Horse Basics Category

It’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet one of the last four letters of the breed alphabet. Make sure you visit the breeds section where I’ve written pages about every breed I can find.

If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V. Today it’s about breeds that start with W, from the Australian Waler which isn’t an officially recognized breed to the Württemberger which was developed in Germany as a heavy coach horse.
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It’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet one of the last few letters of the breed alphabet. Make sure you visit the breeds section where I’ve written pages about every breed I can find.

If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U. Today it’s about breeds that start with V, from the adaptable Venezuelan Criollo established from Spanish animals brought to the new world to the Vyatka from an area of Udmurtia known for horse breeding.
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The name Hipparion is actually greek for ‘like a horse’ and these animals originated on the plains of North America & spread to Africa and Eurasia during the Miocene – Pleistocene (around 20 – 2 million years ago).
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It’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet another letter of the equine world. Make sure you visit the breeds section where I’ve written pages about every breed I can find.

If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T. Today it’s about breeds that start with U, from the handsome Ukrainian Riding Horse which was almost destroyed in 1931 to the hard to pronounce Uzunyayla recently developed in Turkey.
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The Mesohippus is the ‘middle horse’ and earned this name because they are the link between the eohippus-type horses of the Eocene and more ‘modern’ horses of today. They come from the northern woodlands of North America around 37 – 32 million years ago.
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It’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet another letter of the equine world. Make sure you visit the breeds section where I’ve written pages about every breed I can find.

If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S. Today it’s about breeds that start with T, from the incredibly rare Taishu Horse from western Japan to the rugged Tuva from the unforgiving climates of Siberia.
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The size of a modern pony, this is one of the larger equidae ancestors. They were found in the forested areas of North America during the middle Miocene (17 – 11 million years ago).
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Coldblooded or draft animals are a very obvious type as their physical characteristics tend to be so very large. The term generally describes larger, more robust animals that are bred for heavy work.
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It’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet the next letter of the equine world. Be sure to go visit the breeds section where I’ve written pages about every breed I can find.

If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R. Today it’s about breeds that start with S, from the wild little Sable Island Pony whose origins are a mystery to the sleek Swiss Warmblood, a breed significant in Swiss equine history.
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It’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet the next letter of the equine world. Be sure to go visit the breeds section where you can meet hundreds of amazing animals from around the globe.

If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q. Today it’s about breeds that start with R, from the lightning fast Racking Horse developed prior to the Civil War in the US to the speed demon Russian Trotter only recently officially recognized.
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When most people think of colorful horses, duns don’t often come to mind. Believe it or not, the dun is one powerful dilution gene that can display in a number of colors & striping patterns.
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The earliest evidence of the Orohippus is in North America during the mid-Eocene era, about 2 million years after the little eohippus. Although this species was not as abundant as their smaller cousins and their fossils are only found on the North American continent.
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