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American Warmblood Characteristics 1. The American Warmblood is usually between 15 and 17 hands high and all colors are accepted, though the solid colors are the most common. Horses of nearly all bloodlines are eligible for registration as American Warmbloods, as long as they are of a sport horse or warmblood type, and are able to meet the appropriate studbook selection or performance criteria. The emphasis is on the quality of each individual horse, for both registration and breeding approval. Horses which are ... Appaloosa The Appaloosa is a horse breed known for its preferred leopard-spotted coat pattern and other distinctive physical characteristics. While there is evidence of leopard-spotted horses dating back to the Paleolithic era in Europe, the Nez Perce people of the American Pacific Northwest developed the American breed. They were once referred to by white settlers as the "Palouse horse", possibly after the Palouse River, which ran through the heart of Nez Perce country. Gradually, the name evolved into "... Appendix Since the American Quarter Horse formally established itself as a breed, the AQHA stud book has remained open to additional Thoroughbred blood via a performance standard. An "Appendix" American Quarter Horse is a first generation cross between a registered Thoroughbred and an American Quarter Horse or a cross between a "numbered" American Quarter Horse and an "appendix" American Quarter Horse. The resulting offspring is registered in the "appendix" of the American Quarter Horse Association's stu... AraAppaloosa Arabian test Australian Saddle Pony Australian Stock Horse Azteca Bashkir Bashkir Curly Belgian Belgian Warmblood Canadian Canadian Sport Horse Canadian Warmblood Caspian Chincoteague Pony Cleveland Bay Clydesdale Colorado Ranger Horse Connemara Pony Cremello Dales Pony Danish Warmblood Dartmoor Pony Donkey Draft Draft Cross Dutch Warmblood Egyptian Exmoor Pony Fell Pony Fjord Florida Cracker French Trotter Friesian Friesian Cross Hackney Haflinger Half-Arabian Hanoverian Highland Pony Holsteiner Hungarian Hungarian Warmblood Icelandic Int'l Sporthorse Register Irish Draught Irish Sport Horse Kentucky Mountain Saddle Kiger Mustang Lipizzan Lusitano Mammoth Jack Miniature Missouri Fox Trotter Morab Morgan Mountain Pleasure Mule Mustang National Show Horse New Forest Pony Newfoundland Pony Nokota Norwegian Fjord Oldenburg Other Paint Paint Pony Palomino Paso Fino Percheron Peruvian Paso Pintabian Pinto Poa Pony Quarab Quarter Horse Quarter Horse Cross Quarter Pony Racking Horse Rheinland Pfalz Saar Rocky Mountain Saddlebred Selle Francais Shagya Shetland Pony Shire Single-footing Spanish-barb Spanish-Norman Spotted Spotted Mountain Horse Spotted Saddle Horse Standardbred Suffolk Swedish Warmblood Tennessee Walking Horse Tennuvian Thoroughbred Thoroughbred Cross Tiger Horse Trakehner Walkaloosa Warmblood Warmblood Cross Welara Welsh Cob Welsh Cross Welsh Pony Westphalian Andalusian The Andalusian is one of the oldest breeds of horses in the world today. It is also known as the Purebred Spanish Horse or PRE (Pura Raza Española; in English, Pure Spanish-bred). It is one of the two sub-breeds of the Iberian horses, and extremely similar to the closely related Lusitano breed. Andalusians have been used for all manner of riding horses, and were the preferred mount of kings over many centuries. They excel in high school dressage and are used in cattle work and bullfighting in t... Abyssinian The Abyssinian, also known as the Gala, is a light horse breed that originated in Ethiopia. Characteristics: They generally stand around 13.3 hands high but show wide variability in coloration, size and conformation. The breed's coat is generally short and harsh, but unique in that it displays many 'rosettes' and ridges, and also generally grows a moustache around its nose. Many breeders, especially those in England, have worked to improve this rosette pattern. Because the hair grows in s... American Cream Draft The American Cream Draft is a rare draft horse of consistently cream color and medium to heavy build, the only draft horse breed developed in the USA. Characteristics The American Cream Draft stands between 15 to 17 hands high and weighs up to one ton. Only the cream color is permitted in the breed. Other than the coloration, the American Cream physically resembles other medium-weight draft horses. The head is refined in shape and in proportion to the body, with a short-coupled body, slop... American Quarter Pony American Saddlebred The American Saddlebred, formerly known as the American Saddle Horse, is a breed of horse that was developed in Kentucky by plantation owners. Today, they are most commonly seen in Saddle seat style riding in the horse show ring, although they are also used in other disciplines including dressage, hunter/jumper, and even western riding. They also are popular parade mounts. The American Saddlebred with its conformation, personality, and stamina is suited to accomplish any task requested, but is ... American Show Pony American Walking Pony Anglo-Arabian The Anglo-Arabian horse is a Thoroughbred (prefix Anglo) crossed with an Arabian horse. The cross can be made between a Thoroughbred stallion and Arabian mare, or vice-versa. It can also be a cross between a Thoroughbred and an Anglo-Arab, an Arabian and an Anglo-Arab, or between two Anglo-Arabians. No matter what the cross, the Anglo-Arabian must have at least 12.5% percent Arabian blood to be considered an Anglo-Arabian. France is one of the greatest producers of Anglo-Arabians. The French An... Buckskin Horse Skyros Pony Spanish Akhal Teke The Akhal-Teke usually stands between 14.3 and 16.3 hands. The horses are famous for those individuals who have a pale golden buckskin color that has a distinct sheen. However, a number of other colors are recognized, including bay, black, chestnut, palomino and grey. The Akhal-Teke's most notable and defining characteristic is the natural metallic bloom of its coat. This is especially seen in the palominos and buckskins, as well as the lighter bays, although some horses "shimmer" more than oth... Canadian Horse Canadian Horse

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