Breeds Of Horse - Racing or riding
There are many different breeds of horse that a person can choose from. It all depends what you will want to do with your horse. There are that are used for racing, the most popular is Thoroughbred, which are known for their speed and their athletic ability. Thoroughbreds are usually a little high strung and jittery always seeming ready to go. Some people like to use thoroughbred horses for fox hunting because they are one of the few breeds of horse that can run fast and for long distances. Hunter breed is ridden with an English style saddle.The Arabian horses are another breed used for racing. Arabians are smaller then most breeds of horse, only standing at 14 to 15.1 hands. Some would fall into the pony category. Although small in size they would not make a good beginner horses. They have a very distinctive head shape and like the thoroughbred a usually a bit more high strung.
If you’re looking for breeds of horse which you would want to use for farm work then you would want to find stock horses. Stock horse is known for its muscular build with massive muscles in the forearms, shoulders, and hind quarters. They are also known for calm, quiet, and laidback personalities. American quarter horses are an example of horses that would fall in the stock horses category.
Quarter horses are one of the breeds of horse that would be used on a ranch. They are known for having a lot of speed in short distances, which makes them good for herding cattle. Quarter horses are used for pleasure riding and for rodeo competitions, such a barrel racing and calf roping.
The appaloosa breed are horses that were developed by the Nez Perce Indians, which your can read more about by looking on a web page about the history of the Nez Perce
Indians. The body build of an appaloosa is similar to other breeds of horse like the quarter horses, how ever they are very different in color then most breeds of horse.
Appaloosas have a spotted coat color. The spots may be dark with a light coat or light with a dark coat, but the spots go over the hips and backs of the horses. They are one of the very distinct breeds of horse and are easy to identify.
Horses that are similar to the appaloosa are Paint Horses Breed. They also have a spotted coat color; however their spots are much larger and usually run together. They were also one of the popular breeds of horse used by the Indians.