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Horse Basics
Horse Basics
Coldblooded or Draft Horses – Horse Types
Image from mary hodder 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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Horse Breeds Beginning With S
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 […]
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Horse Breeds Beginning With R
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 […]
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The Colorful World of Dun Horses
Horse Basics
Orohippus – Extinct Equidae
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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Baroque Horses – Horse Types
Image from visualpanic Baroque horses are often the most romantic looking animals, flowing of mane & tail and noble of confirmation. The term generally describes the descendants of athletic war horses in the Middle Ages, with muscular hindquarters an arched neck and a powerful presence.
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Horse Breeds Beginning With Q
It’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet another letter of the equine world. The breeds section has hundreds of amazing animals from all around the world. If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F | G […]
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Eohippus or Hyracotherium – Extinct Equidae
The Eohippus is one of the earliest equidae species and roamed North America & western Europe during the early to middle Eocene era (about 55 – 45 million years ago). They were about 2 feet long and weighed around 50 pounds.
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Horse Breeds Beginning With P
It’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet another letter of the equine world. The breeds section has hundreds of different animals & I hope you’ll meet them all. If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F […]
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A Little About Bend Or Spots
Bend Or Spots (also called Ben D’or, smuts and grease spots) are dark spots found randomly on a horse’s coat. This type of marking was named after a Thoroughbred stallion (a chestnut) called Bend Or. Mysterious Spots Their cause is unknown and they do not appear to be genetically linked to other spotting patterns, although […]
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Horse Breeds Beginning With O
Lately Thursdays have been dedicated to the wide world of horse breeds and I’m having a great time with sharing, I hope everyone else is enjoying them as well. The breeds section is a huge one that took years to complete so it’s fun to show it off. If you haven’t met the rest of […]
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Quagga – Extinct Equidae
Although we have come to know and love domestic horse, there are quite a few members of the equidae family that are sadly no longer with us. Hard Luck Stories So I thought I’d start sharing some of the cousins that didn’t make the genetic cut (or got in mankind’s way a few times too […]