Learn About The Different Breeds Of Horses
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| Size Range |
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| Disciplines |
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| Founding Person/Sire |
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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 |
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