England Category

Breeds of horse found in England, a small country but huge when it comes to horse breeds. Including some native pony breeds that have been on the British Isles for a very, very long time.

Lundy Pony

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The Lundy Pony is named for the isle of Lundy in the Bristol Channel of England. There are no horses native to the cluster of islands there, so this breed was developed by the last private owner of Lundy Island.
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Hackney Pony

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The Hackney pony is purely a man made breed, they were developed using selective breeding with the goal of creating a pony type within the Hackney breed.
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Hackney Horse

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England has a long history of trotting animals and the tradition is thought to go back to the Middle Ages. For many years two types of trotters came from the areas of East Anglis and the East Riding of Yorkshire, the Norfolk Trotter and the Yorkshire Hackneys.
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Fell Pony

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Most of the ponies found on the British Isles made their way across the English Channel when it was still a marsh, as long ago as 1500 BC. Skeletal evidence shows that these animals looked like a cross between Tarpan and present day Exmoor.
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Exmoor Pony

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A breed of great antiquity, the Exmoor is one of the few breeds that looks very much the same today as they always have. They are believed to be the oldest pure descendants of the ponies that inhabited Britain some 100,000 years ago.
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English Thoroughbred Horse

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Few breeds, (besides perhaps their fathers, the Arabian and the Andalusian) have traveled as far and 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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Drum Horse

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The drum horse is a rare breed in that it is named for its job. They used to simply be defined as a colored Shire horse, but just being colorful wasn’t enough.
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Dartmoor Pony

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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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Dales Pony

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Sure footed and true, the Dales Pony is known for an iron will and strength of character. Strong enough to work hard and handsome enough to be stylish under saddle, this pony has earned itself a name as a very versatile equine.
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Cleveland Bay Horse

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The oldest breed of horse from Britain, originally from the Cleveland area of North East England. The church was principally responsible for keeping the bloodlines and the Cleveland bay type.
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