Favourite horse

[Comte Arnau]

Do you have any favourite horse in particular?

I'm adding several samples from different places, for inspiration. I'm not adding ponies.



Arabian horse

Origin: Arabian Peninsula
Features: Distinctive head shape and high tail carriage; good nature, quick to learn, willingness, sensitivity, endurance
Use: War, trade, equestrian activities, improvement of other breeds by adding speed, refinement, endurance, and strong bone.




American Quarter horse

Origin: USA
Features: Strong but refined, great sprinter
Use: Racing, rodeos, shows, ranch work
Nickname: America's horse




Pure Spanish or Andalusian horse

Origin: Andalusia
Features: Strongly built, compact yet elegant, long thick manes and tails, athletic, vigorous
Use: War, diplomacy, dressage, bullfighting, show jumping, movies
Nicknames: Horse of Kings




English Thoroughbred

Origin: England
Features: Tall, slim, athletic, hot-blooded, agile, fast
Use: Racing
Nicknames: Bloodhorse




Friesian horse

Origin: Friesland
Features: Black, powerfully muscled, agile with elegant action, thick mane and tail, feather on lower legs
Use: War, carriage, dressage, show, movies




Hannoverian horse

Origin: Germany
Features: Warm blood, good temperament, athleticism, beauty, and grace.
Use: Dressage, show jumping, eventing, show hunters, and leisure riding.

[Comte Arnau]

A few historical ones, in chronological order:

Bucephalus, Alexander's horse


Borysthenes, Hadrian's horse


Llamrei, Arthur King's mare


Tencendur, Charlemagne's horse


Babieca, El Cid's horse


Draco, Frederick II of the HRE


Marengo, Napoleon's horse

[Rouxinol]

Cavalo Puro Sangue Lusitano (Pure Blood Lusitano Horse)

Origin: Portugal.
Features/breed standard: noble, generous and ardent, but always gentle and able to support duress.
Use: bullfighting, equestrian sports (dressage, jumping, eventing), haute école, hunting, combat, work with cattle, Portuguese equitation.

[Leadchucker]

Percheron:

Belgian:

and Shire:

[Damião de Góis]

There are two types of horses in Portugal:

a smaller one from the mountains of the north, which still lives in the wild in protected areas:



and a larger one from the south which is completely domesticated and can't be found in the wild:

[microrobert]

Le Trait du Nord, previously known also as Ardennais du Nord or Ardennais de type Nord.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trait_du_Nord


Camargue - The Camargue horse is an ancient breed of horse indigenous to the Camargue area in southern France.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue_horse