The Andravida horse is a rare light draft breed that comes from the region of Ilia in Greece. Traditionally the Andravida has not been bred outside of this region, a largely contributing factor to their low numbers today.

Their ancestors were heavier animals and used by the Greek for war mounts dating back as far as the 7th century B.C.

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The blood of the mighty Andalusian horse runs through the veins of almost every western breed known today. They traveled with the Spanish to the Americas and were among the first breeds to be re-introduced to North America since the ice age.
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Since I have written about horse terminology I’ve had requests for more information about more specific parts of the industry. Here is some of the basic terminology & lingo for the horse racing world.

If racing isn’t your thing, check out some other terminology within the horse world.
Western Show Lingo | Reining | Cutting | Roping
The Basics | English Show Lingo | Dressage A-E | F-O | P-W
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The Anadolu Pony is the most common of the Turkish breeds and can be found throughout Turkey. Their bloodlines are more than 1000 years old, and draw on even older breeds such as the Arabian and Akhal Teke, Kabarda and the ancient Anatolian horse.
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The Amur horse is an extinct equine breed that was native to Siberia. Their bloodlines were a cross between the Buryat & the Tomsk horses and they were bred specifically as riding mounts.

This was a tough, hardy animal & although they were built to withstand extreme conditions, they posessed a finer confirmation than many northern animals.
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Like warmbloods in most countries a wide variety of breeds & bloodlines are accepted under the American Warmblood registry, as long as they are of sport horse/ warmblood type and meet physical requirements.
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Perhaps the closest in physical appearance of the equidae family, it makes sense that eventually the donkey and the zebra would be crossed. Here is a little information about resulting hybrids of the two.

Zedonk

Also called the zebras, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zebryde, zenkey, hamzab & zebrass the zedonk is a result of a zebra male & a donkey female.
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The American Walking Pony was the result of an experimental breeding program with the intention of creating a bright & refined pony with smooth saddle gaits for showing.

The foundation of the breed comes from crossing the smooth gaited Tennessee Walking Horse with the refined physique of the Welsh Pony.
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Members of the Asinus genus of the equidae family, Donkeys got the short straw and the big ears of the family.

There is a variety of domestic donkey breeds & bloodlines range based on local needs, local terrain and the need for stronger & more robust animals.

Definitely the worker bee of the species, most donkeys have it pretty hard. Throughout history they have been bred as work animals, their genetic history shaped by the needs of mankind.

Here is a look at some of the different breeds of donkey. Like horse breeds, info is limited and inconsistent so this is a basic overview of the main breeds I could find.
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The American Thoroughbred owes its roots to Bulle Rock, the first Thoroughbred imported to the American Colonies in 1730.

The colonists quickly took to the sport of horse racing and developed a fine appreciation for racing horses. English animals were imported and bred to local stock and the Americans slowly produced their own individual bloodlines.
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