Dmva Champs Quiz #1 - Horse Breeds

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Test your knowledge of horse breeds from 'Horse Breeds Of The World' by Nicola Swinney (Quiz

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Dmva Champs Quiz #1 - Horse Breeds

This breed is the oldest documented ‘pure’ breed in the world.

A breed associated with the Nez Perce Indians of the Northwest, they have a white ring around their iris (sclera), spotted skin, sparse mane and tail and striped hooves.

America’s first breed, bred in the 1790's in Vermont. Known for it’s stamina, versatility, deep chest and good personality.

Holsteins, Hanoverians, Oldenburgs, Selle-Francais and Trakehners are all examples of what closely controlled breeding group that produces a beautiful, talented, mid-weight all-around sport horse.

This breed was originally bred in the Southern United States to carry the owners of plantations around their lands and is known for it’s unique four-beat "running walk." They are popular in trail riding because of their smooth gaits, stamina and easy temper.

This breed, known for its speed and good looks, can trace it’s orgins back to just three sires from the 1700's: Byerley Turk, the Darley Arabian or the Godolphin Arabian.

The United States is the only place where this horse is recognized as a breed as well as a color. Which is predominantly pale to dark gold, with white points.

Colors of this breed include Tobiano and Overo. Sometimes called a ‘Paint’ this is incorrect, since it is a breed and not a color-way.

Only breed of horse that has 17 ribs, 5 lumbar vertebrae and 16 tail bones. All other breeds have 18 ribs, 6 lumbar vertebrae and 18 tail bones.

The Mustang is a free-roaming horse of the North American west that first descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. They are often referred to as wild, but since they are descended from once domesticated horses they can be classified as...

A Cremello is the only true ‘white’ horse, since to be included in the Cremello registry a horse must have:

A combination breed, this is a cross between a Thoroughbred and a Quarter Horse.AQHA has created a special registry and numbering system for these Quarter Horse-Thoroughbred crosses.

This breed from the Netherlands is thought to be a foundation stock for the American Morgan horse because of it’s black/brown coat, powerful neck and feathered fetlocks and wavy tail.

This almost extinct breed from Russia is renowned for it’s beauty is thought to be older than the Arab. Alexander the Great, Marco Polo and Genghis Khan were all fans.

Only members of this heavy/draught breed bred in La Perche may be entered into this breed book. They were used to pull the heavy French mail coaches.