The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered Read more…
One of the hard and fast rules of the Thoroughbred breed is that a registered horse must have descended from one of three foundation sires: The Darley Arabian, the Godolphin Arabian, or the Byerley Turk. Are Thoroughbreds descended from Arabians? Read more…
Gener- ally, heart size of Thoroughbreds is larger compared to Standardbreds. 6,7 Within Thoroughbreds, heart size generally is smaller in the flat-racing horses compared to hurdle and steeplechase horses, which have the largest heart of the all Thoroughbreds. Body weight Read more…
Coat Colors. Percherons come in a wide variety of colors, including gray, chestnut, bay, black, roan and sorrel. The most common colors are gray or black, but American registries accept all. Are all Percherons grey? They are generally graygrayA gray Read more…
The term Thoroughbred describes a breed of horse whose ancestry traces back to three foundation sires — the Darley Arabian, the Godolphin Arabian and the Byerly Turk. Why is it called a Thoroughbred horse? While the term probably came into Read more…
The head is usually small and elegant with a straight profile. Its ears are well proportioned and rather active, and its eyes are wide and alert. The Thoroughbred also has flaring nostrils and a long straight neck. What breed of Read more…
Thoroughbred Colors Thoroughbred horses have coats in five colors: black, white, chestnut, gray, and bay (brown). Bay horses often have darker legs and manes. Thoroughbreds may also have white markings on their faces and legs. How do you tell if Read more…
As mentioned in my last blog, Thoroughbreds typically run between just under half a mile (four furlongs) to a mile and a half (twelve furlongs). Another area that these two types of races differ is in regards to when their Read more…
The American Jockey Club recognizes the following colors for Thoroughbred registration: black, white, chestnut, gray/Jockey Club, bay (brown), and Jockey Club. Thoroughbreds can have white markings. A lot of people choose a horse based on its color. Is there such Read more…
If you can see all of the ribs then the horse is underweight (sometimes very fit horses such as racehorses and endurance horses have little or no fat over the ribs but have good muscle tone in other areas of Read more…