlyTurk-Grandfather of Herod, a foundation sire. Darley Arabian-Great-Great Grandfather of Eclipse, a foundation sire. Goldophin Barb-Grandfather of Eclipse, a foundation sire.

  11. Three Foundational Sires • Matchem (1748) • From Goldolphin Barb • Barbary Coast to France and then to England • Became property of Lord Goldolphin (1724)

  12. Three Foundational Sires • Herod (1758) • Byerly Turk owned by Captain Byerly • England in 1689 • Docility and beauty • Lacked vigor and endurance

  13. Three Foundational Sires • Eclipse (1764) • Darley Arabian (1700) imported to England by Thomas Darley • Refinement and beauty

  14. Thoroughbred cont. • Tracing bloodlines through the Three Foundation Sires: • 80% of race winners-Eclipse • 14% of race winners-Matchem • 6% of race winners to Herod Secretariat winning the Belmont

  15. Thoroughbred • First registered in England in the General Stud Book (1793) • American Stud Book (1873) purchased by The Jockey Club in 1894; Current breed registry

  16. Thoroughbred • Characteristics • 15-17 hands in height • 1000-1400 lbs in weight • 25 foot racing stride • Deep chest, long neck and powerful hindquarters • Quality refinement

  17. Thoroughbred Thoroughbred • Uses • Race • Show • Pleasure • Selected for endurance, speed, soundness and refinement of bone

  18. Thoroughbred • Contribution • First imported to America in 1730 • Bulle Rocke (by Eclipse) • Diomed (1798) imported to US • Won the first English Derby (1780) • Sired Sir Archy and Lexington

  19. Sir Archy and Lexington

  20. Thoroughbred • Man O’ War • By Fair Play • Out of Mauhuba • Defeated once at Saratoga by “Upset” due to a bad start (1919) • Sired 173 winners between 1924-1948 • Died 1947 (30 yrs) • Buried at KHP

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