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Mar 5, 2010, The Hackney Horse

The Hackney horse is native to England, but is praised and loved all over the world as a carriage horse. It is especially popular in the show ring.

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Mar 5, 2010, The Gelderland Horse

Several different horse breeds went into the creating of the Gelderland horse. This horse comes from a place in the Netherlands by the same name and was developed in the nineteenth century.

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Feb 13, 2010, About Me

Learn more about the owner and creator of www.learn-about-horse.com.

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Feb 12, 2010, The French Trotter Horse

Because of this, the French developed their own strain of trotter, the French Trotter horse, by breeding English Thoroughbreds, half-breeds and Norfolk Roadsters with sturdy Norman mares.

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Feb 12, 2010, The Frederiksborg Horse

The Frederiksborg horse gets its name from the stud founded by King Frederick II during the 1560s.

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Feb 12, 2010, The Furioso Horse

One of the most important breeds created at the Mezohegyes stud was the Furioso horse.

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Feb 5, 2010, Horse Tack

The words horse tack cover a wide range of equipment that is available today to the modern horse owner.

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Jan 28, 2010, The Dutch Warm Blood Horse

The Dutch Warm blood horse is the Netherlands’ highly successful leisure and competition horse.

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Jan 21, 2010, The Don Horse

The Don horse was made famous by the Don Cossacks who helped drive out Napoleon’s invading troops from Russia between 1812 and 1814.

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Dec 11, 2009, The Danish Warm Blood Horse

The Danish Warm Blood horse is one of several that are perfectly bred for modern equestrian sports like dressage, show jumping, cross-country and three-day-eventing.

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Nov 20, 2009, The Vladimir Heavy Draught Horse

The Vladimir Heavy Draught Horse – a heavy horse from Vladimir and Ivanovo, to the north-east of Moscow – was significantly influenced by the Clydesdale.

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Nov 20, 2009, The South German Horse

The South German horse - a strong and agile creature - is descended from the Austrian Noriker.

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Nov 20, 2009, The Shire Horse

The Shire horse is descended from a horse of the medieval period called the Great Horse, which was later renamed as the English Black.

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Nov 13, 2009, The Schleswig Horse

The Schleswig horse - a sturdy, compact animal - comes from the northern-most region of Germany, Schleswig-Holstein.

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Nov 13, 2009, The North Swedish Horse

The North Swedish horse is small, compact and agile, perfectly built for its main employment ? forestry. These little draught horses often have to work in small places in bad weather on rough terrain.

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