The Equinest archives

Suffolk Punch Horse

Intro

The Suffolk Punch is the oldest draft breed of Britain that still exists in their original conformational state today. The highest concentration of the breed can be found in their birthplace of East Anglia.
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Sudan Country-Bred Horse

Sudan Country-Bred

Origins

The Sudan Country-Bred is a relatively new breed developed in the 20th century that comes from Sudan in northeastern Africa. They are a mixture of Arabian, Thoroughbred & Dongala horses.
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Strelets Horse

Origins

The Stretlets Horse comes from the caucasus family and was developed by breeding Arabians, quality Orlov Trotters, Thoroughbred & Anglo-Arabians & the resulting animal carried the physical characteristics of the Arabians with a larger build.
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Spotted Saddle Horse

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Origins

The Spotted Saddle Horse is of saddle type and defined & registered by their colorful coat patterns that must meet specific characteristics.
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Spanish Norman Horse

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Origins

The Spanish Norman horse is a very rare breed and crosses the blood of Andalusian animals of Spain with that of the Percheron of France.
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Spanish Jennet Horse

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Intro

Spotted animals with exotic color patterns have been documented back as far as 18,000 BC with more found in northern Spain & southern France dating back to 15,000 – 10,000 BC.
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Spanish Barb Horse

Spanish Barb

Intro

Interestingly enough the Spanish Barb originated in the Americas, although they were developed by the Spanish & they come from North African & Iberian animals.
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South German Coldblood Horse

South German Coldblood

Intro

The South German Coldblood is a close relative of the Austrian Noriker as they were both initially established in Bavaria & mountainous areas of Austria.
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South African Warmblood Horse

South African Warmblood

Origins

As with the Warmbloods of most countries the South African Warmblood is registered based on their athletic ability, temperament & movement not necessarily their breed. Each country generally develops their bloodlines based on local climate conditions and their intended goals. Bloodlines include a number of popular European warmblood breeds.
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South African Miniature Horse

Intro

Miniature horses (the man made kind anyway) come from the Renaissance in Europe. During that time royal stables took to breeding smaller & smaller animals, while retaining horse type characteristics. Over generations this was successful and a number of different miniature horse bloodless were created.
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