| A horse is a horse of course of course. Right? Well, | | | | horse breed. The breed itself was developed by |
| not exactly. There are more breeds of horses than | | | | farmers in Lanarkshire, which is the old name for |
| Carter has liver pills. We're just going to touch on a | | | | Clydesdale. This horse was mainly bred to meet the |
| few examples here, otherwise we're going to need a | | | | agricultural needs of farmers. The Clydesdale is a real |
| book about 2000 pages long. | | | | work horse. Make no mistake about that. |
| For example, and we'll just start with the letter A, there | | | | The letter D gives us the Dartmoor Pony. This horse is |
| is the Australian Stock Horse. This is one of those | | | | one of nine breeds that are specific to the British Isles. |
| horses that arose from selective breeding due to the | | | | This particular breed comes from a barren moorland |
| demands of the environment. The history of this breed | | | | called Dartmoor, which is located in Devon, England. |
| actually began in 1788. When the first breed of horses | | | | These are very old horses which go all the way back |
| was brought to Eastern Australia by the First Fleet. | | | | to the reign of King Henry I. Today, Dartmoor Ponies |
| These horses were of mixed English Thoroughbred | | | | are found all over Great Britain as well as countries like |
| and Spanish stock and they were hardy enough | | | | France, Sweden and Germany. |
| horses that they were a perfect choice for the | | | | Moving along to the letter E, we have the Eriskay |
| cavalry. | | | | Pony. This particular pony is the only surviving variety |
| Moving along to the letter B, we have the Basotho | | | | of the Hebridean pony. It is found on the Hebrides |
| Pony. This horse is found only in Lesotho, which is in | | | | Islands off the coast of Scotland. Today this particular |
| South Africa. The horse is used almost exclusively for | | | | breed of pony is almost extinct. Recent DNA testing |
| riding. The breed itself was developed sometime after | | | | of these animals show that they are of very ancient |
| 1825 from the Cape Horse. By the start of the 20th | | | | origin. These horses are mostly used for transportation |
| century this breed almost completely disappeared due | | | | and common chores such as pulling carts and even |
| to exporting of the horses and cross breeding with | | | | taking children to school. |
| Arab and Thoroughbred horses. Fortunately, during the | | | | And in case you are wondering, yes there are breeds |
| later part of the 20th century, a society was formed | | | | of horses that begin with the letter Z. One of them is |
| to revive the breed. | | | | the Zaniskari Pony, which is found in Northern India. |
| One of the most famous breed of horses starting with | | | | This particular breed is what is called a riding and pack |
| the letter C is the Clydesdale. This horse was | | | | breed. |
| developed in a district of Scotland. It is a heavy draft | | | | |