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Horse Breed Info.
Learn About The Different Breeds Of Horses
Breed | Colors | Size Range | Disciplines | Founding Person/Sire | For More Information... |
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Appaloosa | Leopard, Blanket, Blanket w/ spots, roan, frost, solid | 14.0 - 16.0 hh | Western, English, Endurance | Nez Perce Indian Tribe | Contact the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) or the Appaloosa Youth Assosiation (AYA) at www.appaloosa.com |
Thouroughbred | All solid colors. | 15.0 - 17.5 hh | English, Racing, Eventing. | The Godophin Arabian, The Darley Arabian, The Byerly Turk | Contact the Jockey Club at www.jockeyclub.com . |
Quarter Horse | All solid colors, plus pinto. | 14.0 - 16.0 hh | All disciplines, although most commonly Western. | Unknown | Contact the American Quarter Horse Assosiation (AQHA) at www.aqha.com |
American Paint Horse | Tobiano, Overo, Odd-Colored. | 14.0 - 16.0 hh | All disciplines. | Unknown | Contact the American Paint Horse Assosiation (APHA) at www.apha.com or the American Junior Paint Horse Assosiation at www.ajpha.com |
Mustang | All colors. | 14.0 - 16.0 hh | Western, etc. | Originally wild horses, so origin is not known. | Contact the Mustang Club at www.highplains.freeservers.com |
Arabian | All solid colors. | 13.5 - 16.0 hh | All disciplines, but favored for endurance. | Unknown | Contact the Arabian Horse Assosiation at www.arabianhorses.org |
Araloosa: Arabian/Appaloosa cross | Appaloosa coloring. | 14.0 - 16.0 hh | All disciplines. | Unknown | Contact www.araloosa.homestead.com |
missouri fox trotter | any mostly sorrel | 14 - 16hh | western | unknown | special gait |