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Padang Ponies are from Sumatra Island, Indonesia. They are
one of several ponies found in Indonesia. Among the others are Batak (Deli),
Bali, Gayoe, Java, Sumba or Sumbawa, Sandalwood, and Timor ponies.
Padang Ponies are small but strong, versatile, have good
endurance, and are even tempered. They stand approximately 12.2-13 hh at the
withers. They have small heads, small ears, a short, muscular neck, deep chest,
sloping croup, sl
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The term Palomino does not refer to a specific breed of
horses but to a type of color. The Palomino coloring is evident in a number of
breeds. There are various theories where the name Palomino comes from, one
suggests that it comes from Juan de Palomino who received a golden colored
horse from Cortes.
The origin of the Palomino is not clear as golden colored
horses are found all over the world. Works of art dating back many
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Paso Fino means 'fine
step'. Paso Fino horses are a naturally gaited light horse breed dating
back to horses imported to the Caribbean from Spain. Paso Fino horses are
prized for their smooth, natural, four-beat, lateral ambling gait; they are used
in many disciplines, but are especially popular for trail riding.
In the United States two main groups of horses are popularly
called "Paso Fin" One, also known as the Pure Puerto Rica
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Patterned Horses
are highly valued for their color and markings, but also a favorite for their
unique refinement and intelligence. They have long been used in performance
competitions as a show horse.
American Paint Horses
comes in various colors, including bay, chestnut, black, palomino, gray,
buckskin, and blue roan. Plus they have distinctive white markings. The marks
vary in size but the patterns are standard. The two predomi
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Percheron heavy horses, originally known as Norman Percheron,
are one of the best-known European horse breeds. They originated in the district
of Perche, to the north and west of Normandy in France.
They never achieved the popularity in England of the Clydesdale
and Shire heavies, and although quite a number were imported into Britain – especially
in the late 1800s – they were believed not to have the strength and stamina of the
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Peruvian Paso horses, or just Peruvian Horses, are light
saddle horse known for their smooth ride. They are distinguished by a natural, four-beat,
lateral gait called the paso llano.
Because of the shared word Paso, a close relationship
between the Peruvian Paso and the Paso Fino breed is incorrectly assumed.
"Paso" simply means "step," in Spanish, and does not imply
a common breed or origin. Although the two breeds share an
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Pindos ponies, also known as Thessalian Ponies, come from
Greece, mostly around Thessaly. In the third century the Greek poet Oppian wrote
that these ponies were “most noted for beauty, courage, and endurance”.
Pindos Ponies are rather agile animals. They are also
considered frugal and surefooted. Having a surefooted horse equates a very easy
journey for those seeking a means to travel inexpensively with a dependable
creatur
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Pintabians are graceful, animated horses that are known for
their beauty, stamina, versatility, and good disposition. Although Pintabians
can also be registered as Pintos, they are more specifically referred to as an
Arabian-type horse with spots. Pintabians have tobiano markings and over 99
percent Arabian blood. They became officially recognized in 1992 when the
Pintabian Horse Registry was established.
While its tobia
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Pleven horses are competition horses with a natural jump and
free-flowing gaits.
Pleven horses were developed in 1898 in the Klementina stud
(now called the Georgi Dimitrov Agricultural Center) in Bulgaria. Plevens are
mostly Anglo-Arab, but Gidran stallions were later added to the breed. They
were officially recognized in 1951, and English Thoroughbred blood was further
added to add refinement and size to Plevens.
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Poitevin (also known as Mulassier "mule-breeder", Poitevin Mulassier, or Trait Mulassier) are a draft horse from the Poitou area of France. They are a late-maturing breed with strong bones, known for its calm nature. They are found in many solid coat colors, the result of crossbreeding with several other European draft breeds throughout its history, and are the only French draft horse to be found in bay dun. Today, Poitevins are used mainly ...
The Pony of the Americas originated in Iowa, US. They are
all related to one horse named the Black Hand. They were development by breeding
an Appaloosa Arab horse with a Shetland. Black Hand was the horse of an
attorney named was Les Boomhower. Les gave the horse the name for the markings
situated on their quarters. Today they can be found in Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, and other Midwestern states.
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Pottok horses originate from the Basque region of France.
They have been in demand for quite some time and are considered one of the
three main native horse breeds. Their history comes from the Magdalenian types
of horses, which were dated all the way back to seven thousand B.C. They were
once considered a very wild horse but have since become domesticated.
Just as their popularity began to grow, they were hurt by
the high demand
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Pryor Mountain Mustangs are a substrain of Mustang considered to be genetically unique and one of the few strains of horses verified by DNA analysis to be descended from the original Colonial Spanish Horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. They live on the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range located in the Pryor Mountains of Montana and Wyoming in the United States, and are the only Mustang herds remaining in Montana. They are protected ...