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Description:
Includes 12
collectible horse breeds!
Standardbred
Height 15.2 hands - 16 hands (5ft 2in - 5ft 4in)
Bred for harness
racing, the Standardbred is considered to be the fastest harness horse
in the world. It is often used to upgrade other trotting and
non-trotting breeds and thus has a huge influence on racing performance
and breeding. The Standardbred has extremely powerful hindquarters
and a well-developed chest that is required for trotting horses.
They are renowned for their courage and toughness. Standardbreds
are mostly bay, brown, black or chestnut.
Hackney Horse
Height 14 hands - 15.3 hands (4ft 8in - 5ft 3in)
Once popular for
riding, the Hackney horse is now mainly a carriage horse used for
competitive driving and showing. The Hackney horse is fine-boned
and stands with its hocks out behind. The Hackney is a courageous
horse with stamina and spirit. Its flowing, elevated trot, with
dramatic knee and hock action, is hereditary. Hackney horses are
generally black, bay, brown or chestnut, and often have white leg and
facial markings.
Lusitano
Height 15 hands - 16 hands ( 5ft - 5ft 4in)
The Lusitano is one
of the world's most ancient breeds of horses. Bred as a saddle
horse for thousands of years in its native land the Iberia Peninsula,
the Lusitano today has become the ultimate sport horse, excelling in top
international competitions such as driving, jumping and dressage.
The Lusitano is a powerful horse with a short body, almond-shaped eyes,
and a long main and tail. Their temperament is kind and willing
and they are noted for their intelligence. Often gray, the
Lusitano may be any true color including bay and chestnut.
Appaloosa
Height 14.2 hands (4ft 10in) and up
Originally used for
hunting and warfare, the Appaloosa is a popular-ranch and pleasure
horse, although it has the ability to succeed in nearly every
discipline. The breed is generally compact with a short, strong
back. It has good, hard feet, sometimes striped, and the main and
tail are thin and short. The Appaloosa is bred to work hard, but
has an eager-to-please attitude and gentle disposition. It is
agile, willing and sensible. There are five different types of
coat patters, ensuring no two Appaloosas will look identical.
Quarter Horse
Average Height 15.2 hands (5ft 2in)
Bred to be a very
fast, powerful sprinter, these horses excelled over a quarter mile.
Ideal for ranching, the Quarter Horse has become an all-purpose riding
horse used especially for western riding contests, rodeos and trail and
pleasure riding. The Quarter Horse is a compact horse with a short
wide head, muscular physique and massive hindquarters. Fast,
strong, intelligent and kind, this is a versatile and popular breed.
The Quarter Horse comes in any solid color, but chestnut is the most
common.
Arabian
Average height 14.3 hands (4ft 11in)
The Arabian is a
versatile breed that enables to compete in a full range of equestrian
sports. They are excellent at endurance riding and are often shown
in hand or under saddle. In recent years Arabian racing has become
more popular. The Arabian is a muscular horse with fine bone
structure. It has large, bright, widely-spaced eyes that taper to
a small muzzle with flared nostrils. Arabian horses have great
endurance, are highly intelligent, and are generally kind and friendly,
but can be high-spirited. Arabians are commonly gray, chestnut,
bay and an occasional solid black.
Clydesdale
Height 16.2 hands - 18 hands (5ft 6in - 6ft 2in)
The Clydesdale is a
breed of heavy draft horse, bred not only to meet the agricultural needs
of farmers, but the demands for all types of heavy haulage.
Clydesdale's are still used today for pulling work on farmland as well
as under harness, in parades, and are popular at agricultural and county
shows. It is tall, powerful and impressive, and has a kind nature.
The feet are large and round, and there is an abundance of fine silky
feather on the legs. The most common colors are bay, brown and
black, but all have plenty of white hair on the legs.
Mustang
Height 13.2 hands - 15 hands
The original "Wild
West" pony, the name Mustang comes from the Spanish word mesteno meaning
wild or stray. Now an ancient breed, the Mustang is protected by
law, although its numbers are controlled. Because they are largely
the product of natural selection, these horses are usually fine riding
animals and exceptional in endurance trials. Today's Mustang has a
long head with thick cheeks, a deep narrow body and short legs.
They are very tough and hardy. Mustangs can be any color but tend
to have black points, and a dorsal stripe is common.
Thoroughbred
Height 14.2 hands - 17 hands (4ft 10in - 5ft 8in)
The primary use of
the Thoroughbred is for racing. Ex-racehorses can also make
excellent competition horses in other sports, particularly eventing.
The Thoroughbred is a fine-lined horse. The shoulders are long and
sloping with well-defined withers. The limbs must be clearly
defined, with well-formed knees and hocks, to withstand pressure of
speed. Thoroughbreds are generally courageous and bold, but can be
nervous and excitable. They respond to kindness.
Thoroughbreds are always a solid color.
Saddlebred
Average Height 16 hands (5ft 4in)
Initially bred to
carry landowners in comfort and at speed around their properties, the
Saddlebred is now bred mainly as a show animal both ridden and in
harness. It is also used for pulling buggies and its unusual gaits
make it a popular parade horse. The Saddlebred has a fine head
with wide-set eyes, large nostils, and a long arched neck. It has
a high-set tail and muscular quarters. The Saddlebred looks fiery
in action, with elevated, agile paces, but has a docile temperament.
It is also comfortable to ride. Saddlebreds are found in all solid
colors.
Pinto
Height 12 - 16 hands (4ft - 5ft 4in)
There is no
uniformity of height. Pintos standing between 12 - 14 hands are
considered ponies; those between 14.1 - 16 hands are considered horses.
In contrast to most other breeds which are defined by genetic ancestry,
the Pinto is a color breed. Favored by American Indians for their
color, and depicted as part of the American heritage, the Pinto is now a
general riding horse or pony. The Pinto does not have a consistent
conformation since it is bred for color. There are two distinct
color patterns: the Overo, which has a dark base coat with white
patches; and the Tobiano, a white base coat with dark patches.
Shire
Height 16.1 hands - 18 hands (5ft 5in - 6ft 2in)
The Shire horse is
the purest survival of an early type which was spoken of by medieval
writers as the "Great Horse" which carried knights to war. Shire
horses were also used for heavy haulage in town and country and still
work in some places today. They are also used in harness,
especially in pairs or teams. The Shire has a great presence.
It is large with massive, well-defined bone. It has a long narrow
head, Roman nose and a docile expression. Shires are also
long-lived. Black is the most popular color, although gray, bay
and brown are also seen.
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