EQUINE IDWeek 1
SHETLAND PONY
BASIC INFORMATIONAverage life span: 30 yearsNative to the Shetland IslandsAverage height: up to 46 inchesWeight: About 400-600 lbsMainly black, chestnut, bay, grey, palomi
no, dun, roan, cremello, and silver dapple
Use: Recreation, pleasure, and fairs
FUN FACTSScientific name: Equus
caballus varCan pull twice their
weight.Measured in inches,
not hands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekr05T9Iaio
WELSHOrigin: WalesUse: Trail riding, competitive showing, pleasure riding, jumping
Height: 11-16 handsWeight:
WELSHColors: Black, grey, chestnut and bay most common
Adapt easily to terrainsAlternative names:
Welsh Mountain Pony, Welsh Cob, Welsh Pony of Cob Type
BELGIAN DRAFT HORSE
Origin: BelgiumHeight: 16.2-18 HandsWeight: 2000 lbsColors: Sorrel, Chesnut, Gray, or RoanMarkings: White face markings, white socks or stockings
Lifespan: 20-25 years
Use: Working, pleasure riding, showsStrongest Belgian Draft Horse: Petra1866 – 1st Belgian Draft Horse arrived in AmericaThe largest Belgian Draft Horse (Brooklyn Supreme) weighed over 3,000 lbs and was over 19 hands.
Clydesdale
Average Life Span: 30’sOrigin: Scotland Average Height: 16-18 handsAverage Weight: 1,800-2,000 poundsColors: usually bay but also roan, black, grey and chestnutMarkings: white markings usually found on the face, feet and legs. Occasional body spotting.
Major uses: agriculture and logging also shown and ridden and kept for pleasure
Originally only used for agriculture and heavy hauling
Most distinctive marking is the feather around their ankles, thought to have been developed through the first breeding to help them through the cold Scotland winters
Famous for the well known Budweiser commercial
PERCHERON
BASIC INFO•Origin: France
•Average life span: 20-25 years
•Height: Mares (16.1 hands), Stallions (16.2 hands)
•Weight: about 2000 lbs
•Color: Black, gray, chestnut, bay, roan, and sorrel (French Percherons are born black and turn grey as they mature)
Use: Before (transportation and war horse); Now (riding, driving, crossbreeding)
Originated in the 17th Century in LePerche, FrancisAs of 2009 – 3000 registered in about each state in US
