Horse Breeds A-B

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The Akhal-Teké

  • Significant Fact: The Akhal-Teké might have existed in 500 BC.
  • Colors: The Akhal-Teké is usually chestnut or bay.
  • Height: The height of the Akhal-Teké ranges from 14.2-15.2 hands.
  • Physique: The Akhal-Teké is marked by a small head with a long and thin neck. They also have a long back and carry their tail low.
  • Ancestory: The Akhal-Teké came from the Turkoman.
  • Assosiation: The Akhal-Teké Association of America

The Andalusian

  • Significant Fact: The Andalusian's origin is unclear. Different ideas have been developed such as that they are pure-bred native horses.
  • Colors: Andalusians are mostly gray.
  • Height: The height of the Andalusian ranges from 15.2-16 hands.
  • Physique: The Andalusian is marked by a broad forehead with a long and arched neck. They also have a short body and powerful hindquarters.
  • Ancestory: The Andalusian came from the Native Stock to the Barb to the Arab.
  • Assosiation: The International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association

The Anglo-Arab

  • Significant Fact: The Anglo-Arab was cross-bred between the Arabian and the Thoroughbred.
  • Colors: Anglo-Arabs come in most solid colors/
  • Height: The height of the Anglo-Arab 16 hands.
  • Physique: The Anglo-Arab is marked by a delicate head with a short back. They also have a deep chest and carry their tail high.
  • Ancestory: The Anglo-Arab descended from the Oriental to the Arabian to the Thoroughbred.
  • Assosiation: Anglo-Arab

The Appaloosa

  • Significant Fact: The Appaloosa may have existed in prehistoric times.
  • Colors: The Appaloosa comes in leopard, frost, marble, spotted blanket, white blanket, and snowflake.
  • Height: The height of theAppaloosa ranges from 14.2-15.2 hands.
  • Physique: The Appaloosa is marked by a short-coupled body and a thin mane and tail.
  • Ancestory: The Appaloosa descends from the Andalusian to the Arabian to the Barb to the Turk.
  • Assosiation: The Oklahoma Appaloosa Horse Club

The Arabian

  • Significant Fact: The Arabian is the oldest pure-bred breed.
  • Colors: Arabians mostly come as chesnuts, bays, and gray.
  • Height: The height of the Arabian ranges from 14.1-15 hands.
  • Physique: The Arabian is marked by a small head with a crested neck. They also have a short back, deep girth, and carry their tail high.
  • Ancestory: The Arabian came from the Asiatic Wild Stock.
  • Assosiation: The International Arabian Association

The Australlian Stock Horse

  • Significant Fact: The Australlian Stock Horse is actually the Waler (Australia's oldest breed).
  • Colors: Australlian Stock Horse can be all of the colors.
  • Height: The height of the Australlian Stock Horse is 16 hands.
  • Physique: The Australlian Stock Horse's physique varies. Mostly, though, they have an alert head, deep girth, and strong hindquarters and back.
  • Ancestory: The Australlian Stock Horse descends from the Arab to the Spanish to the Toroughbred.
  • Further Knowledge: The Australian Stock Horse or Waler

The Barb

  • Significant Fact: The Barb is important for improving breeds.
  • Colors: The Barb comes in bay, brown, chestnut, black, and gray.
  • Height: The height of the Barb ranges from 14-15 hands.
  • Physique: The Barb is marked by long refined head, crested neck, long back, and low tail.
  • Ancestory: The Barb is from the European Wild Stock.
  • Further Knowledge: The Barb: Horse of Antiquity

The Belgian Heavy Draft

  • Significant Fact:The Belgian Heavy Draft is one of the strongest breeds.
  • Colors: Belgian Heavy Draft comes mosty as red roans with black points. Otherwise, they are bay, gray, dun, and brown.
  • Height: The height of the Belgian Heavy Draft is about 16 hands.
  • Physique: The Belgian Heavy Draft is marked by a small squared head, deep neck, compact body, and powerful quarters.
  • Ancestory: The Belgian Heavy Draft is from the Flanders Horse.
  • Further Knowledge: Belgian Draft Horse

The Brumby

  • Significant Fact: The Brumby has lived in the harsh Outback for over 100 years.
  • Colors:Brumby comes almost all possible colors.
  • Height: The height of the Brumby varies.
  • Physique: The physique of the Brumby varies as well.
  • Ancestory: The Brumby descends from the Domesticated Stock and Saddle Horse.
  • Further Knowledge: The Brumby

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