Equine Breeds Mr. Dieckhoff Equine Science
Terminology
Color Patterns Bay – brown with black mane & tail Chestnut – dark brown with brown mane & tail Sorrel – light brown with brown mane & tail Grey Black White Palomino – brown with white mane & tail Buckskin – yellow with black mane & tail Dun – yellow with dorsal stripe Roan – mix of red/white or blue/white
Gaits 1.Walk – slowest, 4 beats 2.Trot – 2 beats, legs are diagonal pairs 3.Pace – 2 beats, legs are in side pairs 4.Canter – 3 beats 5.Gallop – 4 beats, fastest 6.Rack – walking behind and trotting in front
Practice Gaits
Light Horses
Appaloosa
Cleveland Bay
Paso Fino
Andalusian
Arabian
Lipazzan
Morgan
Mustang
Paint
American Quarter Horse
Saddlebred
Standardbred
Hanoverian
Breeds of Light Horses Palomino
Tennessee Walking Horse
Missouri Fox Trotter
Thoroughbred
Connemara Pony
Shetland Pony
Haflinger
Pony of Americas
Draft Horse Breeds
American Cream Draft
Belgian
Clydesdale
Friesian
Percheron
Shire
Hackney Horse