Horse Breeds 1
Most Light Horses are used for what?
recreation and show
What horse is known for its spotted pattern but is different than paint?
Appaloosa
AKA heavy horses or cold-blooded horses
Draft Horses
Also Known As: American feral horse
Mustangs
Petite frame with a small, dished face. Tail has a high carriage. Short back (less vertebrae than other breeds) with a long, arching neck.
Arabian
What are the 2 types of Light Horses?
Hot-blooded
Warm-blooded
What is the name of the description below in reference paint color patterns?
solid color on majority of face (can have blaze, star, stripe, or snip), lots of white on the legs, white usually crosses the topline between the ears and tail
Tobiano
Don’t have feathers on the legs like many other draft breeds
Percheron
Knights used to ride them into battle
Friesian
Oldest breed on record with documented lineage
Arabian
Light Horses originated from what type horse?
Arabian
What breed has 16 recognized coat colors (sorrel most common)
Quarter Horse
Commonly used in many disciplines (ex. jumping, barrel racing, fox hunting, etc.)
Thoroughbred
Usually used for driving and farm work (can pull 6,000-8,000lbs) for 8-10hrs a day
Belgian
there are approximately 50,000 of this breed of horses roaming free in the Western United States
Mustangs
Hot blooded horses are often used for what type of sport?
Racing
The breed standard is a draft animal that possesses the cream coat, pink skin, and amber colored eyes.
American Cream Draft
Good cow-sense (but not as high as the Quarter horse)
Paint
What is the name of the description below in reference paint color patterns?
white does not cross the topline between the withers (different branches under this term so there is a wide variety in this group)
Overo
What breed is overall much bigger than the Clydesdale, and is a solid color with markings concentrated on the legs or head.
Shire
What was used to create a Warm-Blooded Horse?
Created when large, heavy war horses were crossed with the lighter/faster hot-blooded breeds
What 2 breeds have a special gait where each hoof hits the ground independently?
Tennessee Walking Horse
Saddlebred
Mottled skin around the muzzle, eyes, and genitals
Vertical light and dark stripes on hoofs
Appaloosa
What breed can have Race speeds around 50 mph (faster than thoroughbreds or Arabians, they just don’t have the same stamina)
Quarter Horse
What are the 5 coat patterns of an Appaloosa?
Frost
Blanket
Marble
Leopard
Snowflake