Title: What Are The Most Common Horse Breeds Today?

Author: Dean Erickson

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Learning about horse breeds, common and rare, is fascinating and
there's a wealth of information available for free on the
Internet.

Your curiosity about horses and horse breeds will most certainly
bring you to the Internet. In fact, the Internet is literally an
A to Z of horse information. Websites such as Equiseach.com are
like specialized online encyclopedias with hundreds of facts and
listing about horses, horse breeds and anything else remotely
related to horses.

When you think of horse breeds (or bloodlines or types) it is
the Thoroughbred or the Arabian that comes to mind. The
Thoroughbred is an English breed bred from Arabian horses
imported to England in the late 16th century. These days in
America, it is Kentucky that boasts the most Thoroughbred horse
farms than anywhere else in the world.

Arabian horses are easily recognizable. They are well known for
their affectionate temperament and bond very well with humans,
after all this breed has been living with humans since 1500 B.C
. They are friendly, agile and keen to work. The first Arabian
was imported into America in 1725 by Nathan Harrison.

American breeds include the Standardbred (an excellent trotter
and harness racer), the Quarter horse breed (bred for races),
the Morgan horse breed (and intelligent and versatile horse for
riding and work originating in Vermont) and the Appaloosa breed
(a popular work and pleasure horse, which has also become a
popular choice of sporting horse especially in dressage and
jumping. This breed of horse is known for its distinctive coat
coloring, which often includes spotting and mottled colors).

The Asian breeds, influenced by Arabian or Persian breeds, are
small and relatively plain horses but known for their
intelligence. Such breeds include the Tartar, Kirghis, Mongol
and Cossack horses.

Lesser known breeds include the Kladruber, a strong harness
horse, which originates from Czechoslovakia. The Brabançon, from
Belgium, is a heavy and powerful horse. The Nonius Stallion,
from Hungary, is a compact horse of good temperament and is also
a competitive riding horse. Fjord Ponies from Western Norway are
popular in Scandanavia. They are short, but have hardy strong
legs.

Even lesser known breeds are the Maremmano or the Tuscan horse
originating from the coast of Tuscany. This is a good working
horse, once used by the Italian Cavalry, and even nowadays quite
suited to police and army work, especially because of its calm
but determined temperament. The Wielkopolski is a popular
competition horse originating from Poland.

There are detailed descriptions of each breed of horse online.
As well as great information there are hundreds of pictures of
different horse breeds.

About the author:
Dean Erickson. Journalist, and web site builder Dean Erickson
lives in Texas. He is the owner and co-editor of
horse-breeds-directory.info on which you will find a longer,
more detailed version of this article.

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