Breeds and Types of Horses

1. Mr. Wolf Breeds and Types of Horses

2. Facts • Stallion: intact male • Gelding: castrated male • Mare: mature female • Filly: immature female • Colt: immature male • Foal: baby horse

3. Ponies • A small horse normally 14.2 hands or smaller at the withers. • Stocky bodies, round shape, short head, large eyes, and small ears.

4. Shetland Pony • Strong and hardy pony. • Dished face, muscular neck, with short strong legs. • Good natured and make good kid ponies.

5. Shetland Pony

6. Miniature Pony • Normally less than 34 inches at the withers. • Very friendly and alert. • Breed Association: American Miniature Horse Association.

7. Mini Pony

8. Pony of Americas • Originated from a Shetland stallion and Arabian and Appaloosa mares. • Created for smaller riders. • 11-13 hands tall, well muscled, and must be colored like the Appaloosa.

9. POA

10. Draft • A heavy or large horse bred for hard work such as plowing and driving. • They are strong, docile, and patient. • 16 hands or taller, large boned, feathered feet, weigh around 1,300 to 2,000 lbs.

11. Clydesdale • Normally bay in color with white markings. • Well muscled with an arching neck and tall withers. • This breed is used by Budweiser.

12. Clydesdale

13. Belgian • Normally sorrel with a flaxen mane and tail. • Most popular draft breed in the United States. • Small head, powerful shoulders and hindquarters, and short legs.

14. Belgian

15. Percheron • 16.2-17.3 hands tall and weight around 1,900 lbs. • Normally grey or black in color. • Used for draft work, but they are also good show jumpers.

16. Percheron

17. Gaited Horses • Breeds that have a natural smooth 4 beat gait. • This natural gait is also called “ambling.”

18. American Saddlebred • Developed in Kentucky by plantation owners. • Commonly used for driving, pleasure riding, and trail riding because of their naturally smooth gate. • Normally 15-17 hands tall.

19. American Saddlebred

20. Paso Fino • Naturally gaited, light horse that was imported from Spain. • Small body type, but very strong. • Weigh 800-1,000 lbs. • Have a very fast 4 beat gate that can reach up to 25 mph.

21. Paso Fino

22. Tennessee Walker • Known for their smooth “running walk” or 4 beat gate. • Popular for pleasure or trail riding because of their calm and easy going temperament. • 15-17 hands and weigh 900-1,200 lbs.

23. Tennessee Walker

24. Light Horse Breeds • Most predominant types of horses used today. • Popular for their ability in the show ring, speed on the racetrack, ability on the ranch, and leisure on the trail.

25. Quarter Horse • Refined head, well muscled, broad chest and hind quarters. • 14-16 hands tall and weigh 900-1,200 lbs. • Noted for their versatility as race horses, cow horses, pleasure horses, and all around performance horses.

26. Quarter Horse

27. Thoroughbred • Known for its use in horse racing due to their speed, agility, and spirit. • Also used for jumping, dressage, polo, and barrel racing. • Tall, slim, athletic appearance standing 15-17 hands tall.

28. Thoroughbred

29. Appaloosa • Best known for its spotted coat and lack of mane and tail. • Date back to the Nez Perce Indians in the late 1800’s. • Stand 14-16 hands and weigh 950-1,250 lbs.

30. Appaloosa

31. Arabian • Finely chiseled bone structure, dished face, arched neck, comparatively level croup, high-carried tail. • Known for speed, refinement, endurance, and small bone. • Stand 14-15 hands tall and weigh 900-1,000 lbs.

32. Arabian

33. Paint • Developed from a base of spotted horses with Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred bloodlines. • Very versatile breed standing 14-16 hands and weigh 900-1,200 lbs.

34. Paint

35. Colors • Sorrel

36. Colors • Bay

37. Colors • Black

38. Colors • Blue Roan

39. Colors • Red Roan

40. Colors • Buckskin

41. Colors • Palomino

42. Colors • Chestnut

43. Colors • Dun (anything with a line down it’s back)

44. Colors • Grey

45. Colors • Grulla

46. Colors • Perlino