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 Padang Pony
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Padang Ponies are from Sumatra Island, Indonesia. They are
one of several ponies found in Indonesia. Among the others are Batak (Deli),
Bali, Gayoe, Java, Sumba or Sumbawa, Sandalwood, and Timor ponies.
Padang Ponies are small but strong, versatile, have good
endurance, and are even tempered. They stand approximately 12.2-13 hh at the
withers. They have small heads, small ears, a short, muscular neck, deep chest,
sloping croup, sloping shoulder, good coupling, strong back, slight builds, and
light legs. They come is all colors. They have thick manes and tails.
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Palomino |
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The term Palomino does not refer to a specific breed of
horses but to a type of color. The Palomino coloring is evident in a number of
breeds. There are various theories where the name Palomino comes from, one
suggests that it comes from Juan de Palomino who received a golden colored
horse from Cortes.
The origin of the Palomino is not clear as golden colored
horses are found all over the world. Works of art dating back many centuries
depict such horses in Asia, Japan and several European countries. The Spanish
Queen Isabella encouraged the breeding of golden horses, as a result in Spain
they are often referred to as Isabellas. In North America Palominos were
imported by the Spanish Conquistadores. This type of colo
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Paso Fino |
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Paso Fino means ''fine
step''. Paso Fino horses are a naturally gaited light horse breed dating
back to horses imported to the Caribbean from Spain. Paso Fino horses are
prized for their smooth, natural, four-beat, lateral ambling gait; they are used
in many disciplines, but are especially popular for trail riding.
In the United States two main groups of horses are popularly
called "Paso Fin" One, also known as the Pure Puerto Rican Paso
Fino (PPR), originated in Puerto Rico. The other, often called the Colombian
Paso Fino or Colombian Criollo Horse (CCC), developed in Colombia.
Paso Fino horses are a blend of Barb, Spanish Jennet, and
Andalusian horses. They were bred by Spanish land owners in Puerto Rico and
C
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Patterned |
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Patterned Horses
are highly valued for their color and markings, but also a favorite for their
unique refinement and intelligence. They have long been used in performance
competitions as a show horse.
American Paint Horses
comes in various colors, including bay, chestnut, black, palomino, gray,
buckskin, and blue roan. Plus they have distinctive white markings. The marks
vary in size but the patterns are standard. The two predominant coat patterns
of Paint Horses, the overo and tobiano, are distinguished by the position of
the white coloring on the body.
Overo (Spanish, for “like
an egg”) patterned horses have white spots extending across their back between
the withers and the tail. Typically, all fo
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Pentro |
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Pentro Hores were developed
in Molise, Italy. Originally they were a beast of burden, for herding other animals.
Today they are used chiefly for riding and as a working animal. They have a nervous
temperament but at the same time docile.
Source: Agraria.org
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Percheron Heavy |
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Percheron heavy horses, originally known as Norman Percheron,
are one of the best-known European horse breeds. They originated in the district
of Perche, to the north and west of Normandy in France.
They never achieved the popularity in England of the Clydesdale
and Shire heavies, and although quite a number were imported into Britain – especially
in the late 1800s – they were believed not to have the strength and stamina of the
British breeds.
However, the Percheron found favor in the United States as a
heavy draught animal, but a good deal of its popularity there is believed to have
been due to its predominant grey color.
Percheron horses are more like Suffolk horses than other British
heavy breeds
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Peruvian Paso |
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Peruvian Paso horses, or just Peruvian Horses, are light
saddle horse known for their smooth ride. They are distinguished by a natural, four-beat,
lateral gait called the paso llano.
Because of the shared word Paso, a close relationship
between the Peruvian Paso and the Paso Fino breed is incorrectly assumed.
"Paso" simply means "step," in Spanish, and does not imply
a common breed or origin. Although the two breeds share ancestors in the Old
World, and have some similarities, they were developed independently for
different purposes. The two breeds are different and easily distinguishable.
The Peruvian is somewhat larger, deeper in the body and wider. The Paso Fino is
not bred for "termino" in its stride.
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Pindos |
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Pindos ponies, also known as Thessalian Ponies, come from
Greece, mostly around Thessaly. In the third century the Greek poet Oppian wrote
that these ponies were “most noted for beauty, courage, and endurance”.
Pindos Ponies are rather agile animals. They are also
considered frugal and surefooted. Having a surefooted horse equates a very easy
journey for those seeking a means to travel inexpensively with a dependable
creature. They have been utilized for agriculture, pack, harness duties, and of
course, riding. They can be found in Greece, Albania, Macedonia, and other
areas of the Ionian Sea and Aegean Sea.
They have a reputation for being consistent and easy to
train. At times, they may have some
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Pintabian |
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Pintabians are graceful, animated horses that are known for
their beauty, stamina, versatility, and good disposition. Although Pintabians
can also be registered as Pintos, they are more specifically referred to as an
Arabian-type horse with spots. Pintabians have tobiano markings and over 99
percent Arabian blood. They became officially recognized in 1992 when the
Pintabian Horse Registry was established.
While its tobiano markings are one of its distinguishing
characteristics, the Pintabian is not a color breed. Arabian does not have a
spotted coat. In order to have a color pattern, there was a tobiano pinto, 7
generations ago that was crossed with an Arab. The tobiano color pattern is
defined as non-symmetric
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Pleven |
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Pleven horses are competition horses with a natural jump and
free-flowing gaits.
Pleven horses were developed in 1898 in the Klementina stud
(now called the Georgi Dimitrov Agricultural Center) in Bulgaria. Plevens are
mostly Anglo-Arab, but Gidran stallions were later added to the breed. They
were officially recognized in 1951, and English Thoroughbred blood was further
added to add refinement and size to Plevens.
The breed is still selectively bred throughout Bulgaria, and
an effort is being made to increase their size, which would make it more
attractive as an international sport horse.
The Pleven''s head has a straight profile, a long, muscular
neck, and a nice top line. They are excell
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Poitevin |
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Poitevin (also known as Mulassier "mule-breeder",
Poitevin Mulassier, or Trait Mulassier) are a draft horse from the Poitou area
of France. They are a late-maturing breed with strong bones, known for its calm
nature. They are found in many solid coat colors, the result of crossbreeding
with several other European draft breeds throughout its history, and are the
only French draft horse to be found in bay dun. Today, Poitevins are used
mainly for driving, although some are used for riding and equine therapy.
Poitevin stallions were generally sold as two-year-olds at
the summer fair in Vendee and the winter fair in Saint-Maixent, as well as to
horse merchants in Berry, Beauce, Perche, and the Midi. In these areas, they
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Pony of the Americas |
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The Pony of the Americas originated in Iowa, US. They are
all related to one horse named the Black Hand. They were development by breeding
an Appaloosa Arab horse with a Shetland. Black Hand was the horse of an
attorney named was Les Boomhower. Les gave the horse the name for the markings
situated on their quarters. Today they can be found in Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, and other Midwestern states.
Ponies of the Americas are very smart horses with a calm and
giving temperament. They are gentle and can be trusted to travel on their own
when needed.
They can stand up to thirteen hands tall, with the vast
majority of them coming in just under eleven or twelve hands. They have
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Pottok |
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Pottok horses originate from the Basque region of France.
They have been in demand for quite some time and are considered one of the
three main native horse breeds. Their history comes from the Magdalenian types
of horses, which were dated all the way back to seven thousand B.C. They were
once considered a very wild horse but have since become domesticated.
Just as their popularity began to grow, they were hurt by
the high demand for horses that were larger for agricultural purposes. Experts
believe that at some point there were only a mere 150 Pottok horses left.
However today yhey are popular due to a gentile nature. They have been featured
in films and have also been serving as a mascot for a rugby team.
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Pryor Mountain Mustang |
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Pryor Mountain Mustangs are a substrain of Mustang considered to be genetically unique
and one of the few strains of horses verified by DNA analysis to be descended
from the original Colonial Spanish Horses brought to the Americas by the
Spanish. They live on the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range located in the Pryor
Mountains of Montana and Wyoming in the United States, and are the only Mustang herds remaining
in Montana. They are protected by the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros
Act of 1971 (WFRHBA) and managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), who
has set the optimum herd number at 120 animals. Genetic studies have revealed
that the herd exhibits a high degree of genetic diversity and a low degree of
inbreeding, and
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