Breeders of Horses

There are at least 60 recognized breeds of equine around the world. Some breeds, such as the Tennessee Walking Horse, are relatively new; others go again ages. Many breeds, such as the Excellent Horse that taken knights in combat in armor, are vanished.

Some breeds, such as the Lippizan, have relatively few members. Others, such as the quarter Horse, Thoroughbred, and Standardbred, variety more than 100,000 equine each in the U. S. alone. Some breeds are powerful in a little area—for example the Chincoteague and Assateague ponies of the islands off Virginia and Maryland. A few breeds, such as the Arabian, have propagate far from their unique home and have provided to the bloodlines of many other breeds.

In the U. S. and most other nations, each of the well-known breeds is showed by a breed registry association. The association for an established breed keeps information displaying the roots of each equine it allows for registration. These information show descent from the breed's foundation stock (the equine on which the breed is based); they form the stud book for the breed. A purebred equine is one whose sire and dam are both authorized as members of the same breed. A crossbred equine is one whose sire and dam are authorized in the stud books of two different breeds.

Horses of a particular breed have a particular breed character—a set of features that elevates them from equine of other breeds and is approved on from one generation to the next. Breeders of some types of equine are trying to establish new breeds. They are trying to breed equine that will have a clearly identified kind personality and will always “breed true” (pass on their specific characteristics).

Many new or potential breeds in the U.S. are centered mainly on color—for example, the American Albino, American Creme Horse (a cream-colored work horse), Pinto, Palomino, and such seen types as the Colorado Ranger, Morocco Spotted Horse, and Pony of the Americans. Horse authorized in a category according to colour often have twice registry; they are also usually authorized members of an established breed based on other features. The Missouri Fox Trotting Horse and the Paso Fino, or Peruvian Paso, are among the few kinds of equine characterized chiefly by their gait. (The fox trot is a slowly, damaged trot in which the hind foot hits just before the forefoot. The paso fino is somewhat just like the pace and provides a sleek ride.)