Transcript Equine Breeds - Harrisonville Schools

Equine Breeds
Mr. Dieckhoff
Equine Science
Terminology
Color
Patterns
• Bay – brown with black mane
& tail
• Chestnut – dark brown with
brown mane & tail
• Sorrel – light brown with brown
mane & tail
• Grey
• Black
• White
• Palomino – brown with white
mane & tail
• Buckskin – yellow with black
mane & tail
• Dun – yellow with dorsal stripe
• Roan – mix of red/white or
blue/white
Gaits
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Walk – slowest, 4 beats
Trot – 2 beats, legs are diagonal pairs
Pace – 2 beats, legs are in side pairs
Canter – 3 beats
Gallop – 4 beats, fastest
Rack – walking behind and trotting in
front
Practice Gaits
Light Horses
• At least 14.2 hands tall
at the withers
• 900 - 1400 pounds
• Most common type of
horse in the United
States
Appaloosa
• Well known for speed
• Used by the Nez
Pence Indians as war
horses
• Originated from
Spanish horses left
behind by explorers
Arabian
• Originated from
Bedouin desert
• Most ancient breed
• Known for strength
and stamina
• Small muzzle
• High tail setting
• Short back
Morgan
• Developed in the
United States
• America’s first breed
of light horse
• Descended from one
horse, Justin Morgan
Paint
• Stock Horse
• Splotched Markings
• Known for muscle
American Quarter Horse
• Developed in the
United States as a race
horse
• Named for their fast
times in the 1/4 mile
• Known for speed,
strength & intelligence
• Most popular horse
breed in the world
Saddlebred
• Developed in the
United States
• Ridden by many
famous riders
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Paul Revere
Daniel Boone
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Standardbred
• Fastest harness horse
in the world
• Name comes from the
fact that the horses
must meet a “specific”
standard.
• Bay, brown or black in
color
Tennessee Walking Horse
• Originated in
Tennessee
• Possess a unique
running walk gait
• Very easy to ride
• Preferred horse of
traveling preachers
Missouri Fox Trotter
• Known for its unique
gait
• Used for pleasure
Thoroughbred
• Designed to sustain
speed over distances
while carrying weight
• Average 16 hands in
height
• Revolutionized the
racing industry
Draft Horse Breeds
Belgian
• Originated in Belgium
• American Belgian
Association is
headquartered in
Wabash, IN
Clydesdale
• Developed in Scotland
• Commonly bay in
color
• Known for four white
socks with hairy
fetlocks
• Made famous in US
beer commercials
• Unclear origin
• The oldest equine
breed
• Most popular draft
breed in the early
1900s
Percheron
Shire
• Developed in England
• Most common draft
breed in England
• Once used to carry
knights into battle
• Mostly black with
white legs