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Horses

Different breeds and colour types of horse.

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An appaloosa is a breed of horse with a distinctive spotty coat. Appaloosas are usually used as a stock horse.

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Arabian horses are an ancient breed from the desert of the Middle East. They are fairly small horses with a distinctive shape and carriage. Arabians are elegant, gentle and affectionate.
A bay horse is a reddish brown, with a black mane, tail and lower legs. Bay horses may have white markings on their face or feet.

Bis forBrumby

Brumbies are wild, feral horses in Australia. They are descended from escaped or dumped horses. They cause a lot of damage to the native environment. Every so often they are rounded up and captured or culled, and can be trained as show ponies or other domestic uses.

Bis forBuckskin

A buckskin horse is a cream, gold or tan horse with a dark mane, tail and legs. Buckskin horses can be found in virtually all breeds of horse.
A chestnut horse is a reddish-brown colour, with a mane and tail the same colour or lighter than the rest of the horse.
Clydesdales are draft horses from the Clydesdale region of Scotland. They are large, strong, attractive horses that today are used primarily by beer companies to pull carts full of barrels, or pulling wagons at fairs and parades.

Cis forColt

A colt is a young male horse, generally one under four years old. The colt in the picture is one year old.
A dapple grey horse has white spots surrounded by dark hair, making an attractive pattern. Young horses that are dapple grey often slowly turn white.

Fis forFilly

A filly is a young female horse.
Lipizzaners, or Lipizzans, are a breed of white horse that is today used and bred at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna as a performing horse. Lipizzaners are trained over many years to perform complicated moves.

Mis forMare

A mare is a female horse. A male horse is called a stallion and a baby horse is called a foal.

Mis forMustang

Mustangs are feral horses found roaming wild in North America.

Pis forPalomino

A palomino horse has a gold coat and a white mane and tail.
Percherons are a large breed of horse designed for pulling heavy loads. They are originally from France.

Pis forPinto

A pinto horse is a white horse with patches of another colour, usually black or brown.
The American Quarterhorse is a breed of horse that is very fast over very short distances, hence the name - coming from a quarter mile race. They are also used at rodeos and as working horses.

Ris forRoan

Roan is a coat colour that is made from a darker base colour mixed with white hairs. Some other animals like dogs and cows can also have roan coats.
Shetland ponies are a breed of pony from the Shetland Isles, north of Scotland. They are strong, intelligent and hardy, and were used for pulling carts and ploughing fields. Today they are mostly used as children's pets. They can live for around 30 years.

Sis forStallion

A stallion is a male horse.