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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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England Category
British Show Horse
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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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British Pinto Pony
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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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British Pinto Horse
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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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Anglo European
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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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Suffolk Punch Horse
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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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Thoroughbred Horse
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Few breeds, (besides perhaps the Arabian & the Andalusian) have traveled as far & as wide as the English (or British) Thoroughbred animals have. While racing horses has been a sport for as long as we have been on their back, the British took horse racing to another level entirely.
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Shire Horse
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Descendant of the English Great Horse of the Middle Ages, the Shire horse is among the largest of the draft breeds.
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Norfolk Roadster
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The Norfolk Roadster or Trotter was perhaps one of the most influential of all trotting breeds and is the foundation for most modern trotting breeds of today.
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New Forest Pony
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Wild ponies have been roaming the New Forest on the coast of southwest Hampshire in England for as long as anyone can remember and this is an ancient northern pony breed.
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