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The Encyclopedia of the Horse. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9780756628949. OL 21938319M. Hendricks, Bonnie (1995). International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0806127538. OL 1279627M. Porter, Valerie (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). CABI. ISBN 085199430X. OL ...
This is a list of all the horse breeds in the DAD-IS, the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System, a database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. [1] In 2024 there were approximately 1600 horse breed entries, reported by about 130 countries. [ 2 ]
In most cases, bloodlines of horse breeds are recorded with a breed registry. The concept is somewhat flexible in horses, as open stud books are created for recording pedigrees of horse breeds that are not yet fully true-breeding. Registries are considered the authority as to whether a given breed is listed as a "horse" or a "pony".
Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Italian. [1] [2] [3] Horse breeding in Italy is overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests. There is a long history of the horse in Italy .
Introduction: general information about the breed, brief history, description. Follow MOS:LEAD for introductions. Infobox: For project uniformity, infoboxes are added to all breed articles. Use Template:Infobox horse breed, and include basic information on other names, country of origin, etc. Please use only what's relevant and format it properly.
This is a list of the breeds of horse considered in Poland to be wholly or partly of Polish origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Polish. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Polish.
The Campeiro is a breed of small horse from Brazil. It is thought to descend from horses brought to South America in the sixteenth century. Because it has an ambling gait and comes from the area of the Araucária forests of southern Brazil, it may also be known as the Marchador das Araucárias.
Foundation stock or foundation bloodstock refers to animals that are the progenitors, or foundation, of a breed or of a given bloodline within such. Many modern breeds can be traced to specific, named foundation animals, but a group of animals may be referred to collectively as foundation bloodstock when one distinct population (including both landrace breeds or a group of animals linked to a ...