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The following list of horse and pony breeds includes standardized breeds, some strains within breeds that are considered distinct populations, types of horses with common characteristics that are not necessarily standardized breeds but are sometimes described as such, and terms that describe groupings of several breeds with similar characteristics.
The various types range from about 11 hands (44 inches, 112 cm) to more than 14 hands (56 inches, 142 cm). Shetlands are smaller, not to exceed 10.2 hands (42 inches, 107 cm). [1] Shetlands are measured in inches. [2] Some breeds, such as the Exmoor, are uniform in colour and pattern but others permit a wide range of colours.
Paint Horse: American Quarter Horse [2]: 435 Quarter Horse [2]: 497 American Saddlebred [2]: 435 American Shetland Pony [2]: 435 American Sorraia Mustang [2]: 435 of Iberian origin, in the Colonial Spanish horse group; no connection to the Sorraia has been demonstrated [2]: 435 American Spotted [2]: 435
Bone marrow is often harvested from the sternum, ischium, or ileum. The sternum and ileum contain the same quality of stem cells, but the ileum is usually harder to use in horses older than 5 years of age, because the marrow cavity shrinks. Marrow is collected using a Jamshidi needle in a sedated horse. Unlike people, horses usually tolerate ...
There were originally several types of Boulonnais. The Petit Boulonnais, Mareyeuse or Mareyeur was used in the rapid transport of cartloads of fresh fish (la marée) from the Pas-de-Calais to Paris; [2] it stood 15.1 to 15.3 hands (61 to 63 inches, 155 to 160 cm) and weighed 1,210 to 1,430 pounds (550 to 650 kg). [1]
A herd of Pryor mustangs. The Pryor Mountain mustang has a very specific conformation type.The breed generally stands 13 to 15 hands (52 to 60 inches, 132 to 152 cm) high, with an average of 14 to 14.2 hands (56 to 58 inches, 142 to 147 cm).
The Mountain Pleasure Horse is a breed of gaited horse that was developed in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky.This breed reflects the primitive Appalachian gaited horse type and genetic testing shows them to share ancestry with earlier breeds developed in the region, including the American Saddlebred, the Tennessee Walking Horse and the Rocky Mountain Horse.
Mérens horses. The traditional Mérens is a small, light horse, well adapted to the mountains, [6] while modern Mérens are increasingly more sporting in style. [7] The breed is known for its elegance, and in 2005 was ranked as one of the 23 most beautiful horse breeds by the French magazine Cheval Pratique. [8]