Looking for a horse? Consider a Draft Horse
…Breeds, and enjoy a tour of the park aboard a draft-drawn trolley. All of the major breeds are represented, with a preponderance of Percherons and a few lesser-known breeds like…
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Mountain Horse Breeds
…which selective breeders developed the Tennessee Walking Horses, American Saddlebred Horses and the Rocky Mountain Horses. Long before the other gaited breeds were in existence, a particular type of horse…
France: A History in Horse Breeds
…other breeds, most notably Thoroughbreds in England. Napoléon was one of its biggest promoters and imposed purebred breeding. Most of the breeding today is centered in the southern half of…
Breeding Horses For Color
Genetic researchers are discovering Nature’s secrets for producing horses with tobiano, overo and appaloosa horse breed patterns. Horse breeders are putting the recipes to work. Horsemen and women have long…
Gentle Giants: Draft Horse Breeds
…as tall as 18 hands high and weighing 2,000 pounds are common in such breeds as the Percheron and Shire. Breeders selected not only for size and strength, but perhaps…
Is Stallion Ownership for You?
…they range in how passive or aggressive they are.” But one thing stands out. “No matter what the breed, stallions are first and foremost breeding machines. That’s what they are…
Appropriate Breeding Age
Usually it is quite safe to breed a healthy 15- to 16-year-old mare. When the breeding questions get specific—such as regarding age of the mare, or how to breed miniature…
Make Mine a Draft: The Appeal of Draft Horses
…of the park aboard a draft-drawn trolley. All of the major breeds are represented, with a preponderance of Percherons and a few lesser-known breeds like the Suffolk Punch and Mammoth…
Peruvian Horse Breeds
…borders of Peru, protecting the breed from dilution by discouraging outcrossing with other breeds. Only within the last 40 years have Peruvian Horses been imported to the United States in…
The Missouri Fox Trotter Horse Breed
…they brought horses of Arabian, Morgan, and Thoroughbred descent with them. Over time, a versatile, smooth-gaited breed developed. According to the Missouri Fox Trotting Breed Association, the breed has three…