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Breeds, Types, and

Breeds, Types, and. Classes of Equine. Introduction. Humans created horses for speed, strength, endurance, size, good nature, hardiness, beauty, and athletic ability. Today over 300 breeds exist! These various breeds are also bred to donkeys to produce different types of mules. Breeds.

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Breeds, Types, and

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  1. Breeds, Types, and Classes of Equine

  2. Introduction • Humans created horses for speed, strength, endurance, size, good nature, hardiness, beauty, and athletic ability. • Today over 300 breeds exist! • These various breeds are also bred to donkeys to produce different types of mules

  3. Breeds • Through selective breeding people learned to develop specific desirable characteristics in a group of horses. • People who found particular colors appealing established registries with color requirements. • Some registries require only color for registration, but others have conformation standards as well.

  4. Classification and Types • Horses can be grouped as light, draft, or pony according to size, weight, and build. • Within these groupings they can further divided by use, for example riding, racing, driving, jumping, or utility. • Horse classification depends on the height and weight of the horse. • The height of a horse is measured from the top of the withers to the ground.

  5. Light Horses • 12-17.2 hands high • 900-1,400 lbs • Uses: riding, driving, showing, racing, or utility on a farm or ranch

  6. Light Breeds • Comprise by far the most popular horses in the US • Further divided into true breeds, purebreds, or color breeds • Nearly 50 true breeds

  7. Draft Horses • Once the backbone of US agriculture • 14.2-17.2 hands high • Over 1,400 lbs or more • Uses: draft, wagon, farm chucks, or southerners • Ex. Belgian, Clydesdale, Percheron

  8. Ponies • Smaller versions of horses • Used for riding, driving, and as pets • Some breeds originally developed to work in the coal mines • Common breeds: Shetland, Welsh, Pony of America 14.2 hands high or less • 500-900 lbs

  9. Donkeys/Mules • Used in the US for work and pack animals • Miniature donkeys make excellent pets • Mules are thought to be more intelligent than horses • Mules can do more work than horses

  10. Coach Horses • Once coaches disappeared in the US, coach horses became rare. There was really no need for them. • Mix of the Light horse and the Draft horse • Fast like a light horse but strong enough (like a draft horse) to pull the heavy stage coaches • Ex. Cleveland Bay

  11. Warm or Cold?? • Warmblood- does not relate to horses with a certain blood temperature. It refers to the overall temperament of light to medium breeds. • They are fine boned and suitable for riding. • Thoroughbreds, quarter horses, and ponies are examples of warmbloods.

  12. Warm or Cold?? • Coldblood horses are heavy, solid strong horses with a calm temperament. The term is probably best thought of as another way to describe draft horses.

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