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Waler |
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Waler horses were given their name by the area in which they
came from, New South Wales in Australia. They are a result of being taken over
by the hands of eager settlers aiming to get a new life for themselves and
become more prosperous. Thoroughbreds, Clydesdales, Shires, Arabs, and English
Native Breeds were all introduced into this breed over time. The Indonesian
style horse, the Timor Pony became the most positive source for the Waler horse
to evolve. It was this cross breeding that helped aid in keeping the horse
breed strong and making it more agile. They began to become the ideal horse breed
for military use; they have an excellent stride, fast pace, and an immense
amount of energy. Even though they were thought of as great
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Walkaloosa |
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Walkaloosa horses are a gaited horse with appaloosa
patterning. The gaited horse with appaloosa patterning has been documented in
history for hundreds, even thousands of years. Then in 1938 when the animals
who exhibited LP complex (the genetic factor that causes the spotting of the
Appaloosa Horse) were brought together to form the registry that became the
Appaloosa Horse Club, the gaited animals were lumped together with all
appaloosa patterned horses as the stock that became Registered Appaloosas.
Although the ApHC has years of crosses with many other
styles of horses that became the breeds of Quarter Horse, Arabian, and
Thoroughbred, the breeders shied way from including the naturally gaited
animals in their bre
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Welara Pony |
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Welara ponies are a cross between Arabian horses and Welsh
ponys. They were developed by Lady Wentworth of Sussex, England. The sire was
Skowronek, a Polish bred. The mares were imported from Coed Coch Welsh stud
farm in North Wales. In 1981 a group of ranchers in southern California
established the breed. This cross had been done for years and the offspring were
thought to be exceptional. This registry was set up to recognize and benefit
the Welarea Pony. Welsh Cobs are also acceptable in the breeding program. The
registry has grown in the last number of years and include ponies worldwide.
Welara Ponies are beautiful and refined, gentle, quick, and
intelligent. They learn quickly and are versatile. They have ar
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Welsh Pony |
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The Welsh Pony and Cob are a group of four
closely related horse breeds including both pony and cob types, which
originated in Wales in the United Kingdom. The four sections within the breed
society for the Welsh breeds are primarily distinguished by height, but also by
variations in type: the Welsh Mountain
Pony, the Welsh Pony, the
Welsh Pony of Cob Type, and the Welsh Cob. Welsh ponies and cobs are
known for their good temperament, hardiness, and free-moving gaits.
Native ponies
existed in Wales before 1600 BC, and a Welsh-type cob was known as early as the
Middle Ages. They were influenced by Arabian horses, and possibly also by
Thoroughbred and Hackney horses. In 1901, the first stud book for the Welsh
breeds was
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Westphalian |
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Westphalian, or Westfalen, horses are warmblood horses bredrnin the Westphalia region of western Germany. They are closely affiliated withrnthe state-owned stud farm of Warendorf, which it shares with the Rhinelander.rnSince World War II, the Westphalian horse has been bred to the same standard asrnthe other German warmbloods, and they are particularly famous as Olympic-levelrnshow jumpers and dressage horses. Next to the Hanoverian, the Westphalianrnstudbook has the largest breeding population of any warmblood in Germany.
The history of the Westphalian horse is linked with thernState Stud of Warendorf, which was founded in 1826 to serve the NorthrnRhine Westphalian region. The stud was built under the Prussian Stud dministration,
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Wielkopolski |
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Wielkopolski horses originated in Central and Weste oland
in 1964. Their name comes from Wielkopolska ("Great Poland"), a
region in west central Poland centered on Poznan.
Wielkopolski horses were developed by crossing two now
extinct Polish breeds, the Pozan and the Mazury, so it is also referred to as
Mazursko-Poznanski horses. The Pozan, or Poznan, horse was developed in Poland.
This breed is extremely rare. These horses are known to be quite noteworthy. It
was bred at the studs at Posadowo, Racot, and Gogolewo. The Pozan was a mixture
of Arabian, Thoroughbred, Trakehner, and Hanoverian blood. It was a
middleweight farm worker, very versatile, used for riding and agricultural
work. The Mazury, also known as
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Württemberger |
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Württemberger horses have excellent temperaments, combining
a sensible attitude with lively and free action. These traits may have
originally been due to their use as draft horse and Arabian blood. They are
tough and economical to feed when compared to Thoroughbreds.
The standard Württemberger stands around 16.1 hands high,
and is usually bay, chestnut, brown, or black in color. They have average-sized
heads with a straight profile, a good neck, and prominent withers. Their chest
is deep and the shoulders are sloping and well-muscled in most cases. The back
is long and straight and the croup sloping. They have muscular legs with hard,
well-formed hooves.
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