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Photo of a horse.

Types of horses

Different breeds and colour types of horse.

Photo of a mare and foal.
Photo by Kathleen Conklin
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Fis forFoal (horse)

A foal is a baby horse.
Horses, Babies
Photo of a lipizzaner horse
Photo by Gattou/Lucie
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Lis forLipizzaner

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.
Horses
Photo of a mare.
Photo by JD Lamb
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Mis forMare

A mare is a female horse. A male horse is called a stallion and a baby horse is called a foal.
Horses, Female
Photo of wild mustangs
Photo by KitAy
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Mis forMustang

Mustangs are feral horses found roaming wild in North America.
Horses
Photo of a palomino horse
Photo by Thetamar
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Pis forPalomino

A palomino horse has a gold coat and a white mane and tail.
Horses
Photo of a percheron
Photo by Just chaos
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Pis forPercheron

Percherons are a large breed of horse designed for pulling heavy loads. They are originally from France.
Horses
Photo of pinto horses
Photo by JD Lamb
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Pis forPinto

A pinto horse is a white horse with patches of another colour, usually black or brown.
Horses
Photo of a quarterhorse
Photo by Rachel Gutbrod
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Qis forQuarterhorse

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.
Horses
Photo of a roan horse.
Photo by Rachel Gutbrod
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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.
Horses
Photo of a Shetland pony
Photo by Brian Forbes
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Sis forShetland pony

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.
Horses

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