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The Danish Warmblood is a highly bred competitive horse that has been designed and developed for show jumping, dressage and other equestrian events.The Danish Warmblood registry is maintained in Denmark by the Dansk Varmblod and in the United States and Canada by the North American Danish Warmblood Association.Each Danish Warmblood must be inspected before they can be registered, branded and used for breeding purposes. This inspection process ensures that only the most ideal Danish Warmblood mares and stallions are used in future and current breeding programs. [...]
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The Deliboz horse is a very old style of Oriental horse from the area around and in Georgia and Armenia. The climate of these areas is rather extreme from mountains to deserts and cold winters to hot summers. The Deliboz horse is suited to these variances in climate but tend to be historically more associated with the Akstafa, Kazakh, Tauz, and Azerbaijan regions of the countries.The Deliboz horse has gone by many different names throughout history including the Azerbaijan horse or the Kazakh horse, which has lead to some confusion in understanding the breed development. [...]
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The Dulmen Pony is the only pony breed that is considered native to Germany. There was originally another native pony breed, the Teutoburg Forest Pony (Senner), but it is now extinct.The Dulmen Pony has been found in the Meerfelder Bruch area of Germany where ponies have been documented and domesticated since the early 1300s. Historically the herd was much larger, but currently about 100 mares and four to five stallions per year are left to graze on the reserve.These ponies literally lived in wild herds all across the area now known as Westphalia until the 19th century. At this time the land was all divided into parcels, and the wild ponies lost their ability to graze and move about. The Dukes of Croy established a grazing reserve of approximately 860 acres where the last surviving wild herd still grazes and lives. Other ponies were captured and domesticate at this time and continue to influence the working pony type of Germany to this day. [...]
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The most common coat coloration of the Abtenauer horse is black although there are other colors such as sorrel and blue roan. Matching teams of Abtenauers are often seen in shows and competitions.Although similar in physical structure and development to the Noriker, the Abtenauer is lighter in bone structure as well as slightly smaller in overall shape.As a draft breed the Abtenauer is known as a coldblooded horse breed. This means that it has a thicker, heavier body structure, thicker legs and feathering on the backs of the legs as well as generally larger frame. The Abtenauer also has a typical coldblooded breed personality in that they are calmer and more docile that the lighter horse breeds. [...]
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There are actually two specific types of the Albanian horse, unlike most other breeds where there is only one specific type of body and size allowed. The two types are the Mountain type that is about 4 inches or one hand, shorter than the Plains variety, known as the Myzeqea. Both types have been frequently crossed to produce excellent middle sized all arounders.The Albanian horse is known for its hardiness and resistance to typical disease that affect other breeds of horses in the area. The Albanian, unlike some of the other Balkan breeds of horses rarely needs additional human care and support to survive and thrive. They do need regular preventative health programs to stay in the best possible shape and have the longest lives. [...]
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The Altai Horse originates from Southern Siberia. The Altai Horse is adapted to all year round conditions; it was reared in the Altai Mountains where they had to deal harsh weather conditions on a regular basis. When the Altai is crossbred with Thoroughbreds, they have good performance skills and are usually bigger and stronger. Since they were bred in a harsh environment, when tribesmen and other nomadic natured people raised them, they were bred for their strong heart, hard feet, muscles, and lungs. Since they were indigenous to the mountainous areas, the Altai was used for much trailing.Attempts are being made to develop a breed for producing meat. The Altai is being crossbred with multiple other breeds of horse, the most common are the Lithuanian, Russian, and Soviet Heavy Draught horses. [...]
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The American Walking Pony is really rather young when compared to many other breeds of pony and horse. The registry, founded by Joan Hudson, wasn't established until 1968. The registry number 1 was assigned to a mare named "Browntree's Flicka." The mare was one of the main ponies used in the development of the breed. The first stallion registered with the association, number 5 in the registry, was named "BT Golden Splendor." The American Walking Pony made quite a name for itself after being featured in many horse magazines; horse lovers from around the world came to catch a sight of this pony as well as others who intended to purchase the animal. [...]
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The Andalusian horse originally came from and got its name from its homeland, the small Spanish province of Andalusia. They are the ancestors of the Iberian horses that come from Portugal and Spain. The Spanish actually refer to the Andalusian as well as other Spanish horses as Pura Raza Espanola, which translates to Pure Spanish Horse; they have their own closed studbook. There have been cave paintings found in Southern Spain that date back as far as 20,000 to 30,000 B.C. Scientists believe these horses represent the beginning of this species and that it was developed over thousands of years by people and cultures that inhabited Spain. [...]
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The Anglo-Arabian Horse is a Thoroughbred that has been crossbred with the Arabian horse; to be considered an actual Anglo-Arabian, it must have 12.5% Arabian blood. To be included in the studbook in France the horse must have 25% Arabian blood and its ancestors must be Arabian. France is the biggest producer of the Anglo-Arabian, they first began to breed them in France in 1836, and the French Anglo-Arabian line can be traced back to two particular stallions, an Arabian named "Massound," and a Turkish horse named "Aslam." They were both imported from Syria and were crossbred with three imported English Thoroughbreds: "Comus Mare," "Daer," and "Selim Mare." Later the daughters of those horses became the foundation for the French breeding program; their names were "Clovis," "Danae," and "Delphine." In the United States, the Anglo-Arabian is considered a half-breed Arabian and therefore is registered in a separate section in the Arabian Horse Association. [...]
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The Ardennes actually gets its name from the area it inhabits. The Ardennes Horse is one of the oldest breeds of draft horse; its points of origin are in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. Even though these horses are large and heavy boned, they possess outstanding agility.The Ardennes is a descendant of the Solutrian, which roamed Rhone, Saone, and Meuse around 50,000 B.C., specifically during the Paleolithic period. New evidence has been discovered over the last several years that points to the fact that the Ardennes Horse breed has remained for the most part unchanged for the last 15,000 years, taking the horse back to the last ice age.The Ardennes Horses have certainly played their part in history; they were particularly favored by the great Roman ruler, Julius Caesar. He recommended them for the vigor of cavalry work. Even after Caesar's murder, the Ardennes was employed by future emperors of Rome for use in the official cavalry of the empire and in other official uses as well. [...]
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The Stock Horse was first brought to Australia in 1788 by settlers. It was the pasture land of South Wales that was the biggest attraction for them; it became a land of breeding. They were brought from all over from places such as Europe, Africa, and Asia. As the years went by, both Arabian and Thoroughbred blood was introduced. As a result, they developed a look that gave appearance very similar to that of the Anglo-Arabian.During the 1850s and 1860s, these horses became neglected by the farmers that had fled to California in search of wealth during the Gold Rush. It was slowly but surely brought back and soon its potential was recognized and it gained fame by being a cavalry horse. Later Quarter horse and Percheron blood were introduced increasing its size. [...]
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Barb Horses are known for being desert horses. With their exceptional hardiness and stamina, the breed makes quite the exceptional horse in general. Today, it is harder and harder to find a purebred Barb Horse because it has been crossbred throughout the years with so many other breeds. It is hard to say exactly when and where the Barb developed, but it is believed to date back as far back as the 8th century in Northern Africa. This may explain where it gets the endurance to deal with the desert climate.There are actually multiple varieties of the Barb Horse, since they were crossbred with so many others. They include the Algerian, Moroccan, and the Tunisian horse. There has actually been some controversy over whether or not the Barb and Arabian (which the barb was commonly mistaken for) actually share an ancestor or if the Arabian is just simply a predecessor of the Barb. [...]
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The Bashkir Curly horse is known as one of the last greatest mysteries of the horse world. They were thought to be descended from the Russian Bashkir, but upon further examination the link could not be established. A study by Russian scientists, the Moscow Zoo, and researching and conducting independent studies of other types of Russian livestock came to the conclusion that there is no curly haired horse from the Bashkir. It was later proven though that the Lokai from the Tajikistan region does on occasion show characteristics of a curly coat. It is believed that Curly Bashkir could actually be the descendant of the Lokai, but this is also an issue of dispute. [...]
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The Bavarian horse originated in southern Germany and it was bred from the old Bavarian "Rottaler" breed, English Thoroughbreds, and Trakenher stallions. They have only been registered as their own breed since 1963. By the time of the Crusades in the 11th century; the Oldenburg was bred with the Bavarian to give it more substance; it was after that, the foundation for the modern day competition horse was laid out. When the Thoroughbred was introduced into the bloodline of the Bavarian, it made it lighter while retaining much of its great strength. The breed excels in dressage and jumping competitions internationally; they however lack skill in the gallop as most warmbloods do so they don't do well in cross-country. [...]
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Over time, they became known as the "White Marble Horse". The Boulannais were a highly sought after breed, particularly during the Crusades and also one of the most popular draft horses in all of France and in other parts of Europe. The breed is said to be the distant descendant of the horses that were imported by the legions of Julius Caesar, which stayed along the coast of the Pas-De-Calais before invading what is present-day Great Britain.It was during the Crusades that Oriental and Andalusian blood was introduced into the Boulannais line, the later addition of Mecklenburg blood from Germany helped further shape the breed into what it is today. The addition of all these other breeds set the Boulannais horse apart from all the other breeds of draft horse; its speed, elegant build, refined head, silky coat, and thick mane are all attributed to the introduction of other breeds. [...]
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