Comments on: Baroque Horses – Horse Types

By: Linda Seidler

Linda Seidler — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:26:57 +0000

I have always love Friesians

By: ladyhawke82

ladyhawke82 — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:56:42 +0000

One thing I’d like to add is that most Baroque breeds are of a certain body type which has aided them to excel in classical dressage forms over the years. Most of the breeds featured here are small (14-15.2hh), short-backed, and close-coupled. Short necks are set on sloping shoulders, and hind legs are carried well under powerful haunches. This close-set conformation has allowed for ease of collection and framing, while the powerful hind end provides the impulsion needed for extension and the “airs above the ground”.

By: Lynn Kelley

Lynn Kelley — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:39:46 +0000

Add the Brasilian Mangalarga Marchador to the list – little known, but a beautiful Iberian breed.

By: lesbarkeit sabine kulenkampff

lesbarkeit sabine kulenkampff — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:32:11 +0000

I would never dare to ride one, feel to tiny, but like to see….

By: Snoo

Snoo — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:41:15 +0000

Beautiful Horses

By: Lucky Girl

Lucky Girl — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 04:01:18 +0000

“…it is the noblest horse in the world, the most beautiful that can be. He is of great spirit and of great courage and docile; hath the proudest trot and the best action in his trot, the loftiest gallop and is the lovingest and gentlest horse, and fittest of all for a king in his day of triumph.”

The Duke of Newcastle, quote from 1667