Thoroughbreds and Saddlebreds

Thoroughbreds have acquired a false stigma, similar to that of pitbull dogs, making them difficult to home. The thoroughbred is a flighty breed, they are designed to be fast and agile. These biological tendencies are reinforced after race training when they are taught only to gallop as fast as possible.

Horses are stunning creatures used across the world for centuries, and even in the Roman empire. In ancient Rome, horses were mainly used for chariots, hauling supplies, and light skirmishes. The Romans’ particular favorite breeds were Andalusians, Dales Ponies, Arabians, Camargues, and Galician Ponies. Rome learned about horses from Greeks and of how to best uses the different breeds also how to efficiently train them. Horses were chosen for their stable temperament, great stamina, resistance of extreme environments, and their ability to sustain depletion of food. Horses have aided in wars, and transportation, without these amazing creatures Rome would have not been so successful

Percherons and Quarter horses each have different physical features. Both the Percheron and the Quarter horse have straight profiled heads. While the Quarter horse has a short and small refined head, the Percheron has an exceptionally broad forehead, small ears, and large eyes. Both Percherons and Quarter horses have very deep and broad chests. Although the Quarter horse has strong legs and flat knees, the Percheron has clean and heavily muscled feet and legs.

Percherons and Quarter horses each have different physical features. Both the Percheron and the Quarter horse have straight profiled heads. While the Quarter horse has a short and small refined head, the Percheron has an exceptionally broad forehead, small ears, and large eyes. Both Percherons and Quarter horses have very deep and broad chests. Although the Quarter horse has strong legs and flat knees, the Percheron has clean and heavily muscled feet and legs.

The Thoroughbred is found in many of the same sports as the Quarter horse. The most commonly known sport that the Thoroughbred is found in today is horse racing. They have become the most raced breed in horse racing. They can go longer distances at fast speeds which the Quarter horse cannot do. There are many big races just for Thoroughbreds to race in now days and they are worth a lot of money when you win these races (Heintsberger,

They were described by being stocky, and have a “Bulldog” type appearance. Later, the horses started and became the #1 horse we all lover today, the American Quarter Horse (Mag). Quarter horses come in a range of different solid colors, such as; sorrel (most common), bay, black, brown, grey, palomino, buckskin, dun, red dun, grulla, red roan, blue roan, perlino, cremello, and white. They have a thick, muscular neck, deep chest, with sloping shoulders, and smaller heads than most other breeds. Their height usually ranges from 14-16 hands high.

There are also several patterns. Some of them are dappled (pattern of rings) bay, black, or gray, chestnut or liver chestnut with a flaxen mane mane and tail, and surprisingly, being born a dark color and turning gray in the prime (this most often occurs in Arabians and Lipizzaners, and is not early aging, but merely a pattern). There are also many different markings a horse can have. Some occur on the face and some on the legs and the eel (or dorsal) stripe even appears on the back! Socks (white hair below the toe joint) and stockings (white hair below the ankle joint) are the most common leg markings. There are also tiger stripes, dark stripes on the legs. This is a very primitive marking, like the eel stripe and the colors dun and buckskin. Sometimes you can also see speckles of the horse's main color in socks or stockings. The hoof can have different markings, too, such as the blue (black) hoof, white hoof, and striped hoof (a mix of the two). There are also many facial markings. Some include blazes (long, wide stripe down the face), stripes (long, narrow stripe down the face), lanterns (completely white face), snips (small white mark on the nose), stars (small white mark on the forehead),

For example, “English style horses tend to be taller and many are leggy, aiding their ability to travel over long distances at a variety of speeds as well as jump over a variety of obstacles” (Blocksdorf 2016). English horses are normally lighter and taller to give them an advantage over jumping fences and performing in cross country. Western horses and stockier and they tend to be shorter than English horses. “Western horses tend to be compact and capable of steady travel all day with small bursts of speed to chase stray cattle” (Blocksdorf 2016). Of course, a Quarter horse can participate in the English discipline, and a Dutch Warmblood could participate in reining, but those breeds are usually specifically bred for either English or Western disciplines.

The conformation of the horse, and having a horse with more muscle makes the picking process easier. Looking at breed along with the size is important. (Laney Robinson, interview) In barrel racing you must have the right horse, gear, and training routine to be able to succeed. With is being is a competitive sport most success based on how well of a relationship

The horse (Equus ferus caballus)[2][3] is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began to domesticate horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies caballus are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, as this term is used to describe horses that have never been domesticated, such as the endangered Przewalski's horse, a separate subspecies, and the only remaining true wild horse. There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior.

Selection is based on previous performance including race record; pedigree and phenotype to which play an important role when evaluating racehorses with conformation which is subjective to opinion or experience (McIlwrath, 2004). Foals in the racing industry are purchased through auction sales and stud farms and are based on their conformation, way of going and pedigree although conformation criteria differs from foal to 2-3 year old through musculoskeletal changeability. What has to be considered is the sire or dam who have produced winning progeny and has made the most prize money through races ran (O 'Mara, 2015).

The science behind evaluating racehorses is deciding which faults make a direct impact to the horse’s career. The requirements needed for a horse to succeed starts at the conformation of the foal/yearling. To which conformational faults are passed down from parents, however, faults may or may not have consequences to their racing career, and therefore different trainers/bloodstock agents may have different inceptions with regard to acceptable faults (TOBA, 2015).

Gaited horses, like the Tennessee walking horse, for example, are a special type of horse. Tennessee walking horses naturally have a higher step. That high gait decreases bouncing and makes a smooth ride for the rider. In walking horse shows, the horse with a highest gate wins the competition. This gate is known as the “Big Lick.” To produce an even higher gait, many trainers have used chains or special horse shoes that cause more pressure on the hooves of a horse. This practice is known as soring, when people cause pain to the lower legs and hooves of a horse to speed up the training for a high (Gang). Thoroughbreds are used for one of the most famous equine sports ever; horse racing. However, these fast horses have a secret that make them go even faster. Performance-enhancing drugs are used by veterinarians, trainers, and owners. This increases the horses speed, but the drugs are used way too often, and therefore damage the horses bones (Cohen). Whips are also a tool of encouragement in the racing industry. That is also hard to separate into black and white. One horse may shy away in fear from the whip, while

There were two mainly distinctive breeds developed in colonial America. One was the Narragansett pacer, which was an excellent saddle horse because of its fast, easy gait. The Narragansett was not a value for draft purposes, unlike the second main breed called the Conestoga horse. The Conestoga was developed in Pennsylvania and was noted for its massive size, its great amount of strength, and its almost unlimited endurance. Horses were also bred for racing which was a popular form of colonial diversion. Also, with the formation of roads, more and more horses were needed to use for travel.

Thoroughbreds are beautiful horses mainly bred for their speed, agility, and spirit. These “Hot-Blooded” horses are mainly used for horseracing. The sport of horse racing is mainly simple, you have 8-24 horses and they run around a track the length of 1 mile. The main races of the year are the Triple Crown Races. They start with the Kentucky Derby, in Louisville, Kentucky, then the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland, and lastly the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, Ney York. The Triple Crown started in the early 1900’s. There have only been 12 horses that have won all three, and overall won the Triple Crown. One of the most famous horses was Secretariat. When secretariat had won the Triple Crown he won the last race by a jaw dropping amount, 31 lengths in front of the runner up.