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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