|
Ob Pony |
|
Ob Ponies, also known as Priob ponies, are from the
Khanty-Mansi national district near the lower areas of the Ob and Irtysh rivers
in western Siberia in Russia.
The climate they are from is severe with extreme cold, deep
snow, and a lack of grain foods. Ob Ponies are used chiefly as pack animals in
the winter. During the summer months they do not work and are left free to
graze the marshes.
Ob Ponies live long lived and fertile; they work until they
are eighteen or twenty years old. In general they are similar Yakut Ponies,
although they are more of draft type. They are hardy and enduring. They are
small in stature with a long back and well developed skeleton. Their legs are
short. Their head is of medium length,
...
|
|
|
Old English Black |
|
Old English Black, or Old Kladruby, are an extinct horses
developed in Britain.
During the Norman Conquest of 1066, the brittish took some
of the Great Horses from the mainland Europe across the English Channel and
crossbred them with native mares. Eventually, a distinct breed developed that
was known as the Old English Black Horse.
Despite the name, they were not a color breed. For a long
period of time, bays and browns were more common in this breed than blacks,
but, there were also roans, grays, and chestnuts among them. The color markings
on the old English black horse were similar to Clydesdale horses, with the
desired pattern being four white stockings and a well-defined bald face.
Large Dutch
...
|
|
|
Oldenburg |
|
Oldenburg horses were developed in a small area near
surrounding the province of Oldenburg, Germany in the 16th century.
They horses are multi-talented horses commonly used in dressage, endurance
riding, general riding, hunting, and jumping activities.
Oldenburg horses were originally developed as a strong
carriage horse. They were developed from Spanish, Neopolitan, Barb, Thoroughbred,
and Hannoverian horses. The early Oldenburg horses were well-known for
consistency in conformation, great power, and their magnificent coal black
color. They were also famed for their kind character and extreme willingness to
work under saddle, in front of a carriage, or in the fields. However, as the
need for carriage hor
...
|
|
|
Orlov Trotter |
|
Orlov Trotters are Russian
horses known for greet speed and endurance. They were developed in the 1800’s
with the help of Count Alexei Orlov, who operated the Khrenovskoy Stud Farm
situated somewhere near Bobrov, a small town in Russia. Count Orlov cross breed
local mares with English, Danish, and Arabian stallions to development of the
Russian Trotter.
Through the 1800’s Russian nobles frequently rode Orlov Trotter and enjoyed
their durability; however, by the the
twentieth century they became unpopular soon were threatened by extinction. Luckily
a small number proved successful enough at racing and some owners continued to
breed them. Currently around a dozen of them still exist in Voronezh, Ukraine,
and around the S
...
|
|
|
Orlov-rostopchin |
|
Orlov-rostopchin Horeses (also called the Russian Saddle
Horses) started their developed in eighteenth century Russia when Count Alexei
Orlov bred Arabian stallions with royal Spanish and Danish mares, as well as
English Thoroughbreds, Dutch Friesians, and other breeds, to produce the Orlov
Trotter in the late 1700s.
But in addition to his Trotters, Count Orlov also used some
of his same foundation Arabians to produce a saddle horse. Orlov Riding Horses,
as they were called, averaged about 16 hands with strong, athletic bodies, but
also featured dished heads, swanlike necks and an elegant look. They were
predominantly black.
At the same time, a rival breeder, Count F.V. Rostopchin was
crossing his own Ara
...
|
|
|
Ostfriesen |
|
Ostfriesen and Alt-Oldenburger horses are representatives of
a group of horse breeds primarily from continental Europe called heavy
warmbloods. The breed has two names because the same horse was bred in two
marshy regions in the most north-western part of Germany: East Frisia and the
former grand duchy of Oldenburg. The name "Alt-Oldenburger" - alt
meaning "old" - simply distinguishes this horse from its descendant,
the modern Oldenburg, which is bred for sport.
The AO/OF is bred by preservationists to fit the pre-World
War model. Unlike the registries of the sport horses that followed them, their
studbook is partly-closed. However, external evaluation and performance testing
of the breeding stock is still a key ele
...
|
|