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Belgian
Large and tall, 15-17 hands
Roan, bay, chestnut, and black |
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Clydesdale
Large and tall, 16-17 hands
Brown, bay, chestnut, and black |
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Friesian
Large and tall, 15-17 hands
Black (bay, brown seen occasionally)
Only white allowed is star |
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Haflinger
Small but muscular, 13-15 hands
Chestnut with white or flaxen points |
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Percheron
Large and tall, 15.3-17.2 hands
Usually gray or black, some other colors occasionally |
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Arabian
Medium size, 14.1-15.1 hands
Dished face
Black, bay, chestnut, roan, grey |
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Shetland Pony
Small pony, 7-11 hands
Can pull heavy loads
Various colors
Thicker coats |
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Welsh Pony
4 sections (A,B,C,D) with differing standards for height
Range from 11-16 hands
Harness pulling, jumping, hunters |
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Miniature Horse
Very small, short- max height 34 in
Various colors, patterns |
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Donkey
In horse family but different
7.1-15.3 hands
Usually pack, pulling animals |
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Hinny
Offspring of male horse and female donkey
Small than mules, less common
Typically sterile |
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Mule
Offspring of male donkey and female horse
Larger than hinnies, common
Often sterile |
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American Paint
Medium, 14.2-16 hands
Must be American Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred, otherwise called a Pinto
Paint, various colors |
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American Quarter Horse
Medium, 14-16 hands
Brown, black, chestnut, buckskin, bay, palomino, grey
Racing, working, cutting, ranch |
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Appaloosa
Medium, 14.2-15.2 hands
Black, chestnut, bay, buckskin, palomino, grullo, dun
Blanket, leopard, other patterns
White sclera, striped hooves, mottled skin and muzzle |
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Fjord
Small horse, 13.1-14.3 hands
Draft-like in build
Most are dun |
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Hanoverian
Medium, 15-16 hands
Sport horse- dressage, show jumping, eventing, show hunters
Bay, black, brown, grey |
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Morgan
Small/medium, 14.1-15.2 hands
Various colors |
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Mustang
Small/medium, 14-15 hands (varies)
Feral, in holding facilities, adopted to people |
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Tennessee Walking Horse
Medium/large, 14.3-17 hands
Gaited horse
Various colors |
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