Nature & Science Article List
American Paint Horse Size
One of the most recognizable breeds of horse, the American Paint horse is popular in western and English riding, and even more so with children. People can also see the vigorous figure of an American Paint horse on the short-distance speed competition venue. The American Paint horse Association is v ...
Cleveland Bay Horse Size
Cleveland Bay is one of the oldest horse breeds in the UK, with genealogical data dating back nearly 300 years, and it is also the only breed in the UK that is not a "heavy horse." Initially originating in Yorkshire, the northernmost part of England, Cleveland Bay is named for its coat color, which ...
Bashkir Curly Size
The Bashkir horse is a horse breed bred by the Bashkirs in Russia. This breed is mainly distributed in the Republic of Bashkortostan in the Russian Federation, located in the south and west of the Ural Mountains. In Russia and the CIS countries, it is called Bashkir horse. In North America, it is kn ...
Budyonny Size
The Budyonny horse is the most popular horse breed in the former Soviet Union (Russia). Under Marshal Budyonny, this horse is bred by crossing British Thoroughbred horses and Don horses at the Budyonny Stud Farm and the 1st Cavalry Army Stud Farm in the former Rostov State of the Soviet Union under ...
Icelandic Horse Size
The Icelandic horse is the most purebred horse breed in the world and the most unique and excellent horse breed. According to European archaeologists, the Norwegians introduced the breed to Iceland from Northern Europe about 1200 years ago. Icelandic horses have been bred for thousands of years with ...
Barb Horse Size
The Barb horse (or Berber) is one of the world's oldest horse breeds, dating back to AD 600. There is still controversy over the origin of the bob horse. The Barb and the Arabian are the two main horse breeds in Morocco and have been bred there for thousands of years.The hometown of Barb horses is i ...
Thoroughbred Horse Size
Thoroughbreds are a great racehorse breed bred in Great Britain in the 17th century by artificial breeding to achieve the qualities required by humans: speed, character, and size. Today's Thoroughbreds we see on the racetrack are descended from the early Arabian horses that took root in the Middle E ...
Dutch Warmblood Horse Size
Before World War II, there were two utility horses in the Netherlands: the Gelderlander and the Groninger. Groningers are almost solid black, brown, or deep bay, but Gelderlanders are more commonly sorrel with showy white markings. The origin of Dutch Warmblood comes from these two native breeds.The ...
Selle Francais Size
Selle Francais (SF) is a warm-blood horse breed that originated in mainland France. In Normandy in the 19th century, native mares were crossed with thoroughbreds to create the stronger and taller Selle Francais breed. In 1914, these horses were recognized as "mixed" horses. Mixed-bred horses are fou ...
Oldenburger Horse Size
The Oldenburger is a warmblood breed native to Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, and is the tallest and heaviest of the German warmblood breeds. The modern Oldenburg horse is a tall sporting horse with a good gait and jumping ability. In the 17th century, the horses of the Oldenburg region may have been smal ...