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
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
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
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
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
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 African Warmblood Horse
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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