Colored horses have always attracted attention as you can see in the art of many cultures. Tombs from Egypt dating back to the fourth century BC have representations of horses colored like the Paints of today. Spain had many colored horses with the tobiano and overo patterns. In Europe, paintings from the sixteenth century show…
Category Archives: Breed of the month
Horse of the Month: Shetland Pony
The Shetland Pony comes from the Shetland Island which is about one hundred miles off of the north coast of Scotland. The landmass of the whole island group is about one tenth the size of Los Angeles County, California. The climate there is cold, wet, and very windy, and the grass there is tough and…
January Horse of the Month- Shire
The Shire originated in the central regions of England, known as the Midlands, of England, especially in the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Staffordshire. Some people think the Shire can trace its history back to the days of the Roman conquest. By the year 1068, people in the area were using heavy cobs as pack…
Morgan
The Morgan breed can be traced from one single stallion named Figure. Figure was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts in 1789.Figure was a small bay, given to Justin Morgan in the 1700′s. Figure’s breeding was unknown, but Welsh, Cob, Thoroughbred and Arab blood is all believed to be involved. Since Figure was only 14 hands,…
November Horse of the Month- Clydesdale
The Clydesedale is a breed of draft horse originally from the valley of the River Clyde in Scotland in the early 18th century, after the 6th Duke of Hamilton imported Flemish stallions to mate with local mares to increase the size and bulk of the local draft horse. Shires were also used in the breeding….
September- Brumby
The brumby is a feral horse of Australia. They come in all colors and generally stand 14 to 15 hands tall. Brumbies were hunted and killed because they were thought of as pests because they harmed some of the natural flora and fauna, damage land, overgraze on pastures, and make natural water supplies undrinkable. Brumbies…
June Breed of the Month: Welsh Pony
Sorry I didn’t post in the beginning of the month, I was at camp one week then the next week I was at camp again and then at the beach. On to business; The Welsh Pony. The Welsh Pony is a small pony most not over 13 hands but they are very strong for their…
Horse of the Month-Mustang
The Mustang is just one breed of wild horses. The Mustang is a hardy breed living in the wild where during winter, the food is scarce and when it is not winter they are being preyed on. The Mustang’s numbers in the wild have changed over all these years at first they were plentiful and…
April Horse of the Month-Quarter Horse
The Quarter Horse is the most popular horse breed in North America. It was used (and still is) for racing a short distance and sprinting forward at amazing speeds. Once longer distance racing was in favor, Thoroughbreds took over that spot but people found out what other work it was good for. The Quarter horse…
Breed of the Month – The Arabian
The Arabian is one the oldest breeds in the horse world. The Arabian was bred in the Arabian Peninsula, and dates back to 2,500 B.C. They were used in the desert traveling from one oasis to the next. Arabians were used in breeding for most of the breeds we know today, including the Thoroughbred (check…
