*NEW KIRGIZ* When farms in Russia crossed local horses of the Thoroughbred and the Don, they ended up with the breed called New Kirgiz...

*PASO FINO* In Spain, the mixing of breeds resulted in one of the world's favorite riding horses The Barb breed, horses known for their strong genetics and impact on horse development throughout North Africa, the New World and Europe, was interbreeded with the delicate Spanish Jennet and the Andalusian breed, during the Moorish conquest of Spain...

*KABARDA* The Kabarda breed is typically used as a saddle horse, with an average hieght of about 150 cm...

*ICELANDIC* A decendant of horses brought to Iceland by settlers over 11 centuries ago, the Icelandic horse is rather small although not considered light in build...

*GALICIAN PONY* Found in northwest Spain, The Galician Pony is home in a region that features many mountains and a wet climate...

*HOKKAIDO* In Japan, the Hokkaido breed is called "Do-san-ko" as a term of endearment Hokkaido ponies are an old breed, thought to have been brought by fishermen to Hokkaido during the Edo era (1600 to 1867)...

*GRONINGEN* Originating in the Netherlands in the 1800's, the groningen breed came from Oldenburg horses that were bred to local draft breeds...

*EXMOOR PONY* In southwestern England, the Exmoor Pony are descendants of horses that walked along the land of Britain before it was an island...

*CLYDESDALE HORSE* The Clydesdale Horse, a very large and beautiful breed of horse Founded in a Scotland district and named for the Lankarkshire area, in which flows the River Clyde, this breed was typically used for agricultural work, as well as coal fields and haulage on Glasgow streets...

*FLEUVE* The Fleuve is a horse breed from Senegal, Africa It was developed from the crossing of a Barb with a local breed of pony...

*DUTCH WARMBLOOD* A warmblooded sport horse, the Dutch Warmblood is typically used for recreational and competitive purposes, such as driving, three day events, jumping, and dressage...

*POLISH KONIK* Sometimes called Konik polski in Poland, and the Polish Pony elsewhere; the Polish Konik is a pony used for riding and draft in Poland...

*SANHE* Used mostly for riding and carting in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Sanhe breed is considered among the best developed Chinese horse breeds...

*QATGANI* Found in Afghanistan, the Qatgani is a light riding horse *QUARAB* In 1989, the United Quarab Registry was created in order to recognize and promote the Quarter Horse-arabian crossbred, called the Quarab breed...

*SHETLAND PONY* The oldest breed of horse found in Britain, the Shetland Pony is named after the islands where it was first originated...

*TRAKEHNER* The foundation of the European warmblood horse of East Prussia, the Trakehner, was laid at a stud farm established in 1732...

*TERSK* The Tersk breed is a light saddle breed developed at Terks and Stavropol studs during the 1920's and 1940's...

*RUSSIAN DON HORSE* An under saddle and harness horse, the Russian Don Horse, got it start in the Cossack Calvary...

*SUFFOLK* In eastern England, farmers developed a breed of heavy draft horses, called the Suffolk Punch...

*SOVIET HEAVY DRAFT* Developed during the 1880's and 1890's, the Soviet Heavy Draft was recognized as a "new heavy draft breed"...

*PERUVIAN PASO* Before the 17th century most of the horses in the world had natural gaits, and horses that trotted were exceptional...

If you decided that you need a way to get your horse to the vet or even to horse shows, you will be needing transportation...

Clicker training is a slang name which originally came from the scientific term operant conditioning...

When you look at horses for sale, you may be looking for a horse that will be good with the kids You might be looking for a horse that you can bring into the racing world...

Mention horses in California and some people will give you a bit of a strange look Those who are unfamiliar with California with the exception of wine country in the Napa Valley and major cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego, for example, might wonder exactly where people in California would keep their horses...

Ask someone what they see when they picture horses in Florida and you're likely to hear about an imagines scene that places the rider and horse on a Gulf Coast beach with the sun setting in the background over crisp blue water...

Quarter Horse seems like a strange name for an animal, but only until you understand that Quarter horses are able to run a quarter mile faster than any other horse can run the same distance (in some situations, a Quarter Horse has been recorded at over 50 miles per hour while running at full speed), then its given name makes good sense...

If you have ever watched the Kentucky Derby or other events in racing's Triple Crown, you have had the opportunity to see Thoroughbred horses...

Anyone looking through a list of horses for sale needs to have a strong sense of what they are looking to buy...

While most dressage (a French term meaning "training") horses are warm bloods - Holsteiners, Trahkeners, Dutch Warmbloods, and Oldenburgs - some American Quarter Horses have also been very successful in dressage competitions...