Horses

Appaloosa

Blanket of spots or spotted overall Developed by Nez Perce Indians in NW U.S. Blanket - most common. White hair over the rump & hips with spots of color. Snow cap - white hair only on the rump & hips. Leopard - colored spots spread throughout their white coat Snowflake - white spot in a colored hair coat Frost - white hair/spots intermixed throughout a color

Lipizzan

Born dark and lighten as they age Vienna, Austria - famous "Spanish Riding School" classical riding & training of Lippizzaner horses.

Brown

Dark with tan or brown hair on muzzle or flanks

Belgian

Developed in Belgium 16-17 hands Usually a light chestnut with flaxen mane & tail Sorrel or Blonde Level-headed work horses Still extensively used for farming by the Amish

Thoroughbred

Developed in England Heavier English horses mated to Arabian & Turkish stallions 15-16.2 hands Long-legged, fast, versatile Hotter temperament than many breeds Crossed with many other breeds to produce horses for specific purposes

Shire

Developed in England Traces back to the English Great Horse of the Middle Ages Over 17 hands Heaviest & largest of the draft horses Bay, brown, chestnut, gray, with heavy white feathering on legs

Percheron

Developed in France 15-17 hands Usually black or grey Influence of Arabian horse, bred in repeatedly, can be seen in the head, which is finer & more elegant than the other draft breeds

American Saddlebred

Developed in Kentucky A blend of pacing stock, Morgan, Thoroughbred & Hackney 15-16 hands Usually chestnut, but other solid colors seen Tall & leggy, head carried high High-stepping action 3-gaited and 5-gaited

Tennessee Walker

Developed in Tennessee in the 1800's to provide comfortable transport at plantations 15-16 hands Black, brown, chestnut Very comfortable gaits, esp. the "running walk" Easy-going temperament

Standardbred

Developed in the U.S. Thoroughbred stallion bred to pacing mares from Canada Long tradition of harness racing Dan Patch, from Savage, MN, very successful harness racing horse 15.2-16 hands Bay, brown, chestnut Fastest trotting/pacing horses in the world Sturdy, competitive Favored as buggy horses by the Amish

Quarter Horse

Developed in the U.S. from the Mustangs left behind by the Spanish explorers, crossed with English running horses in 1600's 15-16.2 hands Any solid color Extremely fast at distances up to ¼ mile Powerful, compact, calm Excellent "cow sense"

Morgan

Developed in the U.S., down from one horse "Justin Morgan", in late 1700's background Arabian, Welsh Cob, & Thoroughbred 14-15 hands Any solid color Strong, solid, sensible, versatile

American Mustang

Feral horses descended from stock left behind by Spanish explorers 14-15 hands Any color Managed by federal gov't Bureau of Land Management Adopt-a-Horse program Hardy, rebellious

Black

Fine, black hair on muzzle

Pinto

General term for general white patterns that commonly occur

Chestnut

Light yellow to dark liver including red-gold and copper

Donkey

Male - Jack Female - Jennet 31 chromosomes

Chin or Lip Spot

Mark on lower lip

Stripe

Narrow blaze

Friesian

Originated in Dutch Netherlands, 16th century Almost extinct in the early 1900's Multipurpose breed

Clydesdale

Originated in Scotland 16-18 hands high Usually bay or bay roan, with wide white blaze and high white on legs High, flashy action at the trot, compared to the other draft breeds Popularized by Budweiser advertising

Arabian

Origins in the desert, before recorded history The oldest pure breed in the world (other than Przewalski) 14-15 hands Black, bay, brown, chestnut, gray Elegant but flighty Fine-boned, short back, high tail set, dished face

Paint

Special breed that has pinto coloring and quarter horse body type

Bay Roan

bay with white hair

Blue Roan

black with white hair

Strawberry Roan

chestnut with white hair

Palomino

golden with light mane and tail

Gray

mixture of black and white hair on black skin

White

pure white with pink skin and remain white their whole life

Buckskin

similar to Dun with black points and no dorsal stripe.

Star

spot on face

Roan

white hairs mingled into the colored hair

Snip

white on the nose/upper lip

Blaze

wide stripe on face

Bay

yellow tan to mahogany with black points

Dun

yellow to mousy (grullo) to golden and always have a dorsal stripe.

Mule

A Mare bred by a Jack (horses = 32 chromosomes) Mules are sterile 31.5 chromosomes