Horses: Heavy, Light & Pony
Heavy Horse:
The heavy draft horse gives an impression of weight combined with
strength. The body is wide and he back broad, often accompanied
by rounded withers, which in some breeds, in the interest of
increased pulling power, may be higher than the croup. The body
is heavily muscled, particularly over the loin and quarters. The
shoulders are relatively upright to accommodate the collar, and
the legs are thick and short. The heavy horses usually stand
between 16 and 18hh. Their actions are short giving maximum
traction.
American Cream Draft
Andravida
Ardennais
Auxois
Ban-ei
Bashkir
Belgian
Black Forest
Boulonnais
Breton
Cheju
Clydesdale
Comtois
Danube
Dole Gudbrandsday
Dutch Draft
East Bulgarian
Estonian
Finnish Draft
Forest Horse
Freiberger
Gelderland
Hequ
Hucul
Italian Heavy Draft
Jinzhou
Jutland
Lithuanian Heavy Draft
Noriker
North Swedish
Percheron
Poitevin
Polish Draft
Rhenish German Warmblood
Russian Heavy Draft
Schleswig-Holstein
Shire
South German
Soviet Heavy Draft
Suffolk Punch
Tori
Vladimir Heavy Draught
Light Horse
The light horse exhibits conformational features that make it
suitable to be ridden. The form of the back allows for a saddle
to be fitted easily. The "true" ribs, the first eight, are flat,
so that the saddle lies behind the trapezius muscle. The ten
"false" ribs are rounded and "well-sprung." The withers are
clearly defined, and the slope of the shoulders, from their
junction with neck and withers to their point, is about 60
degrees. Light horses usually stand between 15 and 17.2hh. The
action is long, low and economical, with little bend or lift in
the knee.
Akhal Teke
Albanian
Altai
Alter Real
American Cream and White
American Saddlebred
Andalusian
Anglo Arab
Anglo-Karbada
Appaloosa
Arabian
Argentine Crioola
Australian Brumby
Australian Stock Horse
Azteca
Baluchi
Barb
Bashkir Curly
Boer
Buckskin
Budyonny
Byelorussian
Camargue
Campolina
Canadian
Carthusian
Caspian
Chilean Corraleero
Cleveland Bay
Colorado Ranger
Criolla
Crioulo
Deliboz
Djerma
Dongola
Dutch Warmblood
Egyptian
Falabella
Fleuve
Florida Cracker
Fouta
Frederiksborg
French Saddlebred
French Trotter
Friesian
Gidran
Groningen
Hackney
Hanoverian
Holsteiner
Hungarian Warmblood
Iomud
Irish Draft
Kabarda
Karabair
Karabakh
Kazakh
Kiger Mustang
Kisber Felver
Kiso
Kladruber
Knapstrup
Konik
Kushum
Kustanai
Latvian
Lipizzaner
Lokai
Losino
Lusitano
Malopolski
Mangalarga
Marwari
Mecklenburg
Messara
Miniature Horses
Missouri Fox Trot
Mongolian
Morabs
Morgan
Moyle
Mustang
Murgese
New Kirgiz
Noric
Northeastern Oldenburg
Orlov Trotter
Paint
Palomino
Pantanerio
Paso
Peruvian Paso
Pintabian
Pinto
Przewalski
Qatgani
Quarab
Quarter Horse
Racking Horse
Rocky Mountain Horse
Russian Don
Russian Trotter
Sanhe
Selle Francais
Shagya Arab
Single Footing Horse
Sorraia
Spanish Mustang
Spanish Barb
Spanish Norman
Standardbred
Sudan Country-Bred
Swedish Warmblood
Taishuh
Tawleed
Tennessee Walking Horse
Tersk
Thessalian
Thoroughbred
Tiger Horse
Trakehner
Ukrainian Saddle
Vlaamperd
West African Barb
Wielkoposki
Xilingol
Yakut
Yili
Zhemaichu
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Pony:
Ponies differ from horses by virtue of their unique character and
size. They are deeper through the body in relation to their
height, while the length of the head is usually equal to the
wither-to-point-of-shoulder measurement, and that of the back
from wither to croup. There is also a difference in the action,
stemming from the early environment. Horses are rarely as
surefooted, and they do not have such a developed sense of
self-preservation as ponies. Ponies usually stand between 10 and
15hh.
Abyssinian
American Walking Pony
Ariegeois
Asturian
Avelignese
Balearic
Banker
Basotho Pony
Bhirum
Bhotio
Camargue
Carpathian
Cayuse
Chincoteague
Connemara
Dales
Dartmoor
Eriskay
Exmoor
Faeroes
Fell
Galiceno
Galician
Gotland
Guangxi
Hackney
Haflinger
Highland
Hokkaido
Hucul
Icelandic
Kerry Bog
Kirdi
Konik
Landais
M'Bayar
Merens
Misaki
Miyako
New Forest
New Foundland
Noma
Nooitgedacht
Nordland
Norwegian Fjord
Ob
Pindos
Pinia
Pony of the Americas
Pottok
Pyrenean Tarpan
Quarter Pony
Shetland
Skyros
Somali
Sorraia
Tarpan
Tokara
Vyatka
Welara
Welsh Pony and Cob
Western Sudan
Yanqi
Yonaguni
