| Horses were first tamed by the inhabitants of the | | | | smaller in size with very strong hind legs. |
| steppe regions of Central Asia in about 3000 BC to | | | | American Saddlebred Horse - This horse evolved in |
| 4000 BC. They were mainly domesticated for their | | | | the year 1800's in Kentucky, the Southern states of the |
| meat and milk. As man left his ancestral place in | | | | nation. The horse has an elegant look and it appears |
| search for food and territory, horses became his | | | | great when it pulls a chariot to the church. The horse is |
| mode of transport. On learning to cultivate, man started | | | | the result of selective breeding of the breeds like the |
| using horses for ploughing the fields. In the northern | | | | Narragansett and Canadian Pacers, the Morgan Horse |
| regions the usage of the horse gradually grew with | | | | and the Thouroughbred. |
| time. The horse was used for drawing vehicles, the | | | | Appaloosa - This wonderful breed is the result of |
| two wheeled chariots and such. The following | | | | selective breeding of the horse breeds like the Nez |
| information would certainly add to your knowledge of | | | | Perce Indians of the regions of Southeast Washington, |
| horse breeds. | | | | Northeast Oregon and Idaho. One of the distinguishing |
| Information on Horse Breeds | | | | features of the horse is its spotted coat, which can be |
| American Paint Horse - This horse has a cool | | | | found in any pattern. Their hooves usually have back |
| temperament and is usually used for cattle work. They | | | | or white stripes. |
| are friendly, easy going and intelligent. Their coat color | | | | Arabian Horse - The horse is famous for its friendly |
| can usually be divided in to two parts, tobiano or white | | | | nature and ready to work temperament. The |
| with dark marks and overo or dark with white marks. | | | | distinguishing characteristic of this horse from other |
| The breed of the horse has descended from their | | | | breeds is that they have dished fore head with a |
| Spanish cousins. | | | | prominent eye and teacup muscles and large nostrils. |
| American Quarter Horse - This horse earned a great | | | | This horse is chosen for instructional trainings and |
| deal of popularity for its even temperament. This horse | | | | therapeutic programs. |
| is usually used for riding. For new comers this horse | | | | Apart from the above mentioned breeds there are |
| would be a great riding partner. The horses that are | | | | scores of horse breeds whose shape, temperament |
| taken for competitions are usually stout in shape with | | | | and strength vary from one breed to another. |
| wide jowls. Those that are used for the farming are | | | | |