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The Aratel horse was created in an attempt to lighten and refine heavy Ardennes types. The updated breed was established using Ardennes animals crossed with Arabian, Norman Cob and trotter blood.
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The Aratel horse was created in an attempt to lighten and refine heavy Ardennes types. The updated breed was established using Ardennes animals crossed with Arabian, Norman Cob and trotter blood.
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The handsome and tough Arabian has been crossed with other breeds for a long time and many of the European countries have developed a breed crossing Arab blood with local types. The Arabian Bardigiano or Bardarab Horse is an example of an Italian cross with the robust Bardigiano.
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Now extinct, the Angevin Horse was bred to be a robust riding type and their hardiness made them popular as military mounts. Never an officially recognized breed, they are named for the Angevin region where they were bred.
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The Annamite, Annamese, Vietnamese Local or Ngua Noi Horse is one of few breeds native to Vietnam. They are generally found in the mountainous areas of northern Vietnam.
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The Cabadin is a strain of the handsome Kabarda breed a saddle type which comes from the Caucasus. Originally imported in 1964, they are now considered a local breed in Vietnam.
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The Clydesdale is a heavy draft breed native to Scotland. At some point they made their way across the ocean and American breeders took notice of their handsome conformation and robust nature.
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The Cleveland Bay is the oldest British breed of horse, named for the Cleveland area of England. While many of the horses imported to the US during colonization were Spanish, the English brought animals too.
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