Also called a Destrier (they come from Norman animals) the Great Horse is a war horse of the middle-ages and possibly father of both Shire and Percheron breeds. Prized by knights for their ability to carry a knight in full armor, while remaining agile enough for battle and jousting. They were never common animals.
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Similar to the Devon Pack Horse, the Goonhilly Pony was developed as a pack animal. Their home was the Goonhilly Downs in Cornwall, from which they get their name (goon is Cornish for flattish moorland). This breed is extinct.
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The Devon Pack Horse developed specifically to carry heavy loads, but fine enough to be good under saddle and sturdy enough for light agriculture. They were created from native ponies crossed with lighter, taller animals. This is an extinct breed.
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Ponies have been a part of the British landscape for over 10,000 years and their remains have been found all over the country. The United kingdom is a tiny land of surprisingly diverse, but very old pony breeds.
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Similar to the color breeds, the British Show Horse Association registers animals based on temperament and performance, not breed genetics.
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Also called British Piebald and British Skewbald, the British Pinto pony is much like the American Paint Pony. They are considered a color breed and registered based on coat characteristics rather than conformation or bloodlines.
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Also called British Piebald and British Skewbald, the British Pinto horse is much like the American Paint breed. They are considered a color breed and registered based on coat characteristics rather than conformation or bloodlines.
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A relatively newer breed, the Anglo European or AES is a sport type horse that comes from crossing specific breeds to produce an animal that performs well and has a sound temperament.
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The term Criollo originally meant animals (or people) of purebred Spanish ancestry who were born in the Americas, but through time it has come to mean breeds native to the Americas.
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