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Horse Breeds: Welsh Pony, West African Barb, Western Sudan Pony, Wielkopolski, Xilingol, Yakut, Yanqi, Yili WELSH PONY Originally from Wales, the Welsh Mountain pony is a highly adaptable, intelligent horse Not only can the Welsh Pony adapt to harsh environmental conditions, such as severe winters, sparse vegetation and poor shelter in the early days of Wales, but they have also been known to adapt to the needs of humans Horse Breeds: Peruvian Paso, Pindos Pony, Pinia, Pintabian, Pinto PERUVIAN PASO Before the 17th century most of the horses in the world had natural gaits, and horses that trotted were exceptional The majority of travel was done upon a horses back, and there were very little people who knew much about riding a horse, so it was extremely important for a horse to offer a smooth ride Horse Breeds: Polish Konik, Pony of the Americas, Pottok, Przewalski, Pyrenean Tarpan POLISH KONIK Sometimes called Konik polski in Poland, and the Polish Pony elsewhere; the Polish Konik is a pony used for riding and draft in Poland They are usually mouse gray colored with a stripe on the dorsal Horse Breeds: Qatgani, Quarab, Quarter Horse, Quarter Pony, Racking Horse, Rocky Mountain Horse QATGANI Found in Afghanistan, the Qatgani is a light riding horse QUARAB In 1989, the United Quarab Registry was created in order to recognize and promote the Quarter Horse-arabian crossbred, called the Quarab breed Horse Breeds: Russian Don Horse, Russian Heavy Draft, Russian Trotter, Saddlebred RUSSIAN DON HORSE An under saddle and harness horse, the Russian Don Horse, got it start in the Cossack Calvary This was the most feared, but famous of cavalries and made up of tough and rugged horses Horse Breeds: Sanhe, Schleswiger Heavy Draft, Schwarzwalder Fuchs, Selle Francais, Shagya SANHE Used mostly for riding and carting in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Sanhe breed is considered among the best developed Chinese horse breeds The name "Sanhe" means three rivers in Chinese Horse Breeds: Shetland Pony, Shire, Skyros-Pony, Somali-Pony, Sorraia SHETLAND PONY The oldest breed of horse found in Britain, the Shetland Pony is named after the islands where it was first originated Shetland Ponies are the most popular ponies around the world Horse Breeds: Soviet Heavy Draft, Spanish Barb, Spanish Mustang, Standardbred, Sudan Country-Bred SOVIET HEAVY DRAFT Developed during the 1880's and 1890's, the Soviet Heavy Draft was recognized as a "new heavy draft breed" They were bred extensively, in areas including Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Gorki, Ryazan, Penza and Orel regions Horse Breeds: Suffolk, Taishuh, Tarpan, Tawleed, Tennessee Walking Horse SUFFOLK In eastern England, farmers developed a breed of heavy draft horses, called the Suffolk Punch This breed is little known to Americans, yet the horse probably has many qualities that appearl to an American breeder than some of the well known breeds of draft horses Horse Breeds: Tersk, The Buckskin Horse, Thessalian, Thoroughbred, Tokara, Tori TERSK The Tersk breed is a light saddle breed developed at Terks and Stavropol studs during the 1920's and 1940's Arabian stallions were brought in to help produce the breed Horse Breeds: Trakehner, Ukrainian Saddle, Vlaamperd, Vladimir Heavy Draft, Vyatka, Welara TRAKEHNER The foundation of the European warmblood horse of East Prussia, the Trakehner, was laid at a stud farm established in 1732 In the early days, the horse was stocky and in need of size and refinement Horse Breeds: Moyle, Murgese, Mustang, National Show Horse, New Forest Pony MOYLE A man by the name of Rex Moyle created the Moyle breed of horses in Idaho during the middle of the 20th century He used mustangs that had been brought into Idaho from Utah Horse Breeds: Lokai, Losino, Lusitano, M'Bayar, Malopolski LOKAI In central and sourthern Tajikistan, the Lokai horse is bred They are considered to be a saddle breed with Oriental lineage and developed by the Uzbek Lokai tribe Horse Breeds: Kushum, Kustanai, Latvian, Lipizzan, Lithuanian Heavy Draft KUSHUM Developed in Kazakhstan between 1931 and 1976 at the Pytimarsk and Furman studs, the Kushum breed was developed from a trotter, Don, Kasakh, Budyonny and Thoroughbred breeding The Kushum has a high adaptability to conditions, and is suitable for milk and meat production Horse Breeds: Kiger Mustang, Kirdi Pony, Kisber Felver, Kiso, Kladruby, Knabstrup KIGER MUSTANG In 1977, in Lake County, Oregon- a herd of hourses that appeared to have a strong Spanish heritage were brought in All of the horses in the mustang herd had zebra striped legs and dorsal stripes Horse Breeds: Mangalarga, Marwari, Merens Pony, Messara, Miniature MANGALARGA Originating in Brazil in the state of Minas Gerais, the Mangalara breed has a fast gait and a smooth ride The breed's society was formed in 1934 and varieties include teh Mineiro or Marchador, and the Paulisto Horse Breeds: Misaki, Missouri Fox Trotting Horse, Miyako, Mongolian, Morab, Morgan MISAKI In Japan, the Misaki breed often runs wild in the area of Cape Toi The Misaki breed is very rarely under human control, and is left to roam freely Horse Breeds: New Kirgiz, Newfoundland Pony, Noma, Nooitgedacht Pony, Nordland, Noric NEW KIRGIZ When farms in Russia crossed local horses of the Thoroughbred and the Don, they ended up with the breed called New Kirgiz This breed is adapted to highland conditions, and are most often used for meat, milk production and stock work Horse Breeds: North American Single Footing Horse, North Swedish Horse, Northeastern, Norwegian Fjord, Ob, Oldenburg NORTH AMERICAN SINGLE FOOTING HORSE The Single-footing horse is unique because it developed and bred it's own horses for trail riding qualities,whether that be for pleasure trail,working trail or competition trail Single-Footing horse is a light breed, very attractive appearance and offers a smooth ride Horse Breeds: Orlov Trotter, Paint, Palomino, Pantaneiro ORLOV TROTTER A breed developed between 1775 and 1784, the Orlov Trotter was dveloped by AG
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