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Iberian Warmbloods are sport horses that have a minimum of 25% Andalusian and/or Lusitano bloodlines from one or both of their parents. The ancestors of these horses include the primitive Sorraia horse, which around 900 B.C., was mixed with horses from Northern Africa. The Sorraia, perhaps the oldest breed of horse, is depicted in early cave paintings found on the Iberian Peninsula.  

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Icelandic horses are one of the oldest horse breeds in the world. They were brought to Iceland by the first settlers from Norway, in the late ninth to early tenth centuries.

Due to the harsh climate and the lack of vegetation over more than one half of the country, the Icelandic horse had an extremely difficult existence. Only the strongest and the fittest could survive.

As a result of a plague in Europe, Iceland quarant ...

Indian Country Bred is the common name for a inter-bred mixture of Bhutia Ponies, Spiti Ponies, and Tibetan Ponies. These animals have been interbred for years so that many of the individual characteristics of the Bhutia and Spiti have been lost, and they now are categorized as "Indian Country Bred." They originated in the Himalayan region of India, and are now found in the Buhtan, Sikkim, and Darjeeling regions of India.  

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Iomuds are light horses from Turkmenistan. They are raised in Turkmenistan, particularly in the velayat of Dasoguz; in Uzbekistan; in Karakalpakstan (now part of Uzbekistan); and in Iraq, Iran and Turkey.

Like other breeds of Turkmen horses – including Akhal-Teke, Ersari, Goklan, Salor and Sarik –Iomuds are named for the Turkmen tribe that formed it, the Iomud. Both the name of the horse and the name of the Turkmen clan may be sp ...

Irish Draught horses are native to Ireland. They are a light draught breed that was historically developed for work on farms. Today they have adapted to the ever-changing pace of equestrianism to become a very versatile breed. As a foundation breed of the Irish Sport Horse, the Irish Draughts temperament makes them easy to work with in any discipline. Along with characteristics of strength, intelligence, courage, and light action they are an ...

The Irish Sport Horse is considered Irelands, most successful competition horse.The selective breeding of Draught bloodlines with Sport horse breeds and thoroughbred produces a truly exceptional equine athlete that excels and competes to the very highest levels in equestrianism.Renowned worldwide for their wonderful temperaments and wiliness to workthe Irish Sport horse is a horse of distinction.

The Irish Sport Horse is considere ...

Italian Heavy Draft, also known as Rapid Heavy Draft, horse were developed in the 19th and 20th centuries using both draft and light horse breeds, and are used mainly for heavy draft work and meat.    

Italian Heavy Draft were developed starting in 1860 at the Deposito Cavalli Stalloni stud in Ferrara, Italy. They were developed from crossing native Po Delta stallions with Thoroughbred, Hackney, and Arabian horses. Around 19 ...

Italian saddle horses are a recent creation and are excellent horses for show jumping, dressage, eventing, endurance. They were created by crossing many Italian breeds, with the Sardinian Anglo-Arab predominating. The aim has been to obtain a horse with a noble appearance and the robustness typical to the descendants of English thoroughbreds, and the reliability of the Italian breeds.

Italian TPR Agricultural Horses are draught horses, characterised by a heavy frame and great development of the muscles and the skeleton, are differentiated into slow heavy draught horses, represented by the Belga breed, and fast heavy draught horses, represented by the Italian Agricultural Horse. Thanks to its high speed of growth and the notable development of its muscle mass, these alter are also particularly appropriate for the productio ...

The Italian Trotter is a harness racing horse developed over the last century by crossing Thoroughbred stallions with French (Norman) trotters, Russian Trotters and American Standardbred mares. The goal of the selection was to blend the speed of the Standardbred with the stamina of the French Trotter. The result is a large, physically powerful horse standing up to 17 hands (68 inches, 173 cm) at the withers, with athletic ability and capabl ...