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Arabian
The Arabian Horse is arguably the most beautiful of all; it is unmistakable in character and appearance. it is also the purest and oldest of all breeds, having been carefully bred for thousands of years.
The Arabian Horse is arguably the most beautiful of all; it is unmistakable in character and appearance. it is also the purest and oldest of all breeds, having been carefully bred for thousands of years.
Andalusian
In the development of the modern horse breeds, the most significant influences are the Arabian ans then Barb. Discounting the Thoroughbred, and its history goes back only about 200 years, there is a third presence, the veritable eminence grise of the equine race. This is the Andalusian, for centuries know as the Spanish Horse.
In the development of the modern horse breeds, the most significant influences are the Arabian ans then Barb. Discounting the Thoroughbred, and its history goes back only about 200 years, there is a third presence, the veritable eminence grise of the equine race. This is the Andalusian, for centuries know as the Spanish Horse.
Akhal-Teke
The Akhal-Teke is one of the most distinctive and unusual horses in the world, and also one of the oldest. It is bred around the oases of the Turkmenistan Desert, north of Iran, and centered in Ashkhabad. Horses were bred and raced here 3,000 years ago, and the present day Akhal-Teke is almost exactly like the Horse Type 3. There is also some resemblance to the Arabian racing strain, the Munaghi.
The Akhal-Teke is one of the most distinctive and unusual horses in the world, and also one of the oldest. It is bred around the oases of the Turkmenistan Desert, north of Iran, and centered in Ashkhabad. Horses were bred and raced here 3,000 years ago, and the present day Akhal-Teke is almost exactly like the Horse Type 3. There is also some resemblance to the Arabian racing strain, the Munaghi.
Anglo-Arab
The Anglo-Arab originated in Britain but is bred elsewhere, especially in France, where great attention has been paid to the production of a specialist all around horse for more than 150 years. Both in Britain and France this horse is recognized as a composite breed, but as yet no standard has been laid down.
The Anglo-Arab originated in Britain but is bred elsewhere, especially in France, where great attention has been paid to the production of a specialist all around horse for more than 150 years. Both in Britain and France this horse is recognized as a composite breed, but as yet no standard has been laid down.
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Barb
The Barb is second only to the Arabian as one of the foundation breeds of the world's equines. Like the Arabian it is a desert horse, but it is unrelated in appearance and character. Its habitat is Morocco, in North Africa. There is a theory that the Barb may have consituted a pocket of wild horses that escaped the Ice Age. If that is so, then it is a breed as old as or older than the Arabian.
The Barb is second only to the Arabian as one of the foundation breeds of the world's equines. Like the Arabian it is a desert horse, but it is unrelated in appearance and character. Its habitat is Morocco, in North Africa. There is a theory that the Barb may have consituted a pocket of wild horses that escaped the Ice Age. If that is so, then it is a breed as old as or older than the Arabian.
Budonny
The Budonny is typical of the move begun in the USSR during the 1920s to create new breeds- a process that involved complex experiments in crossbreeding. Originally intended as a cavalry horse of endurance, today it is a specialized riding horse that is good enough to compete internationally at show jumping and dressage, as well as race over fences.
The Budonny is typical of the move begun in the USSR during the 1920s to create new breeds- a process that involved complex experiments in crossbreeding. Originally intended as a cavalry horse of endurance, today it is a specialized riding horse that is good enough to compete internationally at show jumping and dressage, as well as race over fences.
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Kabardin
The Kabardin, the breed of the Northern Caucasus, is derived from the horses of the steppe people crossed with Karabakh, Persian and Turkmen strains. This mountain horse, well-known since the sixteenth century, is capable of working in difficult terrain and is undeterred by snow and fast rivers. Temperamentally, it is a tractable and obedient animal, being both hardy and infinitely enduring.
The Kabardin, the breed of the Northern Caucasus, is derived from the horses of the steppe people crossed with Karabakh, Persian and Turkmen strains. This mountain horse, well-known since the sixteenth century, is capable of working in difficult terrain and is undeterred by snow and fast rivers. Temperamentally, it is a tractable and obedient animal, being both hardy and infinitely enduring.
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Lipizzaner
Although the white Lipizzaner is usually associated with the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna, it is bred all over what was once the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The School horses are raised at Austria's Piber Stud near Graz, but the state studs of Hungary, Romania and Czechoslovakia also specialize in the breed. Naturally, variations in type occur and the smaller Piber Lipizzaner is by no means predominant. Hungary , for example, breeds a bigger, very free-moving horse, which, like so many Lipizzaners, excels as a carriage horse.
Although the white Lipizzaner is usually associated with the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna, it is bred all over what was once the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The School horses are raised at Austria's Piber Stud near Graz, but the state studs of Hungary, Romania and Czechoslovakia also specialize in the breed. Naturally, variations in type occur and the smaller Piber Lipizzaner is by no means predominant. Hungary , for example, breeds a bigger, very free-moving horse, which, like so many Lipizzaners, excels as a carriage horse.
Lusitano
The Lusitano is the Portuguese version of its illustrious neighbor, the Spanish Andalusian. While there is no doubting the Andalusian base, the Lusitano has developed a little differently from it, probably because of an Arabian out-cross. It is, for instance, notably more "on the leg" than the Andalusian- in other words, the horse shows a lot of daylight between its body and the ground.
The Lusitano is the Portuguese version of its illustrious neighbor, the Spanish Andalusian. While there is no doubting the Andalusian base, the Lusitano has developed a little differently from it, probably because of an Arabian out-cross. It is, for instance, notably more "on the leg" than the Andalusian- in other words, the horse shows a lot of daylight between its body and the ground.
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Shagya Arabian
Until its collapse in the early part of the twentieth century, the vast Austro-Hungarian Empire dominated horse breeding in Europe. At the end of the nineteenth century it has a horse population in excess of two million and some of the greatest studs in the world. Hungary's oldest stud farm, Mezohegyes, was founded in 1785, and in 1789 the stud at Babolna was established. Hungary is famous for its superb Arabian horses and Babolna became the center for their breeding.
Until its collapse in the early part of the twentieth century, the vast Austro-Hungarian Empire dominated horse breeding in Europe. At the end of the nineteenth century it has a horse population in excess of two million and some of the greatest studs in the world. Hungary's oldest stud farm, Mezohegyes, was founded in 1785, and in 1789 the stud at Babolna was established. Hungary is famous for its superb Arabian horses and Babolna became the center for their breeding.
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Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is the fastest and most valuable of the world's breeds, and around it has grown a huge racing and breeding industry. it evolved in England in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as a result of the crossing of imported Arabian stallions with a native stock of "running horses."
The Thoroughbred is the fastest and most valuable of the world's breeds, and around it has grown a huge racing and breeding industry. it evolved in England in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as a result of the crossing of imported Arabian stallions with a native stock of "running horses."