Breeds of Horses

Breed: Arabian Horse

Origin: Developed in the Middle East, most notably Arabian Peninsula
Features: a slightly dished face, arched neck, high-carried tail
Description: These horses are known for intelligence, beauty, and stamina
Uses: Saddle Seat, Western Pleasure, Hunt Seat, Dressage, Cutting, Reining, Endurance Riding, Eventing, Show Jumping, Trail Riding, Ranch horses

Breed: Thoroughbred Horse
Origin: England
Features: tall, slim, well muscled, well-chiseled head on a long neck, a deep chest, a short back, high withers, good depth of hindquarters, a lean body, and long legs
Description: Thoroughbred Horses are best known for their speed, agility, and spirit.
Uses: Horse racing, show jumping, fox hunting, polo, dressage, steeplechasers, barrel racing

Breed: American Quarter Horse
Origin: Southwestern part of the United States
Features: short, refined head, strong, well-muscled body, broad chest and powerful, rounded hindquarters
Description: American Quarter Horses are best known for outdistancing other breeds of horses in races of a quarter mile or less. They are the most popular breed in the USA.
Uses: show horse, race horse,reining, cutting horse, ranch horse, family horse, barrel racing, calf roping, team roping, gymkhana

Breed: Lipizzaner Horse
Origin: Developed in Central Europe
Features: Compact, muscular, sturdy body, proud carriage, small alert ears, large eye, crested neck, powerful shoulders, muscular hind quarters, strong legs
Description: Lipizzaner Horses are very sturdy. They are also very beautiful and intelligent. These horses can perform very complex moves. These moves are called the Airs Above the Ground.
Uses: carriage horse, dressage horse, a performer for the Spanish Riding School, show jumping

These are a few breeds of horses that are very popular all around the world. As you can see, each breed has a different appearance or feature, and are very helpful to humankind.