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Colonial Spanish horse, descendants of the original Jennet-type horse brought to North America, now with a number of modern breed names. Draft horse or draught horse; Feral horse, a horse living in the wild, but descended from once-domesticated ancestors. Most "wild" horses today are actually feral.
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
A cowboy of the old west in classic regalia Modern competitors in western equipment lined up at a horse show class, awaiting results. Western riding is considered a style of horse riding which has evolved from the ranching and welfare traditions which were brought to the Americas by the Spanish Conquistadors, as well as both equipment and riding style which evolved to meet the working needs of ...
References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
Dilbagh and Gulbagh, horses of the Sikh guru, Guru Hargobind; Figure (also known by the name of one of his owners, Justin Morgan), the foundation sire of the Morgan horse breed; Gunrock, used in the 1920s at UC Davis to breed horses for the U.S. Army Cavalry; Hollywood Dun It, all-time leading reining sire and Quarter Horse
Thus, the spare horses must be kept close to the cattle herd and moved along with the cattle so as to be available to riders as needed. The horses graze whenever possible along the way and at night to obtain adequate forage. The herd of spare horses was given the name remuda. The remuda would be kept separately from the cattle herd for a number ...
Vaquero, c. 1830. The vaquero (Spanish:; Portuguese: vaqueiro, European Portuguese: [vɐˈkɐjɾu]) is a horse-mounted livestock herder of a tradition that has its roots in the Iberian Peninsula and extensively developed in Mexico from a method brought to the Americas from Spain.
The following list of cowboys and cowgirls from the frontier era of the American Old West (circa 1830 to 1910) was compiled to show examples of the cowboy and cowgirl genre. Cattlemen, ranchers, and cowboys