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... that merchants at horse fairs appreciated the Auxois horse (pictured) because its chestnut coloration might conceal dirt better than that of the light gray Percheron or black Nivernais? (2013-04-23)
... that Black Allan's running walk made him unfit for harness racing, yet he became the foundation sire of the Tennessee Walking Horse? (2016-03-28)
... that Ann Bowling studied hereditary diseases in animals that were genetically linked to their coat color? (2016-03-26)
... that Arabian horse breeder William Robinson Brown founded the Maynesboro Stud 100 years ago? (2012-09-15)
... that Cumberland Island horses (pictured) are considered "feral, free-ranging and unmanaged" by the U.S. National Park Service? (2014-06-08)
... that although fanciers of the Exmoor pony (pictured) claim it was purebred from an isolated wild population since the Ice Age, modern research shows they share much of their DNA with other breeds? (2014-06-17)
... that a major event in the history of Chincoteague, Virginia, was the 1947 publication of a children's book about a local horse? (2013-11-06)
... that the horse genome contains 2.7 billion DNA base pairs, and horses have over 90 hereditary diseases similar to those found in humans? (2013-04-06)
... that although the Jersey Act of 1913 limited the registration of American-bred Thoroughbreds in the British General Stud Book, it wasn't actually a law? (2009-03-04)
... that the Lac La Croix Indian Pony was recreated from a breeding population of four mares by crossing them with a Spanish Mustang? (2020-01-10)
... that a Lithuanian Heavy Draught horse could weigh up to 920 kilograms? (2007-02-01)
... that the Mérens horse was saved from extinction by hippies in the 1970s? (2013-04-21)
... that the champion stallion Midnight Sun was ridden by children? (2016-06-08)
... that when Naborr, an Arabian stallion, was imported to America via ship in 1963, the ship ran low on hay and the horse lost 50 pounds (23 kg)? (2016-03-05)
... that Orlov trotters (pictured) were the fastest racing horses of Europe until they were superseded by American standardbreds in the 1870s? (2006-08-20)
... that the Piber Federal Stud breeds Lipizzan horses and is the primary source of the stallions used by the Spanish Riding School? (2010-04-18)
... that fewer than 75 Poitevin horses were born in 2011? (2013-02-20)
... that the Quarter pony horse breed was developed from horses that did not meet the American Quarter Horse Association's original height requirement of 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm) high? (2009-10-12)
... that the Tennessee Walking Horse RPM was sold as a four-year-old for US$1.25 million? (2016-05-08)
... that the Racking Horse Breeders' Association of America was formed partially to give amateur horsemen a venue to train and show their own horses? (2016-01-19)
... that the Racking Horse World Celebration has been held annually in Priceville, Alabama for over 40 years? (2016-02-19)
... that the Schleswig horse is on the Food and Agriculture Organization's list of endangered domestic animal breeds, having reached a low of only 5 stallions and 35 mares in 1976? (2012-08-04)
... that the Selle Français is a French sport horse, recognized internationally as a top breed for show jumping and three-day eventing? (2014-08-19)
... that Bazy Tankersley bred over 2,800 Arabian horses in a career as a horse breeder that spanned over 70 years? (2013-05-15)
... that Sheila Varian of California is an Arabian horse breeder who is also a horse trainer in the vaquero tradition, and was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 2003? (2010-06-21)
... that Wilson's Allen, a Tennessee Walking Horse stallion, was buried three different times? (2015-12-17)
... that Wolkentanz, a leading Hanoverian stallion at the Celle State Stud, sired 21 licensed stallions? (2016-07-22)

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Main page featured articles

American Cream Draft (2013-10-23)
Andalusian horse (2011-12-15)
Appaloosa (2012-10-05)
Banker horse (2016-01-21)
Boulonnais horse (2014-02-09)
William Robinson Brown (2015-01-17)
Cleveland Bay (2015-08-04)
Homer Davenport (2019-05-20)
Haflinger (2014-11-24)
History of Chincoteague, Virginia (2014-07-30)
Icelandic horse (2009-12-22)
Jersey Act (2017-01-13)
Marwari horse (2010-05-17)
New Forest pony (2013-01-13)
Percheron (2016-03-04)
Poitevin horse (2019-10-07)
Suffolk Punch (2010-03-04)
Bazy Tankersley (2017-11-15)
Thoroughbred (2011-03-10)
Trait du Nord (2015-02-08)

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Zaniskari Horse in Ladakh (2023-10-14)

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