EQUINE MEDICINEBreeds, Types, and Classes of Horses

Breeds• Breeds• Recognized Breeds

– Foundation Sire

Classes and Types• Light Horses

– Riding– Driving– Showing– Racing

• Draft Horses– Heavy work

• Ponies– Heavy work– Riding

• Warmblood– Riding

• Coldblood– Draft

Other Classifications:

Common Breeds

• Albino– White body

• Light Eyes• Quarter Horse

– Largest Registry– Versatile

• Saddlebred– Gaited– Good

Temperament• Standardbred

– Trotter/Pacer– Racing

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

Common Breeds

• Bashkir Curly– Long curly coat

• Belgian (Brabant)– Draft, powerful

• Clydesdale– High action

movement– Feathers

• Connemara– Hardy,

surefooted

Common Breeds

• Friesian– Black, feathered

legs– Carriage & Sport – Good Temerament

• Lippizzaner– Spanish Riding School– Mostly Grey– Excellent athletic

ability

Common Breeds• Morgan

– Harness or Saddle Horse

• Mustang– Feral– Tough

• Fjord– Hardy, sure footed

• Paint– Bold patches on body

• Percheron– Cart Horse

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

Common Breeds

• Miniatures – Proportioned

• Feral Horses– Mustangs

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

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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