Different_Origins_of_Horse_Breeds

Different Origins of Horse Breeds Have you ever wondered where different breeds of horses originated from' Many people probably don’t care. But some people might find it interesting. Horses are bred for different structure, work and speed and come from all over the world. Horses are very unique in when and where they originated from. Draft Horses The Shire horse is the purest survival of an early type, which was spoken of by medieval writers as the 'Great Horse.' If this horse did not originate in England, this country at a very early date acquired a widespread reputation for producing it. Indeed, the English 'Great Horse' seems to have been a native development of that British 'War Horse' whose strength, courage and aptitude for discipline are spoken of in high terms by the Roman legions at their first landing upon these shores. The Clydesdale is a breed of heavy draft horse developed in and deriving its name from the district in Scotland where it was founded. The farmers of Lanarkshire, through which the River Clyde flows, evolved its type. The old name for Lanarkshire is Clydesdale. The exact origins of the Percheron have been lost over time. horse, horses, breed, arabian, quarter, early, development, developed, been, very, unique, tennessee, states, standardbred, speed, saddlebred, region, producing, over, new, native, middle, horse', first, during, different, desert, darley, brought, breeds, bred, beginning, work, whose, virginia, united, type, turn, true, traces, time, through, three, thoroughbreds, stallions, spoken, qualities, probably