Breeds, Types, and Classes of Horses

1. EQUINE MEDICINE
Breeds, Types, and Classes of Horses

2. Breeds
• Breeds
• Recognized Breeds
– Foundation Sire

3. Classes and Types
• Light Horses
– Riding
– Driving
– Showing
– Racing
• Draft Horses
– Heavy work
• Ponies
– Heavy work
– Riding
• Warmblood
– Riding
• Coldblood
– Draft
Other Classifications:

4. Common Breeds
• Albino
– White body
• Light Eyes
• Quarter Horse
– Largest Registry
– Versatile
• Saddlebred
– Gaited
– Good Temperament
• Standardbred
– Trotter/Pacer
– Racing

5. Common Breeds
• American Warmblood
– New breed
– TB/Draft or TB/WB
• Andalusian
– Lightens as ages
– Bull Fighting
• Appaloosa
– Mottled skin and coat
– Bred by Indians
• Arab
– Oldest breed
– Long distances

6. Common Breeds
• Bashkir Curly
– Long curly coat
• Belgian (Brabant)
– Draft, powerful
• Clydesdale
– High action
movement
– Feathers
• Connemara
– Hardy, surefooted

7. Common Breeds
• Friesian
– Black, feathered legs
– Carriage & Sport
– Good Temerament
• Lippizzaner
– Spanish Riding School
– Mostly Grey
– Excellent athletic ability

8. Common Breeds
• Morgan
– Harness or Saddle Horse
• Mustang
– Feral
– Tough
• Fjord
– Hardy, sure footed
• Paint
– Bold patches on body
• Percheron
– Cart Horse

9. Common Breeds
• Pony of the Americas
– Appaloosa/Shetland cross
• Shetland
– Hardy and Gentle
• Shire
– Very Gentle
• Tennessee Walker
– Comfortable, good
temperament
• Thoroughbred
– Racing
– Temperamental
• Welsh Pony
– Trotter/Jumper

10. Common Breeds
• Miniatures
– Proportioned
• Feral Horses
– Mustangs

11. Donkeys
• Mammoth
– >56” in height
• Large
– 48-56” tall
• Standard
– Burro-36-48” tall
• American Spotted Ass
– Colored with white
spots
• Miniature
– <36” tall
Male Donkey=Jack Female Donkey=Jenny

12. Mules
• Male donkey/Female horse
• Male horse/Female donkey=Hinny
• Almost all infertile
– Molly-female that cycles
• Draft and sugar
– 16-17.2 hh
– 750-1250 lbs
• Pack and mining
– 12-16 hh
– 600-1350 lbs

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