I love learning about different horse breeds, do you? Each of these articles explores a different breed of horse in-depth, with photos, history, and information about how each breed is used today. I hope you enjoy!
What is a Warmblood horse? It’s complicated. In simple terms, a Warmblood Horse is a type that mixes the cold blood of draft breeds with the hot blood of lighter horse breeds like Arabians. The more…
The Ozark Mountains stretch across the southern half of Missouri and create a beautiful highland region with challenging terrain. Early settlers here needed solid and sure-footed horses and developed the Missouri Fox Trotter, a breed known…
American Saddlebred Horses originated in the United States and are popular worldwide as rock star show horses. They are renowned for their smooth three and five-gaited movement that makes riding them feel like sitting on a…
Prehistoric caves in France depict spotted horses, and they were also popular in the United States, most recognizable as the Appaloosa horse of the Nez Perce Indians. What few people realize is that many of these…
Dazzling Dutch Warmbloods are the superstar of the Olympic equestrian disciplines, with horses like Valegro and Totilas wowing audiences with their jaw-dropping performances. This is a relatively young horse breed, but the strict adherence to quality…
Medieval war horse breeds were crucial to early civilizations. They traversed the continents, trying to help their riders secure resources and expand their reigns. Many breeds we know and love today started out as war horses,and…
The Falabella family started breeding small horses around 200 years ago in the pampas, or plains region of Argentina. They strove to maintain the highest quality type and conformation in a perpetually smaller frame through selective…