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#1 #2 #3 Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds [paste photo here] [paste photo here] [paste photo here] B C F Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds THOROUGHBRED CONNEMARA APPALOOSA PONY First bred hundreds of years ago in England just for racing, but now also Originally came from the northwestern used as hunters and jumpers and for Originally came from Ireland. Some part of the United States. Appaloosas eventing and dressage. Many have are medium to large ponies and some are a spotted breed with some been on Olympic teams. They are tall, are small horses. They are tough, Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse lean and rangy, with long legs, necks strong and hardy, with pretty heads, blood. Once bred as Indian ponies, and bodies. Thoroughbreds are fast, strong bones and good sense. Most they are now used for all kinds of sensitive and powerful, with good are used for pleasure riding, hunting, riding, including western, English, endurance, and move with long, low jumping, eventing and driving. jumping, trail and pleasure riding. strides. Horse and Pony Breeds #4 #5 #6 Horse and Pony Colors Horse Colors Horse Colors [paste photo here] [paste photo here] [paste photo here] A E D Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds AMERICAN PAINT MORGAN HORSE SHIRE Originated in the United States and An American breed distinguished by descended from one small stallion, Descending from England’s medieval its pinto coloring, making up two war horse, the Great Horse, Shires are distinct color patterns. The Paint Justin Morgan. Morgans are compact, powerful and intelligent. They are massive, strong draft horses (over stands between 15 and 16 hands, and used for driving as well as for all kinds 16.2 hands) and can weigh over 2500 all Paints contain Quarter Horse or pounds. Shires are still used for Thoroughbred blood. Paints are of riding. Morgans are known for their endurance. plowing fields, pulling carriages, stocky and well proportioned with hauling heavy loads and pleasure strong hindquarters, and used in a ridings. variety of activities from cutting and working cow horse events to hunter, jumper and pleasure riding. Horse and Pony Breeds #7 #8 #9 Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds [paste picture here] [paste picture here] [paste picture here] G L I Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds ARABIAN SHETLAND PONY FRIESIAN The oldest pure breed of horse, used Originally came from the Shetland Originating in the Netherlands, the today for endurance riding, showing, Islands off the coast of Scotland. Very Friesian is a heavy cold-blooded small (under 12.2 hands) but sturdy, dressage and all kinds of pleasure horse, standing over 15 hands and riding. Arabians are usually small, strong and smart, they are used as commonly black with feathering on the high spirited and intelligent, with a children’s ponies for riding and also for legs. Known for its strength, docility driving. “dished” (slightly curved) face, fine and endurance, the Friesian makes a skin and coat, short back and a high good riding horses but is more often tail carriage. used as a harness horse. Horse and Pony Breeds #10 #11 #12 Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds [paste photo here] [paste photo here] [paste photo here] H K J Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds QUARTER HORSE WELSH PONY PONY of the AMERICAS Originated in colonial America and bred for short-distance racing and cow Originally came from the mountains of ponies. Most Quarter Horses have A new breed of pony that is the size of Wales in Great Britain. Welsh ponies some Thoroughbred blood. Today a Welsh Pony and has the color of an have some Arabian blood. They are they are used for every kind of riding Appaloosa. POA’s are used for medium-sized, with beautiful heads, from ranch work to showing, jumping, children’s ponies and are ridden compact bodies and a “floating” trot. pleasure riding, and racing. They English and western. They also jump They are used for pleasure riding, have strong, muscular hindquarters and drive. jumping and driving. and sturdy conformation, and are usually calm and intelligent. Horse and Pony Breeds #13 Horse and Pony Breeds Matching Answers for Horse and Pony Horse and Pony Breeds Breeds Cards CARDS 1 = C 2 = F 3 = J D-2 4 = A [paste photo here] 5 = H LEVEL 6 = E 7 = I 8 = B 9 = L 10 = D 11 = G 12 = M 13 = K M Horse and Pony Breeds Note: Directions for making WARMBLOODS cards: There are more than 200 horse and pony breeds! 1. Print cards on white card We’ve included only the stock. Not a single breed, but rather a group 2. Cut cards apart. most common breeds in of breeds that cross “hot-blooded” 3. Find pictures of horses* to this card set, but you can Thoroughbreds and Arabians with glue on cards, making sure use the page of blank cards “cold-blooded” draft horses. Many are you match up the card number imported from Europe. Warmbloods with the corresponding answer to add more horse and are usually tall, strong and athletic. card. pony breeds. They are bred for jumping and dressage, and some are used for * look in magazines, catalogs, calendars, etc. driving. Many Olympic team horses Be sure to put a photo of your own horse on his are Warmbloods. breed card! Horse and Pony Breeds Horse and Pony Breeds .