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Horse Breeds Beginning with F

Faroe Pony | Faeroes Pony | Faeroe Island Horse
Faca Galizana
Falabella
Fell Pony
Finnhorse | Finnish Universal
Finnish Warmblood
Fjord horse
Flemish Horse
Fleuve
Flores Pony
Florida Cracker Horse | Florida Horse | Florida Cow Pony
Foundation Quarter Horse
Fouta Horse | Foutanké
Frederiksborg Horse
Freiberger horse | Franches Montagnes | Freiberger
French Saddlebred / Halfblood
French Anglo Arab
French Ardennais
French Cob
French Saddle Pony
French Sport Horse
French Trotter
Friesian
Friesian Sporthorse
Furioso Horse

Horse Breeds Beginning With E

East Bulgarian Horse
East Friesian Horse – Old Type
East Friesian Warmblood
East Prussian
Edelbluthaflinger
Ege Midillisi
Egyptian Arabian | Egyptian Horse
Einsiedler
Eleia
English Thoroughbred
Equus Kinsky
Equus Przewalskii
Eriskay Pony
Erlanbach
Erlunchun
Esperia Pony
Estonian Draft | Estonian Arden
Estonian Native
Exmoor Pony

Horse Breeds Beginning With D

Origins

Cob is a type rather than a specific breed, in the UK it is often used to descrive a common riding horse and in the US it is generally used to describe the Welsh Cob. Today the Section D Welsh Cob is the typical build of a historic Cob, it is said a good show cob should have “the head of a lady & the backside of a cook.”
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Asiatic Wild Ass

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Intro

The most horse-like of the ass species, the Asiatic wild ass is now classified as an endangered species.

Asiatic Wild Ass

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Origins

The ancestors of these animals go back more than 40,000 years and during the late Pleistocene era their range extended as far west as Germany. Currently they are found in vastly reduced territories.

There are five recognized subspecies of this ass.
1. Mongolian Wild Ass or Equus hemionus hemionus
2. Indian Wild Ass or Equus hemionus khur
3. Turkmen kulan or Equus hemionus kulan
4. Onager or Equus hemionus onager
5. Syrian Wild Ass or Equus hemionus hemippus

The Mongolian Wild Ass is the most abundant of the sub-species and accounts for almost 80% of the species entire population. The rest of the sub-species have numbers in the triple digits and are facing extinction.

Features

Average height 11 – 11.8 hands

Physique

Large head with slender mouth
Ears are long and pointed
Limbs are powerful
Hooves are small and strong

Traditional Colors

Dun, often with a mealy gene

Temperament

These are wild animals

Asiatic Wild Ass

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Arabian Horse

Intro

Today almost every breed owes some of its genetics to the Arabian horse. The beautiful & mighty Arabian is perhaps the fountainhead of the World’s horse breeds. Displaying one of the most well-recognized profiles in the horse world, the Arabian’s physical loveliness is complimented by a hardy spirit & adaptable nature.
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African Wild Ass

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Intro

A wild member of the horse family Equidae, the African Wild Ass (Equus africanus) is thought to be the ancient ancestor of the domesticated donkey often seen today.

African Wild Ass

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Origins

This breed is native to dry areas of northeastern Africa such as Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. They have a tough digestive system which efficiently extracts moisture from their diet of vegetation, this allows them to go a long time between watering.

These animals generally live in small family groups instead of herds due mainly to the sparse vegetation in their habitat. They are very loud and can communicate verbally with other asses up to 2 miles away.

Today conservation efforts are being made because there are only a few hundred left in the wild. This is a result of a combination of factors. Interbreeding with domesticated stock has compromised the purity of their ancient bloodlines.

They are also forced to compete with domestic livestock and agricultural needs for the limited resources of the area. Not to mention they are traditionally hunted for food and medicine in both Ethiopia and Somalia.

They are legally protected in most of the countries where they are found, however these laws are next to impossible to enforce.

Features

Resilient animals that have thrived for thousands of years in an unforgiving climate

Physique

Typical donkey with stocky body
Ears are large to help cool them and give them keen hearing
Mane is stiff and upright and tipped with black
Tail is short and ends in a black brush
Hooves are slender and close to the same diameter as the legs

Traditional Colors

Dun displaying the mealy / pangare gene and primitive markings

Temperament

That of a wild animal

African Wild Ass

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Ultimate Guide to the African Wild Ass
African Wild Ass Archive

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