-The American Quarter Horse
Uses: Plowing, pulling, racing, herding, roping, and cutting
Sometimes crossed with Thoroughbreds for English style riding
The shorter horses used with cattle
-The American Paint Horse
Variety of colors and markings
Tobiano: flanks covered in dark markings, all 4 legs are white, splotches
Overo: White typically does not cross over the back between withers and tail, all legs dark and face white, tail usually one color
Tovero: one or both eyes are blue, color on mouth, chest spot, flank spot, other small spots
-Appaloosa
Uses: used by natives for war and hunting (first people to breed for specific traits, markings thought to be mystical)
Eyes show more white, hoof vertical stripes, distinguished coat pattern, skin around lips, eyes and genitals have highlights
Light Type
-The Arabian
Developed for stamina and endurance
Distinguishing features: Dip in the face below eyes, ears dip in, high arched neck, arched tail, one less rib, one less lumbar vertebrae, shorter tail bone
Foundation breed for development of other breeds
Not as animated in Western and Hunter seat
Saddleseat: head held higher
-The American Morgan
Founder of the Breed: Justin Morgan
Similar to QH but has higher/more crest
Calvary and pulling horses
Crossed with Saddlebred today
Typical stretched out stance
Flat croup, higher held tail, elevated neck, thickness in neck
Judging (Highest degree of perfection)
-basic conformation
-strong moving, eagerness
-slightly dished face, eyes and ears set far apart
-14.1-15.2 avg.
-The Thoroughbred
Originated in England
Typically English (Jumping, racing, dressage)
Bred for long distance
longer, smoother muscling
Man-O-War was a thoroughbred racer and had a 28ft stride. Watch this video to see it! You can jump to about 1:27 to see him actually racing ------------>https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=tScwlWdpep8&feature=fvwp
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